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Over the last ten years, our little team at Underdog.io has screened hundreds of thousands of candidate profiles – sorting through thousands of resumes weekly to connect job seekers with exciting companies like SeatGeek, Instacart, and The NBA.To manage this inbound and ensure that the companies on our platform access the top 3-5% of candidates across engineering, product, and business functions, we’ve built a process to equitably, thoughtfully, and scalably review applications.

In preparation for a new talent sourcing season, we've spoken to over 600 tech professionals, from software developers to product leaders, to uncover what drives their career decisions.

The last 18 months have been challenging for our entire industry. In light of the market headwinds that we've faced, we put our heads together and revamped our 2024 roadmap.

Delightful is on a mission to reshape the way job seekers and employers interact, focusing on meaningful connections between startup-minded talent and top-tier companies in the U.S.

We’re getting into the nitty-gritty of exactly what the digital revolution is, what it means for your hiring plan and how recruiters in traditional industries can bypass the communication issues to attract, hire and retain startup-minded candidates.

We’re outlining Underdog.io’s processes for rejecting candidates with empathy in the hopes that it will help you reverse engineer better methods for managing your own process. What we do might not work for you but we hope you can steal an idea or two to build a kinder, more effective candidate experience. Let us know what you think!

While it may be disheartening, rejected offers can serve as valuable learning experiences and opportunities for growth. In this blog post, we'll explore ways for recruiters to navigate the aftermath of rejected offers with resilience and grace. By adopting a positive mindset and leveraging these tips, recruiters can turn rejection into an opportunity for self-improvement and future success.

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Even with new technology and a renewed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, recent data found that up to 26% of organizations struggle to make unbiased hiring decisions. No matter how great our intentions, implicit bias can still prevent companies from meeting the best & brightest candidates. Watch as we discuss practical ways to reduce bias in your hiring process without compromising speed or quality of hiring.

Effective recruiting outreach is crucial to the success of a company's hiring efforts. Using data-backed recommendations from recruiting outreach experts, we share three recruiting outreach templates to improve your response rates.