Employer Best Pactices

Effective hiring is about more than finding someone who meets the qualifications on a résumé. It involves identifying the right talent, communicating professionally, evaluating candidates fairly, verifying relevant credentials, and creating a positive candidate experience from the first contact through the final hiring decision.
The following Best Practices checklist is offered as a suggestion to provide a structured approach. Personalize it to fit best with your organization’s needs and means.

Inside BlossomLink

Employer Profile and Posting Jobs

  • Complete Your Employer Profile – Include descriptions of your organization’s mission, history, challenges, and triumphs. Add photos and videos to display your organization’s uniqueness and personality. Make sure your social media profiles and website are up to date and offer a welcoming experience and a strong first impression that builds trust.  Select Edit Profile from the Employer Portal to make changes.
  • Post a Job – Create a clear job description outlining responsibilities, essential qualifications, required skills, personality preferences, compensation range, and work arrangements. See Sample Job Posting.
  • Manage Your Job Postings – Use the Listings option on the Employer Portal to View, Edit, or Delete a job posting.
  • Search Candidates listed on BlossomLink. Focus on skills and accomplishments rather than job titles alone. Select the Candidate main menu option to see individuals who have posted resumes to BlossomLink.

Track Applications

  • Screen Applications and Résumés – Compare candidates against consistent, job-related criteria. Assess relevant experience, transferable skills, qualifications, and demonstrated achievements. See Track Applications below.
  • Track Job Applications – Use the Applications option on the Employer Portal to View, Print, Delete, and Change the Status of an application.
    • View: When you view an application, you see only a summary. To see the full resume, select View Resume. When you use the View Resume option, you have the option to contact the Candidate via email from within BlossomLink, or you can use your own email or messaging systems.
    • Print: This prints only a summary view of the application
    • Delete: Removes the job application from your inbox. The applicant is not automatically notified. See Change Status below.
    • Change Status: When you first receive an application, its status will be “New.” You can select from a dropdown list other statuses such as Read, Accepted, and Rejected. If you want to have BlossomLink notify the applicant of this change of status, check the box Notify applicant via email.

Outside BlossomLink

  • Contact Candidates – When you identify a candidate who is potentially a good fit for your job opening, message them. You can use BlossomLink or your own email or messaging systems. You may wish to update the Application status to Read.
  • Conduct Initial Screening Calls – Confirm the candidate’s interest, relevant experience, compensation expectations, availability, and alignment with the position’s requirements.
  • Prepare and Conduct Structured Interviews – Ask consistent, job-related questions that assess technical abilities, problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and relevant experience. Give candidates an opportunity to ask questions.
  • Evaluate Candidates Objectively – Use a standardized scorecard to compare qualifications, interview responses, and practical assessments. Base decisions on evidence rather than personal bias or subjective impressions.
  • Verify References and Credentials – Confirm relevant employment history, education, professional licenses, and references. Conduct appropriate background checks with required disclosures, authorizations, and legal safeguards.
  • Make and Communicate the Hiring Decision – Select the candidate who best meets the role’s requirements, document the decision, provide a clear written offer, and communicate respectfully with unsuccessful candidates.
  • Maintain Compliance and Improve the Process – Protect candidate information, follow applicable employment laws, keep accurate hiring records, and review recruitment outcomes to improve hiring quality, efficiency, and candidate experience.
  • Background or Credit Check – BlossomLink does not support either background or credit checks. If required, please use appropriate services.

Inside BlossomLink

Once you have filled a job, you will need to remove that Job from the BlossomLink.

  • Logon to the Employer Portal
  • Select Listings
  • Find the Job
  • Select Edit
  • Scroll to the bottom of the page, find Other
  • Select the appropriate option from the dropdown list
  • Select Update
  • Scroll to the top of the page, select Home from the breadcrumbs (Home > Listings > Edit (job name)
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