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title: Ask yourself- Are you doing everything you can to encourage the right candidate to apply for the right job?
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[Uncategorized](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/topic/uncategorized) February 26, 2013

# Ask yourself- Are you doing everything you can to encourage the right candidate to apply for the right job?

The process of hiring new staff can often be a long and tedious road for both companies and potential new staff. Businesses often offer job postings that don't reflect the business culture or the brand and this can result in putting the best applicant off- right at the beginning of the process!

The infographic below from employment agency [HireRight](http://www.hireright.com/), hits the nail on the head.

![](https://blog.vistage.co.uk/hs-fs/hub/258171/file-36418624.jpg?width=640&name=file-36418624.jpg)

The Road to Talent – An infographic [HireRight](http://www.hireright.com/blog/2013/02/the-road-to-talent-infographic-recruiting-war-for-talent-social-media-2)

Ask yourself- Are you doing everything you can to encourage the right candidate to apply for the right job?

Perhaps it’s time for you to take a serious look at your recruiting practices. Even with high unemployment, an attractive candidate is ripe picking for the competition

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