Sounds like the campaign itself is a success in many ways particularly with the increased traffic. I wonder if its what they see when they click through is the issue? eg: JD/PS, advert, T&Cs. Do you have any lived experience you can share with potential applicants (testimonials written, verbal, filmed) from current employees who can share with the audience ‘what’s in it for them’ if they apply? Do you have direct access/point of contact for anyone to get it touch – in this competitive world it seems like convenience is key – so anything you can do to be personal/accessible I think may help. Hope this is useful, will watch the responses with interest (as I suspect you are not alone with these challenges)! Sally

Hi Catherine, I am in a similar situation with technical hard to fill roles and I am having to do a lot more headhunting than I have ever done.  I have a good rate of success by doing this and we have got some great candidates.  It’s amazing how many people you contact that actually can be tempted.  It is time consuming but worth it.  We are also starting to do employee interviews linking it to roles we are recruiting for to help candidates see what it would be like to work for us.

Good luck, recruitment is tough at the moment.

Regards

Laura