" 'Five Ugly Numbers That You Can't Ignore...'

...For a minute, assume the role of a senior executive who has just been handed a business scorecard containing performance numbers in 5 critical business areas.  After looking at the numbers below, would the data make you cringe?

• 70% of users are dissatisfied with the process.
• 50% of customers regret their buying decision.
• 46% turnover among new buyers.
• 46% failure rate of process output selections.
• A mere 19% are unequivocal successes (less than 1:5)."  Keep Reading...
  

An article that starts off like this must be about sales, right?  Wrong.

"Five Ugly Numbers That You Can't Ignore--It's Time to Calculate Hiring Failures" reports on old-fashioned hiring, recruiting, and talent retention processes, and supplies metrics for the recruiting industry.  The most alarming figures are the 70% dissatisfaction rate and the 50% figure that represents regret.  What these numbers mean is that 70% of applicants and hiring managers are dissatisfied with the hiring process and that 50% of new hires and hiring managers regret taking and offering, respectively, the position.

This article addresses and outlines the steps that companies and HR departments can take to confront and eliminate these hiring issues.  But what can you do as an applicant?

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The detailed and personal profiles that become a huge part of the hiring process on OneWire, both on the firm and candidate sides, are meant to ensure a relevant match between job seeker and job opportunity.  Why do we focus only on high quality matches?  Why do we ask for such a large amount of detail on the profile?  Because we don't want you to become part of the dissatisfied statistic.

The article sites resume sorting failures, in addition to its other statistics: "Of all the 'perfect resumes'...only 12% were actually scheduled for interviews."  Your OneWire profile makes it easy to not only land a job, but land a job for which you are perfect and in which you will be satisfied.  OneWire doesn't rely on resume submission or resume keywork search.  You can put as much of yourself--work, education, and life--as you like in your profile.  That way, when you're matched to opportunities, you'll have a better idea of whether or not you're right for the position, as well as a good fit for the corporate culture.

OneWire puts you in control of your job search.  If you don't think you'll be satisfied in a particular role, then you don't have to follow through with the match.  Or, if you're dissatisfied now, use OneWire to be found for a job--a job you won't regret taking.