When unemployment levels rise, employers that are still hiring may find themselves with an abundance of applicants for any given job vacancy. Unfortunately, this often means a lot of the applicants are simply applying to everything they can rather than only to jobs they’re well-suited for. Employers may have a lot of applicants but also the unenviable task of sifting through all of them to find the ones who are actually qualified.
Given the situation, many employers are looking for ways to reduce the volume of unqualified applicants without discouraging the right people from applying. Let’s look at some options.