Impact of Covid on Offer declines

Wow, the New year is almost here. Yay 🙂 2020 was a crazy year and I’m sure all of you have an adjective to describe it….
At AceNgage we had a few ups and more downs. Candidate engagement however took center stage. It was a see-saw year for many candidates. Campus recruitments were put on hold and with layoffs, recruitment took a back seat. As the months passed we saw an uptick but then interestingly enough hiring companies started seeing more declines.
We found that candidates didn’t want to experiment at a new company and were happy to be retained by the existing Organisation. Some Organizations started getting more creative and many new initiatives were taken to entice ( for the lack of a better word) candidates into joining.

We created an infographic about Candidate behavior during Covid. This is based on the feedback we gathered from speaking with over 4700 + candidates during the last 8 months. Hope you find it interesting…..

A few things to remember:

1. Candidates should be aware of the wonderful things you do and provide to employees. It’s not just about the salary Candidates are brand ambassadors. Take care of them.
2. If you don’t ask you won’t know. Seek feedback. Conduct candidate experience surveys
3. Leadership team involvement is important. “To care for” should be the culture
4. Social media presence should be felt. Glassdoor rating is important

Thanks for reading and please leave your comments. Will look forward to them….