How to Re-Engage Your Dormant Candidate Database

Today’s Market

In today’s competitive job market, maintaining an active and engaged database is crucial for any staffing organization’s success. However, databases can become dormant over time, leading to missed opportunities and wasted resources. Re-engaging a dormant candidate database requires a strategic approach and the right tools.

In this blog post, we’ll explore how to effectively re-engage your candidate database using tools like CandidateIQ by Vettd and the Praos Platform.

Data Optimization

Before you can re-engage your candidates, it’s essential to ensure that your database is accurate and up-to-date.


Remove Outdated Information: Utilize CandidateIQ to identify and remove outdated or incorrect information from your database to enhance your data integrity. This step helps to ensure that you are working with accurate data, which is crucial for effective communication.


Update Profiles: CandidateIQ will automatically update information first, and then you can initiate these outreach campaigns with the help of Praos.

Segmentation and Personalization

Segmentation and personalization are key to making your candidates feel valued and understood.
Segment Candidates: Use CandidateIQ to categorize candidates based on their skills, experience, and interests. This allows you to tailor your communication more effectively.


Personalized Communication: Craft personalized messages for each segment. Personalized communication is more likely to resonate with candidates, increasing the chances of re-engagement.

Reduced Job Board Spend

Reducing job board spend while maintaining a high-quality candidate pool is a key goal for staffing agencies.


CandidateIQ’s Technology: Use CandidateIQ to pre-match high-quality candidates with job openings more accurately. This allows you to quickly engage candidates in your database, reducing the need to post on multiple job boards by ensuring that the candidates you reach are highly relevant.


Praos’ Matching Algorithms: Praos Health can help match healthcare professionals with the right opportunities, minimizing the time and resources spent on broader job board postings.


Job Alerts: Utilize Praos Health to send personalized job alerts that match candidates’ profiles and preferences. This keeps them informed about opportunities that are relevant to their career goals.


Data Analytics: Use CandidateIQ analytics to track the quality of various recruitment channels. Identify which internal sourcing strategies and job boards provide the best ROI.


Continuous Improvement: Regularly review and adjust your strategies based on performance data to optimize spend and results.

Leveraging Automation

Automation can streamline your re-engagement efforts, making them more efficient and effective.


Automated Follow-ups: Set up automated follow-up emails to keep candidates engaged if they don’t respond to the initial outreach. This ensures no candidate falls through the cracks.


Automated Compliance: Engagement doesn’t just stop at the initial outreach, utilize Praos to automate license verification and credentialing to keep candidates engaged with expiration alerts.

Performance Tracking and Optimization

Tracking your engagement efforts helps you understand what works and what doesn’t, allowing for continuous improvement.


Track Engagement Metrics: Monitor open rates, click-through rates, and response rates to measure the effectiveness of your engagement efforts. This data is crucial for optimizing your strategy.


Continuous Improvement: Use the data collected to continuously refine and improve your re-engagement strategy. This ensures that your efforts remain effective and relevant.


By implementing these strategies, you can effectively re-engage your dormant candidate database. Powerful tools like CandidateIQ by Vettd and Praos Health can make the process more efficient and successful, helping you maintain an engaged candidate pool.


By utilizing the right tech stack, you can re-engage your dormant database and unlock a whole new level of candidate engagement.

Reach out to us today on learn how our tools can help you reach your dormant database.

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