Candidates as Consumers: How to Optimize Your Recruiting Efforts to Attract Ideal Talent
A job posting is way more than just informing candidates of an opening. In today’s low-unemployment environment, you need to attract specific candidates to your specific job. In this session, Thad Price, CEO at Talroo, discusses the new methods candidates are using to look for work, what they expect, and how you can differentiate yourself from your competitors. He shares additional information on how you can get more for your budget with performance-based advertising and the best ways to measure your recruiting success – so you can turn up what works and turn down what doesn't.
Learning Objectives:
- Better understand your ideal candidates and where to find them.
- How to optimize campaigns to create better candidate experiences and conversion rates.
- How to identify the best metrics to measure recruiting performance.
Thad Price

Thad Price is Chief Executive Officer at Talroo, where he provides leadership, strategy, and guidance to all departments to ensure the company is moving in the right direction with the right talent.
With more than 17 years of experience in online recruitment and the job search vertical, Thad uses his cross-functional experience to turn client feedback into innovative products that help companies hire better.
Under Thad’s leadership, Talroo continues its mission of disruption in the industry. Prior to joining Talroo, he was a VP of Business Development at Job.com. Thad holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Mary Washington.
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