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Ever travelled a few hours to a job interview to find that the employer hasn’t read your resume, and consequently doesn’t know whether you are a good match for their organisation?

How many times have you heard
“I’ve got your resume here (subtext.. I’ve just printed it)..but why don’t you tell me about yourself?”

Occasionally you meet a professional hiring team and you can tell the difference immediately. Professional hiring teams are customers of Talent Matrix.

Employers want to find the best person for each and every vacancy. You should know that your prospective employer has properly defined the position, and this is a pre-requisite for using Talent Matrix. Almost all employment decisions involves numerous stakeholders, sometimes across multiple locations or even geographies. Talent Matrix is used because it reduces time to hire. It also brings a high level of consistency, equity and quality to the interview process by providing all documentation in one place – online. As a candidate it is better to deal with an employer or a search firm that uses Talent Matrix.

The recruitment team, internal and external, has a clear understanding of the requirements. The likelihood of your application being delayed for the wrong reasons or because the ‘right’ people cannot be contacted will be significantly reduced.

Your candidature is already progressed when you are invited into the Talent Matrix process.

Talent Matrix offers the prospective employer more exposure to candidates at an earlier stage and the rigour of sound equitable evaluation criteria.

Therefore, from your perspective as a candidate, the chances are that your application will progress more swiftly.

How does Talent Matrix work?

All the documentation relating to the short-listed candidates for a particular role are aggregated and placed on a secure web site. The hiring team, and Talent Matrix, has exclusive access to this site for the duration of the assignment. The Talent Matrix system typically includes media interviews, either audio or video. This allows you to deliver a richer and more meaningful presentation to the hiring team. You will appreciate the benefit of scheduling this interview at a time and place that suits you, and see the advantage of the hiring team gaining a first impression of you as soon as possible.