Recruiter's Essential Tips

Thought leaders on LinkedIn not only influence people within their network but also reach out to millions of people beyond their network. It helps you stay on top of your audience’s mind and in the process make you successful as well. Try the following: Fine tune your profile - photo, summary, description, skills, recommendations, endorsements, awards, education, etc. Create timely content that is relevant and useful to your audience. Get your content published on LinkedIn. It helps you reach a large audience. You can also contribute to niche groups. Create & add a Slideshare presentation or a video. This helps you earn some credibility. Connect with your audience, encourage discussion, reply to their questions, always be helpful. Source: eGrabber Newsletter

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The following search script will help you search for candidates based on title using AOL. The search syntax is: "Title" (site:linkedin.com/in OR site:linkedin.com/pub) -'pub/dir' For example, if you want to search for LinkedIn profiles with title "Director of Marketing", the search string will be: "Director of Marketing" (site:linkedin.com/in OR site:linkedin.com/pub) -'pub/dir' Source: eGrabber Newsletter

Twitter can be your powerful recruiting tool if you do things in the right way. Try the following: Use hash tags when you share a job opening. It makes the tweet searchable and will help you reach people beyond your followers. Don't just tweet about jobs. Mix up your tweets with news, updates, events, happenings at your company, etc. Respond when an interested candidate replies to your tweet. Else, she might move away. Automating tweets is the order of the day. But that isn't social. Your followers will figure it out.  Have someone to manage and engage your  followers. Check your prospective candidates' profile and timeline to know about them.  Encourage candidates to have conversations on Twitter. Source: eGrabber Newsletter