I have a laundry list of reasons why I wouldn’t use resume databases for recruiting, but I think the number one "headache" is the confidential resume. 

Don’t Blame The JobSeeker!  

Not that I don’t completely understand why the jobseeker isn’t interested in having their contact information stored for the whole world to find and exploit; with identity theft crimes running rampant and employers having subscriptions to the same resume databases, we’re lucky that ANY of the resumes have complete contact information accessible. This is a major reason why the whole idea of a public resume database is completely flawed. 

Who Pays? The JobSeeker…  

Unfortunately for the jobseeker, having a confidential resume stored is a one-way ticket to getting skipped by the recruiter with any kind of deadline (or pipeline for that matter). Unless the resume is phenomenal or one-of-a-kind, it just doesn’t make financial sense to chase down every confidential resume. 

The Problem Is Getteing Worse  

On general sites like Monster and Careebuilder, I’ve seen a major spike in the number of confidential resumes during recent years: an entire article could be dedicated to the reasons why (and I’ll talk about it), but for this post the point is that confidential resumes are becoming more popular, but the cost of the resume databases is staying the same.  

There Is At Least 1 Solution:  

StaffLeads addresses this problem by taking the resume directly from the jobseeker with completed contact information and ONLY sending that resume to the recruiters who are trying to fill the position the candidate is qualified for. 

Are you plagued by "confidential resumes"? Do you skip them, or spend time trying to find out who the resume belongs to? Let’s hear it! 

 

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