Recruitment gone wrong
Businesses have never done as much hiring as they do today and have never done a worse job of it - Peter Cappelli of Wharton
Human Resources, or HR is responsible for managing people within an organization. It facilitates the overall goal of organization by effectively administrating company’s most important asset — it’s employees.
Organizations today are learning the hard way which is, to cherry pick and stand out from the crowd.
Organizations today are learning the hard way which is, to cherry pick and stand out from the crowd. In order to do this, they firstly need to be fast and wide their search. Digital recruitment methods helps organizations , often for less money than the old analogue ways.
Virtual Job Fairs
Virtual job fairs allow employees to cut pre-screening time. In the best fairs, only interested, relevant, quality job seekers would have been invited to attend the event. According to Michael Petro, an assistant director in the University of Connecticut’s Center for Career Development, “For many, the career fair can be an initial screen of talent and numerous employers will decide to offer first round interviews based on those brief interactions at a career fair table.”
Social Networks
Today, practically every ideal candidate you could consider for any position at your company is on social media. Facebook enjoys an active user base of over 2.19 billion. Twitter is popular for the ability to host job search chats and many millennials and Generation X demographic are active users of LinkedIn as a job hunting platform.
Wherever you look, you see social networks serving as incredible platforms for identifying and recruiting talented individuals to work for your clients. Certainly, few other platforms can reach as many people as social media, meaning that you are likely to get the caliber of talent other platforms can hardly match. Read more on this link.
Create a recruitment video
This is slightly a more creative approach, which has apparently worked for some company. Create a quirky recruitment video that WOWs potential employees, showing off your fantastic employer brand and making them genuinely want to work for your company could be a great way of attracting the top and most innovative people out there.
Not sure where to start? Check out these 5 Quirky Examples.
Once you’ve created your masterpiece, be sure to keep sharing it across social media, emailing it to potential candidates and get it up on your website.
According to a tweet of David Ogilvy, “The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”
LinkedIn is the best tool for job seekers to ask for referrals
Using the Connections of feature, of LinkedIn, you can search for people who can refer you to people in your target audience. The amazing part is, it is available on the free LinkedIn account.
Steps of how to get referrals from people on LinkedIn:
- First off, LinkedIn has added a new search filter in the ‘Jobs’ tab which enables searchers to filter the listed roles by connections within your existing LinkedIn network.
- Get in touch with whomever it is you know works at that organization, and ask if they’d be willing to put in a good word.
- Personalize your message and provides three tips for doing so:
- Remind them how they know you — Jog their memory of where you met if you haven’t been in touch recently. Call out things you have in common, like if you went to the same school.
- Share why you’re a good fit — Include why you’d be a good fit for the job, including your skills and relevant experience. This will make it easier for the person you know to recommend you to the hiring manager or recruiter.
- Highlight why you’re interested — Stand out by telling them why you’re interested in this role. This can be anything from being a fan of the company’s product or service to wanting to move to the city their office is located in.
If you’re looking for a job on LinkedIn, it’s worth checking out those listed under the ‘In Your Network’ filter to see what’s available, and whether there might be a good fit.
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