Campus Recruiting Strategy Planning & Development
In this portion of the project, our team will:
Work with you to be define both overall and individual departmental program goals and objectives.
Establish ideal candidate profile(s) by degree types, fields of study, specific skillsets, and potential roles to be filled.
Review the backgrounds of successful currentand former employees hired at the time of graduation, focusing on degrees earned, where they studied, and their individual career path.
Strategically profile and select educational institutions (i.e. colleges, universities, trade schools, etc.) that are most likely to educate desired candidates pools.
Serve as client liaison in the development of recruiting materials, identification and recording of key contacts at each school, and calendar compilation of job fairs, school visits, and virtual fairs.
Provide a structured guide for attendance at school functions and virtual events, including exhibition booth components, recruiting materials and giveaways, representative staff, and strategies for candidate follow-up.
Outline sourcing strategies and best practices for reach out to career centers, Deans, Professors, and school websites and job boards.
Explore avenues for additional employer branding and student connections, including student paper advertisements, event sponsorships, departmental club sponsorships, and speaking opportunities.
Assess your digital strategy, including career pages and social media channels, and provide guidance on how to fill gaps.
Draft sample postings and other recruiting / marketing materials to be used by your team to promote opportunities for interns and new graduates.
Develop career path options for select intern roles, including the development of a timeline from intern engagement through offer of full-time employment.
Develop career path options and training programs for new graduates entering full-time hire roles.
Campus Recruiting – Execution Phase
Should your business not have the internal resources to execute your custom Campus Recruiting strategy, our team can:
- Attend virtual and on and off-campus events as your representative.
- Effectively screen and select candidates for further review.
- Assist in the management and administration of candidate vetting and selection.
- Serve as on-going liaison with education institutions.
- Manage all phases in the Campus Recruiting lifecycle.
PTPL can also assist your business in the development of Internship Program Development, Design, and Training. Click HERE to learn more about this service offering.
Candidate Recruitment
Many companies rely upon headhunters or staffing firms to find the talent they need. This results in placement fees of 20-30% of that position’s salary, which can become costly and is out of reach for many organizations.
Our recruiting practice provides headhunter quality results, but without the price tag. Our unique, hourly billing model charges for resources consumed, which means that regardless of the offer you make to a new hire or the number of candidates you bring on board, your fees will not be impacted.
We want you to find the right hires. Because of our billing model, our recruiters are not incentivized to sell you one candidate over another.
For organizations with an internal recruiting function in place, we can help you broaden your bandwidth and capacity, or help you source candidates for specialized roles your internal team may not have experience finding. We partner with our clients, becoming a true extension of your talent acquisition team.
How We Do It
Our recruiters provide both strategic and administrative support and guidance to help you find the candidates you need. We work with the hiring manager and any other key stakeholders to obtain information surrounding:
Position titling, role description, reporting relationships, and company culture.
Desired candidate background, including required years of experience, education, and desired skillsets.
Role compensation, including base salary detail and bonus eligibility.
Unique selling points of the position, including opportunities for advancement, quality of staff, travel, and prestigious clients.
The support we then provide may include:
- Guidance to align expectations with the requirements of the position and overall market.
- Job description development and job posting copy.
- Development and execution of search strategies designed to engage targeted passive and active candidates, which may include:
- Review of past recruiting methodologies and results.
- Direct sourcing from subscription databases (i.e. LinkedIn Recruiter), competitors, industry groups, educational institutions, etc.
- Digital strategies and methodologies, including job boards and social media.
- Candidate screening for hard skills, soft skills, and cultural fit.
- Consistent and ongoing communication with candidates to ensure they remain warm and engaged throughout the recruiting process.
- Candidate tracking and reporting.
- Presentation of candidate profiles to the client for consideration.
- Interview scheduling and coordination.
- Guidance (as needed) tied to candidate selection.
- Pre-hire testing and background check administration.
Support provided is scalable and determined by your organization’s precise needs and requirements.
