Active Vs. Passive Debate Continues: What This Means For Jobseekers
Via Fistful of Talent, the recruiting divide between active (looking for a job) and passive (if you call me, I might work for you, maybe) candidates is continuing to be an issue for those on the street sending out resumes right now.
The mentality, even after so many qualified people have been laid off through no fault of their own, is that people still employed are still higher-quality.
None of that is news, but Dawn Hrdlica at Fistful of Talent says that one thing’s now clear: “The companies you want to work for, (forward thinking, cutting edge, employee friendly) are proving to the C-Suite that the time it takes to cull the passive candidate is a better return on the investment than the quickly attained active candidate…The biggest advantage active candidates have is immediate accessibility.
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