As Talent Acquisition Professionals we are usually overburdened with tasks and Sourcing for Candidates can be a daunting one at that. In the process of Talent Sourcing we tend to ignore common courtesy of providing timely feedback or updates about the position with the applicants. The WhatsApp Group Chat topic for discussion catered to this very aspect which was highlighted by our Sourcing Adda (@SourcingAdda) member Hussain. Hence, the topic of discussion was, “How many of us actually make an effort to get back to the candidates on their application status.” Wherein we also focused on two other aspects related –

1. Is there a practice we follow in particular (send emails/ make calls)?
2. Is there something else that we can incorporate?

And here’s what we found out…

From the conversation that was depicted based on the WhatsApp Group Chat highlighted above we can conclude that it is important to be courteous with potential candidates. This is because as Talent Acquisition Professionals we rely on Potential Candidate Experience as well for our Employer & Employee Branding needs. So now that you are familiar with the importance of informing Candidates about their application status I’m sure you’re impressed with the information shared. Follow us @SourcingAdda to be updated about our upcoming events that might be of interest.

Sourcing Adda (@SourcingAdda) members who have been active on our WhatsApp Group Chat discussions will know that the topic for the discussion is a continuation of the previous WhatsApp Group Chat that was held where these aspects weren’t the main focus. Based on the discussion we‘ve had we decided to devote an entire discussion on the topic i.e., “do we need to consider business ethics to achieve your KRAs?” which was brought forth by the members of the Delhi group. Along with this we discussed other aspects that were related like –

• Who defines the ethics for us business or personal?
• If business defines ethics then should we just follow business ethics?
• Should we just break the rules and just focus on achieving our KRAS?

And here’s what came up…

How informative was this? At Sourcing Adda we’re constantly striving to improve our members experience and the WhatsApp Group Chat is just one example. To know more be sure to follow us @SourcingAdda to get real time updates about our upcoming activities and be a part of them to remain engaged, learn and interact with Talent Acquisition Professionals like your – self.

For the WhatsApp Group Chat discussion that we had, we decided to do something different as we knew that our members were constantly inundated with information. For this reason the topic of discussion was on, what is that one (or more) incident/experience/experiment/out of the box idea which you have implemented in your daily work which resulted in placements or helped you in successfully achieving your KRAs? Well we received an outpour of responses from our members and here’s what we came across…I’d like to include all the tips that were shared along with these impressive incidents, experiences, experiments and out of the box ideas but the list would be endless. More importantly I didn’t know that we were in the presence of such creative individuals, well now I do and I’m really glad to get to know them. If you want to be a part of these chats to learn more tips then follow @SourcingAdda.

Sourcing Adda (@SourcingAdda) is back with another discussion which proved to be quite informative. The chats are conducting in different cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata and Gujarat.

This time the discussion focussed on, “Should personal statements (what candidates say) of candidates be given more importance than qualifications?” The views expressed are worth your time and effort invested in adding to your learning so here goes…Now that you’ve to got a refresher about the conversation that took place in our discussion how about sharing your takes about the same? We’d be glad to hear your opinion about the discussion. If you’ve found this informative and would like to be part of the discussion then connect with us @Sourcing Adda.

The WhatsApp Group Chat discussion that was held tuned out to be quite informative for all Talent Acquisition Professionals present. What’s more we had a plethora of perspectives expressed and all present benefitted. It is said, “Learning never stops”. And coming across interesting conversations like these has proved that it still holds true. Don’t you agree?

Besides it’s for reasons like this that having a forum where like-minded individuals can come together to interact and share their views that helps us all become better learners. Hence, the discussion on, “should hiring decisions be influenced by the candidate information on Social channels?” was a success. So let’s find out what the discussion was and enlighten ourselves in turn. Sounds great, doesn’t it?This brings our amazing conversation to an end. The success of this one only makes us realise that we can look forward to another worthwhile discussions next time around. Be sure to join us by following @SourcingAdda for more inputs from Thought Leaders that is sure to alter the way we look at things and the information that we already know.