The Smarter Approach to Talent Redirection

Following our exploration of pre-assessed talent pools, let’s explore an important question for recruiters: What happens to the high-potential candidates who excel in your assessments but don’t land the role?

Instead of starting from scratch with every hiring cycle,  organisations are leveraging the power of candidate redirection.

Using the Potential of Assessed Talent

Recruitment and selection processes require significant time and resources to attract, assess and secure candidates. Traditionally candidates who don’t secure the role are simply thanked and set aside. But with effective talent pool optimisation, these individuals become a valuable resource for filling future roles or live roles in other departments across the organisation.

The Strategic Value of Assessed Candidates

These, let's call them ‘silver medallist’, candidates bring significant advantages to your talent pipeline:

Demonstrated Engagement and Interest

Having already progressed through your assessment process, these individuals have already shown commitment to your organisation. They've invested time in understanding your company culture, values, and opportunities.This existing engagement makes them particularly receptive to alternative roles within your organisation.

Comprehensive Assessment Data

Through your assessment platform, you've already gathered valuable insights about these candidates' capabilities, values, and potential. This wealth of information, gathered through various assessment methods (for example, situational judgement tests and values-based assessments),provides a solid foundation for matching candidates to alternative positions.

Enable Data-Driven Matching

Utilise assessment data to identify strong matches for alternative roles, ensuring candidates are redirected to positions where they're most likely to succeed and thrive.

The Triple Benefit of Strategic Redirection

1. Accelerated Time-to-Hire

Reducing time-to-hire can be the difference between securing and losing top talent. By maintaining an active pool of pre-assessed candidates, organisations can significantly accelerate their recruitment timeline. This approach is particularly valuable in high volume recruitment scenarios, where multiple similar positions need to be filled efficiently.

2. Optimised Recruitment Investment

The financial implications of recruitment are significant:

• Job advertising costs
• Platform and technology investments
• Recruiter and hiring manager time
• Assessment administration

By redirecting qualified candidates to alternative roles, organisations maximise their return on these investments, creating a more cost-effective recruitment strategy.

3. Enhanced Candidate Experience

Perhaps most importantly, effective redirection strategies significantly improve the candidate experience. This approach demonstrates:

• Organisational commitment to finding the right fit
• Recognition of candidate potential
• Investment in long-term relationships
• Respect for candidate time and effort

Implementing an Effective Redirection Strategy

To maximise the benefits of candidate redirection, organisations should:

Maintain Engagement Through Technology

Utilise candidate engagement tools to keep redirected candidates warm and informed. This might include:

• Regular updates about new opportunities
• Relevant company news and developments
• Personalised communications based on candidate interests and profiles

When redirecting candidates to new roles, leverage existing assessment data whilst identifying any additional evaluation needs. This balanced approach ensures thorough assessment while respecting candidate time investment.

Monitor and Analyse Outcomes

Use real-time analytics and reporting to track the success of your redirection efforts. Key metrics might include:

• Redirection acceptance rates
• Success rates in secondary roles
• Time-to-hire for redirected candidates
• Long-term retention statistics

Leveraging Technology for Intelligent Redirection

Modern recruitment automation software enables sophisticated candidate segmentation and matching. Through our platform's analytics capabilities, organisations can:

Group and Segment Effectively

Create dynamic candidate pools based on:

• Assessment results and scores
• Specific skill sets and competencies
• Cultural alignment indicators
• Career aspirations and preferences

Taking the Next Step

Ready to optimise your candidate redirection strategy? Discover how our assessment platform can help you implement an effective, technology-driven approach to talent pool management and candidate redirection.

Contact us to learn how our solutions can help you maximise the value of every candidate interaction and build a more efficient, candidate-friendly recruitment process.

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