article thumbnail

How social recruiting fits into your existing talent acquisition funnel

CareerArc

If you’re looking to fill open roles, build a more robust employer brand, or automate more of your talent acquisition strategy, it’s hard to overstate the power of social media. Social recruiting—or the process of using social media to connect with prospective employees—is more powerful than ever. review websites (e.g.,

article thumbnail

Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Use LinkedIn InMail Templates

Contract Recruiter

Because your generic, un-personalized InMail basically sounds like this to a candidate: “Hi Robert, I am a recruiter. Although I have never met or spoken with you, and know nothing about you, you are a perfect fit for this job. Read my job description below. Regards, Yet another recruiter spamming you”.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Problem with Recruitment and Social Media

Prominence

Defining Social Recruiting. Social Recruiting (Digital Recruiting, ERecruiting, Online Recruiting, Recruitment Marketing, Purple Squirrel Hunting et al.) There are three core elements that fall under the term social recruiting: Active Sourcing – finding and approaching candidates (or clients).

article thumbnail

Here Are The Best 10 Ways To Be Sure A Potential Employer Is The Right Fit For You

Worksearch

Here are two ways you can do it: Polish your online presence in anticipation of Social Recruiting practices, Click To Tweet and make sure that whatever you post online will – in the eyes of a potential employer – make you look competent, professional, positive, and knowledgeable. What a waste of time and energy!

article thumbnail

6 Fascinating Recruitment News Stories to Kick-Off the New Month – 1st August 2016

Social Talent

Highlight the human side of your company in all your branding and job descriptions. Because women in STEM revealed that they cared more about the human side of a company than men did, Tito Magobet recommends that someone “go through all your employer branding pictures, words, and job descriptions with diversity and inclusion in mind.

Smashfly 114
article thumbnail

How To Speed Up Hiring Process (Without Hurting Quality)

Hundred5

Energy & Utilities 28.8 Poorly written job description. Not having a clear job description means you’ll end up with lots of applicants who are not a good fit. For more tips on how to write a strong job description, check our article on performance-based hiring. Write a very clear job description.

How To 58
article thumbnail

Interviewing Tips Not Enough? Here’s How to Guide Candidates Into Careers

Spark Hire

Hiring managers and HR professionals who write job descriptions are typically guessing what exactly is required for the open role. You need to know what skills and other aspects of the job description have some leeway. They can reach out and engage with them on social media. Think like a marketer. Click To Tweet.