Employer Frequent Questions

  • Why use SourceCandidates rather than source resumes on our own?

  • We are unfamiliar with online resume databases – How do they operate?

  • Why should we use SourceCandidates rather then do the work ourselves?

  • Why not post job on one or more job boards?

  • When should we request a Risk Free Contingent Search?

  • What are benefits of using a Contingent Recruiter?

  • Are SourceCandidates' Services Guaranteed?

  • Why are the features of the Online System?


  • Why use SourceCandidates rather than source resumes on our own?
    The large number of online job boards, resume databases, and social network websites, combined with the time, costs, and learning curve involved with each, makes effectively sourcing resumes a big challenge for any recruiting department. SourceCandidates allows you to easily access online resumes of qualified candidates who are interested in your position’s salary and location, which allows employers to save time, lower costs, and increase interview quality, for less than the cost of accessing just one major vendor, and we do the work!.

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    We are unfamiliar with online resume databases – How do they operate?
    Major online resumes vendors (Monster, Careerbuilder,) charge thousands of dollars to access their resume database. Each has millions of active resumes, but only a very small percentage of resumes will be of qualified candidates interested in your position's salary range and location, and locating & screening these resumes requires a significant investment in time & costs. Our service allows hiring managers and recruiters to save time & lower costs and to focus their time on interviewing & hiring the best employee.

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    Why should we use SourceCandidates rather then do the work ourselves?
    Unless you are hiring for several dozen positions at any one time and have an internal recruiting staff dedicated to resume sourcing, it would normally require much less time and costs to use SourceCandidates for your resume sourcing needs. Our service costs less than paying for just one of the major resume vendors, and we do the work!. SourceCandidates allows you to use one source for your entire resume sourcing, job posting, and contingent search efforts. Employers can email, call, and/or visit us anytime, and satisfaction is
    guaranteed!

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    Why not post job on one or more job boards?
    Firms like Monster, Yahoo!Hotjobs, and Careerbuilder normally charge between $200-400 for each job post, which require significant time & luck to be successful. With several thousand jobs posted on each site, having it seen and applied to by the best candidate is a big challenge. Job posts also require hours of screening the qualified from the unqualified, and required OFCCP record keeping for federal contractors. Our Job Post Service will cross post your job on dozens of leading career sites, and when combined with our Resume Search Service you receive access to a large majority of qualified & interested candidates quickly & at a low cost.

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    When should we use a Contingent Recruiter?
    For almost all positions our Job Post & Resume Search services will deliver many qualified & interested candidates, but there are situations where employers rely on a contingent search to hire the best possible candidate. For historically harder to fill positions requiring a specific technical and/or industry skillset, hiring the best possible employee normally requires a contingent search services. There is a decent chance that the best candidate will be found via job posts, resume search, or other recruiting efforts, but only by using a contingent search service will an employer be confident the best candidate was hired.

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    What are benefits of using a Contingent Recruiter?
    Many top candidates do not respond to job posts or post their resume online. As no fee is due unless a contingency recruited candidate is hired & performs, it is a very logical strategy when hiring the best possible employee is the objective. Our Risk Free Search Service gives employers a FREE OPTION to hire the best candidate. Also candidates are much more open about their priorities & concerns with recruiters than they are with employers during the interview process - Our recruiters work with both the candidate & the employer to prevent & solve problems during the interview scheduling and job offer process. Please call Skip Steele at (312) 588-0800 x22 if you have any questions and/or would like to talk about your specific hiring challenge.

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    Are SourceCandidate's Services Guaranteed?
    SourceCandidates provides an unconditional money back guarantee on all candidates placed with our Risk Free Search. Our Resume Search & Screen service is guaranteed to deliver 20 resumes of qualified candidates interested in your position's salary & location. Please
    Click Here for more info on our guarantee.

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    Why are the features of the Online System?
    Our Online System allows employers more control over their recruiting efforts. Employers can access their Online Account to post jobs to our Job Post Network - Edit posts - Create an employer profile indexed by major search engines - Search resumes on the 10K Network - View cover letters, resumes of applicants, & email applicants - Receive Email alerts on new candidates - and request Resume Search & Screen Service.

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