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Why Candidates Aren’t
 Contacting You Back
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         jen@bright.com
           @JenAtBright
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenpicard
Agenda
• Job Seeker Landscape
• Reasons you’re not hearing back from
  candidates
• How to find interested candidates
• How to reach out to candidates
• Other factors that affect your response rate
75% Open to a New Opportunity
80% of Candidates Are Open to New
             Position
65% of People are Not Happy at Work



                             Satisfied


           Unsatisfied           Somewhat
                                  Satisfied


                         Somewhat
                         Unsatisfied
So… why aren’t candidates
  contacting me back?
Find Interested Candidates
Reaching out…
What’s in it for me?
Other Factors that Affect Your
       Response Rate
Thank you!
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