Polk Wins Arbor Award of Excellence
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Polk was an early Standout Jobs beta customer. And they also did a case study on the success they’ve seen with the platform, specifically in attracting younger job seekers and saving money on costly recruiters.
And now Polk has won an Arbor Award of Excellence for innovative or best resources in human resources management.
It’s great to see our customers get recognized for their efforts - with our platform and of course beyond, with everything else they do to remain innovative, aggressive and focused on recruitment.
Jay Marshall, Manager of Talent Acquisition at Polk, did an interview with Crain’s about the award win and the use of Standout Jobs, entitled Polk ‘portal’ no ordinary job site.
He notes in the article that the Standout Jobs portal only accounts for a relatively small portion of its 200 or so recent hires, but as it grows, and Jay’s team continues to manage and communicate with the growing applicant and job seeker pool, that’s going to change.
It’s fairly small now, just because we’re in the first six months of using it. Right now I’d say about 20 percent of hires are coming in this way. But that will probably become the main artery by which most talent comes in to our (company).
Here’s the official press release from Polk. And an interesting snippet / description from the release:
R. L. Polk & Co., a global company that specializes in automotive information and marketing solutions. Based in Southfield, R. L Polk & Co. is pioneering new methods of recruiting high tech talent using social media strategies such as chat rooms, Facebook, Twitter and a robust internship program, strategies that enable job candidates, in particular techies from Generations X and Y, to “experience Polk.” Polk has developed a pipeline of qualified candidates and talent pools. Their philosophy is to “Hire slow. Hire tough,” taking two to three months or longer to make the right hire. As a result of Polk’s Recruiting for Results strategy, employee recruitment, retention and satisfaction have increased dramatically. Eighty-six percent of employees surveyed would recommend Polk as a place of employment.
Other winners of the prestigious award include The University of Michigan, NSF International and Comerica.
Congratulations to Jay Marshall and the entire team at Polk for their efforts. It’s great to see companies pushing forward on innovative recruitment marketing strategies, testing new ideas and reaching out to Gen X and Y specifically.
