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The Recruiting Skills You Need to Engage Passive Candidates

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A more involved approach is looking for potential hires on social media – not just traditional platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook, but niche online communities, as well. For example, becoming occasionally active on a forum for IT professionals can help you develop connections with some great passive candidates for hard-to-fill roles.

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How an automated ATS reduces friction in the hiring process

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For example, if some positions require skills assessments, but others do not, the hiring manager can develop automated workflows containing the correct sequence of tasks. Posting job ads, creating content for social media and emailing candidates can quickly take up the majority of the workday. Collaborative meetings and assessments.

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4 Fun Ways to Source Candidates

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If you ask job seekers what’s it like to work for Google, Facebook or Apple, you’ll probably hear examples of high salaries, good benefits and imaginative office spaces. For example, you could have a monthly feature on your company blog or social media accounts that highlights the achievements of your team members.

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5 Soft Costs of a Poor Candidate Experience

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A poor candidate experience, for example, can leave job seekers feeling ignored, annoyed and frustrated. Virgin Media offered a striking example of this principle: In 2015, the company received over 150,000 applications and hired 3,500. Virgin Media estimated this cost the company over $6 million in annual revenue.

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Overcoming Training Challenges in High Growth Industries

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Social media is one clear example: It’s ability to influence the behavior of large groups of people is something that has never before existed in the history of mankind. As a group, we’re all still working to wrap our heads around social media and how it impacts our culture and society.

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Ways to Engage Candidates During the Summer Slowdown

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Consider these tips for increasing candidate engagement during the slow season: Leverage mutual connections on social media. For example, if you can reference a piece of work candidates have shared online, you’ll demonstrate that you’ve done your research. Assess your calls to action. Cut out unnecessary application steps.

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How to Improve the Candidate Experience: 7 Strategies

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In addition, populate your social media accounts and company blog with examples of past projects, industry involvement, thought leadership, major milestones and other matters of similar importance. Reach out to our team to schedule a complimentary JazzHR demo. .