Qualified, Legal and Local Candidates Please
Recruiters are busy people. Hiring managers have a ton of priorities. The last thing recruiters and hiring managers want when recruiting is a bunch of resume spam. In our conversations with recruiters, it is clear that they would ideally find the needle without searching through the haystack. While some openings are more specialized, recruiters want to fill most roles with qualified candidates that have the right to work in the US and live nearby. Qualified, Legal and Local candidates are ready to start and add value immediately.
When posting jobs, you often see recruiters put phrases like: “No H1-B visa sponsorship available”, “We do not provide relocation assistance” or “Please read the job description – qualified candidates only!”. Even when these statements are not in a description, they are often the first areas probed during an email or phone screen. This is smart recruiting - it narrows the field quickly so that the recruiter can focus on the best candidates.
YorZ tries to help companies hire better candidates through targeted groups, referrals and a simple candidate queue. Now, job posters can choose to ask three quick questions of candidates: Do you live within commuting distance? What is your legal work status? Are you qualified? When presented with these questions, candidates with unfavorable responses (unqualified candidates, candidates that are not local, and candidates who need sponsorship) will often move on. If they still apply, the recruiter sees the responses right on the application so that they can quickly screen. You can read the quick questions and potential responses in our help section.
These three questions are great if you want to widen the net to find great people but you want to reduce resume spam. For example, if you post on YorZ and repost elsewhere (e.g. Craigslist) while directing candidates to apply via the YorZ system, you should get a higher percentage of Qualified, Legal and Local candidates - and less resume spam! It’s easy to implement - check a box during our free post a job listing process and the questions are part of your application page. For candidates, it’s easy to respond, so you don’t inconvenience qualified candidates. Qualified candidates should view the questions as a benefit since it increases the likelihood that the employer will read their application instead of being swamped by resume spam.