Tag Archives: Sourcing Candidates

DIY Candidate Pipeline Management

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How to Manage a Candidate Pipeline: DIY vs. Third-Party Services Building a strong candidate pipeline is the foundation of an efficient and successful hiring process. This list of interested and qualified candidates, with whom you stay in touch over time, will be the first people you call when an open position appears. Instead of scrambling to find someone through the open job market, you can take your time interviewing candidates with whom you already have rapport. There are two primary approaches to talent pipeline …
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What is a Boolean Search? 4 Easy Ways to Use It to Recruit Candidates

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What Is Boolean Searching in Recruiting? You can use many useful tools in modern recruiting, and employing Boolean search with ATS software is one of the most enduring tricks of the trade. Boolean search uses “Boolean operators” (AND, OR, and NOT) plus symbols like quotation marks and parentheses to customize a search for information. Boolean operators clarify the relationship between your search terms, making it possible to refine your results. By narrowing your results or linking two terms together, you can sift …
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70% of Currently Employed Workers Considering New Roles: Why?

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Did You Know: 70% of the Currently Employed Are Open to New Jobs According to a survey by TopResume, more than 70% of individuals who are currently employed are considering a new job or are open to new opportunities. When asked about their “relationship status” with their job, almost three quarters of respondents said they would take on a new position if the right opportunity came their way. This makes currently employed workers a hidden source of qualified candidates who could potentially …
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Employer Branding & Talent Acquisition

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How Employer Branding Influences Talent Acquisition To attract the most qualified candidates, organizations can’t just sell a job—but they must also sell a culture, mission, and a vision. This makes employer branding a critical factor in attracting top talent and ensuring long-term employee retention. No longer are adequate salaries and benefits enough, but a definitive employer branding strategy is essential to build a foundation of trust to increase the likelihood of candidates being interested in working with you. In 2026, …
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Attract Qualified Candidates: 10 Ways

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How to Attract Qualified Candidates: Getting the Right Job Seekers In today’s competitive, AI-accelerated job market, it’s more crucial than ever to attract better candidates. Organizations must go beyond traditional recruitment methods to draw top talent. Incorporating recruitment research into the hiring process is just one way employers are identifying and sourcing qualified candidates whom they can call. But this is just one part of the journey to onboard the right candidates. Identifying qualified candidates is just half the battle. …
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Sourcing 177 C-level Candidates: Case Study

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In Q3 of 2024, our research Team conducted a confidential search and development of C-level candidates to replace an incumbent executive. This was a multi-step research project that required a lot of discretion and close communication with the client. Objective Our goal was to identify and develop a list of candidates who were capable of and interested in replacing an incumbent CISO’s position at a prominent company in the entertainment industry. Process This research and candidate sourcing project incorporated a …
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5 Reasons to Use Executive Search Research to Source Candidates

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Why Use Executive Search Research to Source Candidates? In the 2026 recruitment landscape, there are a variety of business models that offer value based on different talent sourcing needs, especially at the executive level. In some cases, retained or contingent recruitment firms may be the right choice for your search for a new executive, especially if you’re in a niche field like medical devices or large-scale retail management. These firms take care of the entire recruitment process, from candidate sourcing …
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Inclusion Reduces Workplace Burnout

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Is Inclusion the Answer to Combat Employee Burnout? As we move through 2026, more organizations are focusing on the holistic workplace, which includes increased investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), mental health, and brand image. This stronger pull toward prioritizing these aspects of business is closely tied to younger generations’ preference for employers with a strong brand image and robust DEI initiatives. (See more in our 2025 Recruitment Trends Report.) However, there is another strong case for focusing on …
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Tapping into Top Overseas Candidates

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How to Identify Overseas Candidates In an ever-interconnected world, recruiting talent overseas offers organizations an invaluable opportunity to access a diverse pool of skills, perspectives, and innovations. Due to the rise of remote work, it’s not uncommon to find employees in Europe working for a company in America, and vice versa. In 2026, cross-border hiring and “work from anywhere” models have moved into the mainstream, with more organizations deliberately designing teams that span countries and time zones to access scarce …
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Building a Robust Candidate Pipeline

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Is your business future-proofed against talent loss? In this job market, you can greatly extend your time to fill if you wait for people to apply for an open role. These days, it’s important to protect your organization by building long-term relationships with passive candidates through a candidate pipeline.
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Proactive Talent Sourcing in 2026: A Core Piece of Your Recruitment Strategy

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Integrating proactive talent sourcing is crucial for corporations because it reaps a variety of benefits. Here are a few of the standout pros that are associated with companies that identify qualified candidates as part of their ongoing sourcing efforts.
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5 Great Ways to Lower Cost Per Hire

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Lowering Your Cost Per Hire Keeping an organization properly staffed with qualified people is important for maximizing any organization’s efficiency. However, the cost of identifying and onboarding new hires can be steep, especially when there is a delayed time‑to‑fill and an extended ramp‑up period for new employees. Thankfully, there are ways you can lower your cost per hire. The total spend on sourcing, identifying, and onboarding a new employee is attributed to various factors that depend on your sourcing methods, …
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The 6 Best Ways to Decrease Time-to-Fill

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How to decrease time to fill an open position at your company
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Sourcing Candidates for Your Role: 5 Powerful Ways

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Finding the right candidates for a job ensures you’re making the best hiring decisions. This process requires a strategic approach that goes beyond matching skills to job requirements.
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9 Big Reasons Why Employees Quit Their Jobs

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Understanding the complicated and diverse reasons why people leave their jobs can empower employers to implement proactive strategies aimed at enhancing job satisfaction and fostering a positive work environment. With proper setups in place, employers should ultimately not struggle with a high turnover rate.
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The Hourly Candidate Sourcing Difference

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While standard contingency firms do produce desirable results, there are instances in which choosing an hourly recruiting research firm like Corporate Navigators makes more sense for your budget and timeline.
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Difference Between Active and Passive Candidates

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What’s the Difference between Active and Passive Candidates? In the 2026 hiring market—where many top performers are staying put and online profiles are increasingly noisy—finding passive job candidates can maximize your talent pool and give you the most qualified candidates for the role in question. Today we will focus on the difference between active and passive candidates, as well as why recruiting research is a highly effective tool to obtain access to the most candidate choices. Looking For Good Candidates …
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Astonishing Benefits of Recruiting Research

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At Corporate Navigators, we provide a variety of talent acquisition services that include Recruiting Research and Candidate Sourcing. Both services are designed to save you time and hassle by getting you on-target names to call during the recruitment process.
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Talent Shortage by 2030

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Research by Korn Ferry Reports Potential Talent Shortage by the year 2030. What does this mean for the world of Recruiting?
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Updates on the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes

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Earlier this spring, the FTC made a ruling that could impact many businesses: making most non-compete agreements non-enforceable. In short, it would retroactively invalidate millions of existing non-compete agreements.
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