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We agree that Social Recruiting is the way to go. We have also seen the various Social Media platforms that we can leverage on. So before we take the plunge in this latest trend, here’s the final post in this series on Social Recruiting: tips and tricks for Social Recruiters.

Be Professional!

Hire a Social Media Agency: they create and maintain professional profile pages for you, as well as attractive and easy-to-use job search Applications. Furthermore, the portals and pages need constant monitoring and tracking. An agency dedicated to this task is the best bet for you. MixORG is one such agency that is currently handling Social Recruiting for reputed organizations.

Think before you speak

Content on your social media portals is very important as this is what job-seekers may rely on to judge your brand. Hire excellent Community Managers to manage the content and relations with the community

Sneak-peek

Keep your audience engaged by giving them what they want: a glimpse into what life would be like if they join your organization

Be Polite

Even if you don’t plan to hire someone, be polite. Negative comments about your company can go viral faster than positive ones

Privacy Problem

If you’re scanning a potential employee’s Facebook or Twitter page to form an impression on him, double check the laws of the land: privacy issues could easily arise

Are you Listening?

Don’t just tell prospective job-seekers what you want, listen to them as well. Read and monitor their comments and discussions on each job posting. This helps you answer specific queries and you may learn a lot about how you are perceived as a potential employer

I’m lovin it!

Nothing works better than first-hand testimonials. Encourage your existing employees to talk positively about their work experience

All set? Now we know why we should opt for social recruiting, which Social Networks should we use for job postings and some tips and tricks for beginners in this field. Don’t wait! Get started, and if you need any help, MixORG is there to support you.

Read our other blog posts on Social Recruiting here: http://mixorg.tumblr.com/archive 

Convinced that Social Recruitment is the way to go? Wondering where to start?

In the second article on the Social Recruiting series by MixORG, we talk about the large number of platforms through which you can target talent these days. How can each of these be used and what are their special features? Read on.

LinkedIN: According to a survey conducted by recruiting platform, Jobvite, close to 80% of organizations today are on LinkedIn for the purpose of recruitment. A professional network where people list out their professional achievements and qualifications, this is one of the best portals to spot appropriate talent. Added advantages: use premium filters and professional recruitment tools, directly message candidates, attract right talent with targeted campiagns.

Facebook: Without doubt the single largest networking platform today, this is where you want to be if you want to reach out to a larger audience. Attractive Social Apps don’t just give out information, but also engage job seekers and serve towards Employer Branding. This is also one of the first places an employee will check you out. That is to say, a future employer’s brand and image can make or break depending on their Facebook page.

Twitter: Follow Google’s own example and tweet about job opportunities, offices, culture and work life. Thanks to Twitter’s ‘Follow’ option, interested job seekers can now ensure your job postings reach their home page directly. The power of ‘Retweet’ would ensure that word spreads around rapidly enough.

BranchOut: Surveys on Social Recruiting claim that more than 80% of job seekers today are on Facebook. BranchOut, thus, is an attempt to create a professional network within Facebook and capture this audience. The ‘Jobs Tab’ allows brands to post jobs here, leverage on relevant Facebook communities and use the effective Recruiting tools this portal offers. Job seekers find it easy to spot the vacancy, apply, share the job with friends and find their contacts within the company.

Pinterest: The fun pin-up board is the last place you might expect yourself going for recruitment purposes. But this is exactly where you may want to go if you’re looking for creative people. Jeanne was famously hired by Pinterest after she used the portal to pitch herself through a stunning ‘visual resume’ pinned to her page. Employers too, are now pinning up job-postings on their Pinterest board!

With so many options to advertise those vacancies in your organization, what are you waiting for? If you’re still wondering how to begin your social recruitment on these amazing networks, remain with us. The third article in this series of blogs on Social Recruitment will be coming soon with some tips and tricks for you!

Read other articles on Social Recruiting and Social Media here: http://mixorg.tumblr.com/archive 

Like it or not, some trends are here to stay. Many workplaces have resisted the infiltration of Social Media in office cubicles, and even gone to the extent of banning Facebook and the likes. Today, however, a growing number of organizations are realizing that Social Media is the best hunting ground for new talent.

According to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 56% of HR professionals today are capitalizing on the power of social networks to recruit candidates. Here’s why it’s a wise thing to do:

Don’t waste resources advertising to someone you don’t even want to recruit!

Unlike traditional media, Social Media allows you targeted advertising. Interested in an English Literature Major only? Thanks to the ‘interests’ of members listed on Social Media sites, you can ensure your job advertisement appears only to English Literature Graduates! So now tailor the audience of each job posting as per the vacancy’s specific requirements.

Why pay for Job Postings when you can do it for free?

A large number of recruiters are beginning to capitalize on status updates and connected networks to advertise job postings free of cost. A single update by Sopra, for example, will reflect on the newsfeed of all the people who ‘Like’ Sopra’s Facebook page, which means only interested people see it. Furthermore, these people can ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ the posting to make it viral among their peer and friends. Thus, Facebook, LinkedIN, Yahoo groups, Bulletin boards and various online communities are now enabling low cost, specific-targeted job postings.

Get the kind of people you want

Friends of existing employees are often like-minded and of similar interests. Many companies rely on Referrals as a mode to recruit because such hires tend to know more about the company through their friend. It has also been proven that recruits through referrals show a much lower rate of employee turnover. Social media allows an organization to target employees’ friends virally and thus, attract the kind of people they want.

So, in a nutshell: save time, save money, reach out to the right people and discover talent that is perfect for your organization! If you’re wondering where to begin, stay tuned on our blog. Our next article will be on Social Media Recruitment platforms, that is, where exactly should you go talent-hunting online!