3 Simple, Crucial Techniques for Finding the Best Insurance Applicants in the Current Market

March 8, 2023
6:01 pm

Joy Olaivar

The economy is slowing, according to those in the know. Employers in the insurance industry would tell you something quite different if you questioned them. There are thousands of unfilled positions, and firms require assistance finding competent candidates for positions in claims, underwiring, account management, sales, customer service, actuaries, marketing, and many other fields. The fact that the great retirement is in full swing and that college grads are disproportionately favoring tech enterprises makes things even more difficult.

Also, you are up against remote work and rising wages at other businesses. Yet, there is a way to make the most of your recruiting budget; if you do this throughout the hiring process, your hiring rate will improve.

The following three strategies will help you recruit more effectively:

When a candidate applies, reach out immediately

Reaching out does not mean the automated “we received your résumé” email. It entails sending them a text, phone call, or email as quickly as you can with interview times or follow-up inquiries. Activate them. In order to achieve better outcomes, use text messaging instead of email if your applicant tracking system supports one.

The lack of communication from the company after they applied for a job was by far the most common complaint we received in our most recent poll of job seekers. The more quickly you respond, the more the job seeker will understand that you are not only interested but also eager to start the process.

Hire faster

Reaching out does not mean the automated “we received your résumé” email. It entails sending them a text, phone call, or email as quickly as you can with interview times or follow-up inquiries. Activate them. To achieve better outcomes, use text messaging instead of email if your applicant tracking system supports one.

Make the Smart Phone Application Easy

To get passive and active prospects to apply for their vacant positions, many businesses invest a significant amount of their recruitment budget. What happens when a jobseeker clicks “apply” after finding your position while using their phone (68% of the time)?

Creating an account on your applicant tracking system and filling out a ton of information are requirements for many employers. Additionally, it requests that the prospective applicant upload their CV. Many jobseekers require assistance in attaching their resumes from their mobile devices. Did you know that just nine out of every hundred applicants who use a cell phone submit their applications? The simple solution is to have a brief mobile application that enables you to get the crucial data and offer the user a link to complete it at a later time. You can then launch the interview process right away.

A few employers stated that if the jobseeker doesn’t want to utilize their application process, they are not serious about getting the job. In 2023, that is the wrong way to look at it. If you force them to make a complete application on their cell phone, your odds of getting a great candidate diminish.