Most employers recruit when an opening is created. This method results in time pressures, lost productivity, and in many cases, also results in hiring the best available candidate vs. the ideal candidate for the job.
Our recruiting practice views talent acquisition as a proactive exercise. By building and maintaining a candidate pipeline for your business, we can deliver top level candidates at the ready, ultimately improving candidate quality and reducing time to hire.
Candidate Pipeline Development
How We Do It
We identify the profile of the candidates you most typically hire each year. This may include position type, industry background, and / or educational background.
Our consultants will develop a plan designed to commit a set number of hours per month (driven by your unique budgetary and recruiting demands) to proactively source candidates within each unique pool.
We present top sourced talent as they are identified for consideration and exploratory interviews, designed to determine where the candidate fits within your organization.
Our team will keep your pipeline of candidates engaged to ensure a positive candidate experience in line with your employer brand and to keep them “warm” until you are ready to hire.
Recruiting Process Management
Even the most robust recruiting function sometimes needs supplemental support to help sort through resumes, screen candidates, and manage applicant tracking systems.
No matter what type of proactive or reactive support you require, our expert team can help. We will execute and manage your existing recruiting processes, procedures, and technologies to help you find the right candidates for your organization.
Our services are scalable based on your precise needs at any given time. We cover each stage of the recruiting lifecycle, efficiently driving candidates through your recruiting process, including:
- Requisition management.
- Job description development and postings, ensuring consistency in employer branding and messaging.
- Review of existing candidate pools generated through your career pages, postings, and candidate tracking systems.
- Day to day management of your ATS, HRIS, or other tracking software.
- Proactive talent sourcing to boost posting exposure and candidate volumes.
- Management of your digital recruiting platforms, including social media.
- High volume resume review and screening.
- Candidate screening for hard skills, soft skills, cultural fit, and in line with diversity hiring initiatives.
- Interview scheduling and coordination.
- Candidate profile creation and reporting, in accordance with your preferred documentation and presentation methods.
- Consistent and ongoing communication with candidates to ensure they remain warm and engaged throughout the recruiting process.
- Background check administration, reference checks, pre-hire skills testing, and personality testing.
Career Counselling & Coaching Services
Re-entering the job market during a time of record unemployment can be challenging and intimidating. We can provide you with the tools, guidance, and support you need to successfully launch and manage your job search in today’s competitive market.
Our one-on-one career counselling services provide personalized coaching driven by your unique career goals. We will work with you to create an education package and action plan based on your individual objectives and needs.
All support will be built to suit and provided by a dedicated PTPL consultant, who will guide you through each step of your job search.
Participants in this program will be able to select a customized package of support, choosing from the following areas:
- Job search strategy development, including establishing career objectives and formulating a search plan.
- Resume and cover letter development, including formatting and content creation.
- Strategies and approaches for application submission designed to make the most impact on hiring managers and recruiters.
- Skills assessments to identify accomplishments, strengths, and gaps in competencies.
- LinkedIn profile development and social media best practices.
- Networking strategies, including in-person and digital approaches.
- Company “targeting” to identify organizations to which you would like to apply and would be a fit.
- Tips and approaches for working with agencies and headhunters.
- Job board utilization and tactics to increase chances of getting “in the door”.
- Interview skills training, including preparing for phone, video chat, or in-person screenings.
- Job search etiquette, including communications, outreach, and follow-ups.
People Strategies for Success
Create growth from inside your business
Effective organizations are like finely-tuned machines, each element working together in harmony. We offer solutions to improve your entire employee experience, from recruitment and onboarding, to development for leaders and professionals, and building healthier and more productive cultures.
Our teams consist of senior and expert HR leaders who bring decades of success stories and hands-on experience serving a wide range of companies and industries, from non-profits to large public enterprises.
We work with your teams to understand your mission, goals, and pain points to create a unique, tailored people strategy. We bring the insight and expertise to help you improve productivity, innovation, adaptability, and profitability.
Learn how we can help you align your goals and overcome challenges to build a more dynamic and sustainable culture that empowers every employee to deliver their best.