The 5 Best Methods to Build a Candidate Database

October 9, 2024
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As a recruiter, you know how hard it is to find and hire the best candidates for your roles in today’s challenging market. You have to source candidates from various sources, screen and evaluate them effectively, communicate and engage with them regularly, and manage the whole hiring process smoothly while keeping track of all the information. This is where a candidate database can help you.

5 Ways of Using Manatal as Your Candidate Database

Manatal is more than just a candidate database. It is an AI-powered recruitment solution that can help you collect, enrich, and analyze your candidate data with ease. With Manatal, you can:

1. Extend the reach of your job opening by posting it on more than 2,500 free and premium channels – both local and global. Eliminate the need to juggle multiple browser tabs to review applicants. When candidates submit their resumes, the system effortlessly gathers their applications from different job boards and organizes them in your database.

2. Find the best matches for your open positions and create talent pipelines for future hiring needs by ranking, tagging, filtering, and searching your candidates based on various criteria, such as location, salary, and availability.

3. Use built-in workflows and templates to streamline your recruitment process and save time by automating and simplifying tasks like job matching, email sequences, interview scheduling and more.

4. Enrich your candidate data with additional information from various sources, such as social media profiles. Manatal uses AI to automatically find and append relevant data to your candidates, such as skills, interests, education, and work history. This way, you can get a more comprehensive and accurate view of your candidates and their fit for your roles.

5. Create candidates, organizations, and contacts directly from LinkedIn with its LinkedIn Chrome extension. You just need to install the extension, log in with your Manatal credentials, and click on the extension icon when you visit a LinkedIn profile. The extension will automatically fill in the candidate’s information and let you add them to your database with one click. You can also use the extension to update existing candidates or create new ones from scratch.

Here’s how Manatal Compares to some of the top recruitment database software on the market:

Software Sourcing Channels Profile Enrichment AI Scoring Duplicate Detection
Manatal 2500+ job boards, career page, LinkedIn extension, referral program, social networks LinkedIn and 20+ social platforms Fit score and similar candidates + best jobs for candidates Flag and merge
Workable 200+ job boards and social networks Resume parsing and social data Qualification rank and best candidates Flag
Teamtailor Social media and referrals Social data and video interviews Job and culture match and best candidates Merge
SeekOut 500+ million profiles across various platforms Social data and diversity insights Skill and experience score and best candidates Flag
Yello Campus events, career fairs, referrals, etc. Social data and video interviews Fit score and best candidates Merge

Candidate Database Key Metrics You Should Know

Now that we know what to look for in a recruitment database software, let’s take a look at the key metrics you need from the tool. These are some of the key metrics that you should know about your candidate database. By tracking and analyzing these metrics, you can optimize your sourcing, screening, and hiring strategies and ensure that they attract and retain the best talent for your company.

  • Talent satisfaction: Get insight into how satisfied the candidates are with the recruitment process and the employer brand with this metric. You can conduct surveys or collect feedback from the candidates at different stages of the hiring funnel. A high talent satisfaction score indicates that the candidates have a positive impression of the company and are more likely to accept an offer or refer others to the company.
  • Talent rating: Throughout the hiring process, you need to know how well the candidates match the requirements and expectations of the role and the company. You can get such insights by using a standardized rating system or a scorecard to evaluate the candidates’ skills, qualifications, fit, and potential. If the score is high, there’s a strong likelihood of candidates performing well and staying with the company.
  • Talent turnover rate: It’s normal for employees to leave a company within a certain period of time after being hired. It’s best to know what is your turnover rate by dividing the number of candidates who left by the total number of candidates hired in that period. This is because a low talent turnover rate indicates that the candidates are satisfied with their jobs and the company culture and are less likely to look for other opportunities.
  • Dismissal rate: This metric measures how many candidates are rejected or withdrawn from the hiring process. It can be calculated by dividing the number of candidates who were dismissed or withdrew by the total number of candidates who applied or were sourced in that period. A low dismissal rate indicates that the candidates are qualified and interested in the role and the company and are more likely to progress through the hiring funnel.

Conclusion

Imagine having an assistant from a recruitment database software that allows you to seamlessly glide through the hiring process from end-to-end while gaining valuable insights into your performance and making data-driven decisions to optimize your strategy. Sounds good, right?

Start a 14-day free trial with Manatal today and see for yourself how this AI-driven recruitment database software can help strengthen your strategy and transform the way you hire within a few clicks!

Ann Schumann

As a former recruiter turned content writer, Ann specializes in creating engaging content. With a passion for the recruitment industry, she helps businesses streamline hiring and attract top talent using innovative solutions.

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I am using Manatal for talent sourcing and it is the best platform ever. I am so impressed, the Manatal team did an excellent job. This is so awesome I am recommending the solution to all recruiters I know.
Bill Twinning
Talent Resources & Development Director - Charoen Pokphand Group
Manatal is the best ATS we worked with. Simplicity, efficiency and the latest technologies combined make it an indispensable tool for any large-scale HR team. Since its adoption, we've seen a huge increase across all our key recruitment metrics. To summarize. it is a must-have.
Ahmed Firdaus
Director - MRINetwork, Executive Search Firm
I've been using Manatal for the past couple of months and the platform is excellent, user-friendly and it has helped me a lot in my recruitment process, operation and database management. I'm very happy with their great support. Whenever I ask something they come back to me within minutes.
Dina Demajo
Senior Talent Acquisition - Manpower Group
Manpower has been using Manatal and we couldn't be happier as a team with the services this platform has provided. The application is extremely user-friendly and very well equipped with all the useful functions one would require for successful recruitment. The support team is also excellent with very fast response time.
Kevin Martin
Human Resources Manager - Oakwood
Manatal is a sophisticated, easy-to-use, mobile-friendly, and cloud-based applicant tracking system that helps companies achieve digitalization and seamless integration to LinkedIn and other job boards. The team at Manatal is very supportive, helpful, prompt in their replies and we were pleased to see that the support they offer exceeded our expectations.
Maxime Ferreira
International Director - JB Hired
Manatal has been at the core of our agency's expansion. Using it has greatly improved and simplified our recruitment processes. Incredibly easy and intuitive to use, customizable to a tee, and offers top-tier live support. Our recruiters love it. A must-have for all recruitment agencies. Definitely recommend!
Ngoc-Thinh Tran
HR Manager, Talent Sourcing & Acquisition - Suntory PepsiCo Beverage
I am using Manatal for talent sourcing and it is the best platform ever. I am so impressed, the Manatal team did an excellent job. This is so awesome I am recommending the solution to all recruiters I know.

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