Hiring / Employers’ old tech costs talents

The recovering labor market may be facing two new hurdles to faster hiring: smartphones and unsophisticated employers. Highly valued employees are turning to their phones to hunt for jobs, but employers’ outdated tech is throwing a wrench in the process.

• Some employers’ websites and long applications don’t work well on devices
• Almost a third of Google job searches last year were on mobile devices

The recovering labor market may be facing two new hurdles to faster hiring: smartphones and unsophisticated employers.

As job searches on smartphones and tablets explode, many companies are missing out on top candidates because their websites or job applications aren’t optimized for mobile, according to employers and employment websites.

Similarly, job seekers who have little patience for unwieldy sites lose out on positions.

“Highly valued talent who (value) themselves or their time won’t tolerate an inefficient application process,” says Hope Gurion, chief development officer of CareerBuilder, a top employment website owned in part by Gannett, USA TODAY’s parent company.

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