Survey: HR Hiring Officials Overlooking Qualified Job Seekers
According to Beyond.com, a second problem is the use of overly-specific keyword searches by employers who are screening out quality candidates. And one of its recent online surveys showed that 25 percent of a sample pool of 1,700 job seekers said job descriptions were too limited and that recruiters were too uninformed of job requirements.
Milgram puts some of the blame on the rising number of layoffs in HR departments nationwide. The consequence has been overworked recruiters who lack familiarity with many of their clients.
Staffing firm Adecco’s Senior Vice President Kathy Kane said, “Fewer HR people have the time to ask questions of hiring managers to get all the intricate details.” But the bigger culprits are a skills gap and over selectivity of employers.