The way we currently recruit talent for top positions is absurd. We need to accept that that perfect candidate doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find an amazing person for the job. Nexxt, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Joe Weinlick shared his thoughts on the current recruitment process and why we’re all kidding ourselves.

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We surveyed more than 4,000 HR Pros and job seekers to learn what's more important to them--hard skills or soft skills. Here's what we learned:

Nexxt uncovers potential reasons why so many Americans are not getting hired

Nexxt, The Career Network, today announced that there may be a significant disconnect during the hiring process. Following a national survey of nearly 4,000 job seekers and HR professionals, 75% of the HR respondents said they were having trouble filling open positions because too many of the candidates were unqualified. Meanwhile, the same survey found that 55% of job seekers felt they were not getting those open positions because they were competing with too many qualified candidates.

One reason why HR professionals might not think candidates are qualified is because of their resumes. 73% of HR professionals feel that job applicants do a "bad job" of tailoring their resumes to specific positions. In fact, only 28% of candidates said they always customize their resumes for a position, which means the majority of candidates may not be taking advantage of the opportunity to highlight their most relevant experience.

When recruiting talent step out of your comfort zone. Yes, recruiting talent that will fit into your organization's culture is important, but it doesn't mean that you should discount candidates that don't fit every requirement you're seeking.

Joe Weinlick, Vice President of Marketing at Nexxt shares a story from his past of winning business because he was different from the client and how that was a recipe for success.

You can read the full post on LinkedIn.