Corporate Web Selection Tools A P&G Perspective

Scott Read Tammy Deaton

Recruitment Marketing & Technology Manager North America System Administrator Global Talent Supply

Todays Topics
Overview of P&Gs Recruiting Operation How/why we use technology & assessments

Dispelling the Black Hole myth

A look behind the scenes -- what happens after you submit

P&G Overview
$67 Billion Global Consumer Products Company With Gillette acquisition 22 Billion-dollar Brands Hire at Entry, Build from Within - grow and develop tomorrows leaders ~70% college-sourced; little use of big job boards

Follow a School Team approach

Qualify a large pool of candidates

P&G Overview
Application/Assessment almost exclusively online
#9 ranking among 50 best recruiting web sites (WetFeet Research); #1 ranking (Electronic Recruiting Exchange) 3MM+ visits to our Recruiting sites annually; generates ~250M applications

~4,000 managers hired per year historically; trend has been down, this year up a bit at ~2,500
P&G is highly selective!

P&G Recruiting Process

Base Application/Initial Screening online (approx. 80% move on) Managerial or Technical Assessment online (approx. 50% move on)

Campus/Initial Interview
Selection & Matching with Open Jobs

Day (Site) Visit

Offer/No Offer Decision Accept/Decline All based on Success Drivers attributes Standard Around the World

Why do we use Assessments?

Assessments Are
Fair Objective

Personal reflects who you are, your skills and abilities more accurately than interviews alone
Essential to the success of a build-from-within Company AND for long-term survival when recruiting on the Internet!
Used by over 80 Fortune 500 Companies

How are we using Technology?

Straightforward Strategy:

Integrate Systems and Leverage the Web!

Candidates Job Boards

P&G Firewall (Monster, Hotjobs, etc)

P&G Employees P&G Intranet (Internal Staffing)

P&G Recruiting Specialists

P&G Recruiting Site

Generate email to Candidates Post Jobs Review Applications

ASP Hosted System

School Teams

Pan Assessment Site

Payroll

Scanning Center

SAP

On-boarding Logistics Benefits Enrollment, etc

P&G Firewall

Why Follow this Approach?

The Job Market

The Big Picture

Todays Generation Technically savvy, welleducated, mobile, highly selective, grew up with the Internet and shrinking in population 76MM retiring baby boomers replaced by 62MM new workers Gap already emerging in service, construction, and healthcare industries

Anyones guess what new jobs will emerge

Bricks to Brains world economy talent is key

Why Follow this Approach?

Global Talent Market not there yet, but were ready Speed and better decision-making early Broaden reach without adding staff Better focus on candidates likely to be successful at P&G

Challenge: Balance technology with personal touch and build relationships with candidates

Whats Coming?
Personal Career Portals Recruiting Blogs Ever heard of Heather Hamilton? Viral Networks as recruiting tools

Dispelling the Black Hole myth So, what do we do with your application??

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