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4 Tips for effective social media recruiting

Social media recruiting is one of the most effective recruiting strategies that help you to hire the top talent. But, you need to follow a few things to make the most of it. Try the following: Engage with job seekers  – When job seekers connect with you and ask questions, answer them. This helps you to build a relationship with your prospective candidates. Create a brand profile  – You are the official representative of your company. So ensure that you have your company name / logo on your profile or bio. It helps job seekers to easily engage with you on career-related stuff. Update regularly  – Post content that is relevant & useful to your target candidate pool and also encourage them to post content. Use multimedia   – Use videos and other media content to job ads to improve engagement.

5 Social Media tips for Recruiters

Social media recruiting has become an inevitable and integral part of recruiting. A lot of recruiters are using social media tools for various recruiting activities & needs. In case, you are still scared, hesitant or clueless, here are 5 tips that will help you to set your social media journey on. Try the following: Listen  – Identify where your targeted candidates hang out, join and just listen to them.   Plan  – Once you know what is going on, plan - what to do, how to do, who will do, what to expect, how to measure, etc. Participate  – It’s time for you to speak out. Post, tweet, update, upload, etc. Monitor  – Measure your impact – likes, re-tweets, replies, comments, shares, cost savings, etc. Engage  –  Converse, build a genuine relationship with your candidates and build a talent community.

5 Twitter tips for recruiting professionals

Twitter, once a social networking site that was primarily used to stay in touch with friends, has now evolved into one of the most popular social media recruiting tools. To leverage the power of Twitter, Try the following: Before starting, have a clear plan about who your target candidates are, what you are going to tweet, etc. Choose a name that is close to or related to your company name. Ensure that your Twitter page looks professional with a relevant bio, image, etc. Tweet useful information/job postings, follow candidates/companies, and promote your account. Have someone who is responsible and has a good understanding of the market, maintain your account.

4 Reasons why recruiters should use Google+

Google+ is one of the fastest growing social networking sites and it offers recruiters a new way to get connected with job candidates. Try the following: Circles help you to organize your contacts. You can create unlimited number of Circles to group your candidates, clients & other contacts. It helps you to easily and effectively communicate with different groups of people. Hangouts enable you to interview candidates online. The group video chat feature helps you to have multiple interviewers from multiple locations. The update feature doesn’t have any text limitation. So you can post the full job description and share it with your desired Circles. Google+ Sparks help you to keep you updated with the latest industry news & trends. Source: eGrabber Newsletter