How to 7X your talent pool and get to 'offer accepted' in 3 weeks

I'm a curious extrovert and an obsessive problem solver.

For my family, I suspect this is a pain in the backside.

As a consultant working in the world of recruitment and talent attraction, it serves me well.

I love helping NFP leaders attract the right people to their team.

I use the word 'attract' intentionally, because I believe recruitment is marketing.

I’m often called upon to solve tough talent challenges.

Here's a brief story about how I turned a tough search into a win-win.

A high-profile Queensland organisation advertised an exciting new role.

Over seven (7) weeks, they received 44 applications.

Three (3) people were invited to interview, but none of these people were right for the role and organisation. Enter Heart Talent.

We created a compelling, engaged recruitment campaign, across three platforms.

Our campaign and strategic outreach attracted more than 90 applicants in a little over a week.

At least 25% of these were suitable, matched talent who we engaged in the hiring process. There were 22 suitable, vetted candidates in the mix.

Within two weeks, the hiring team had a shortlist of five excellent candidates.

A week later, 22 days after we launched the recruitment campaign, an offer was made and accepted.

The new team member is thrilled and so is the leadership team.

"Thank you so much for finding us a great person. As a nonprofit organisation, we really appreciate your flexible, high value offering".

Modern recruitment is marketing.

With authentic, compelling and insight-led content; you can cut through the noise and achieve excellent recruitment results.

On a side note, the salary for this role was a little below market. Here's how you can attract the right talent without breaking the budget.