Choosing Social Media Recruiting Platforms

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As recruitment trends go, it would be hard to ignore social media recruiting. While "only" 36% of recruiters used social media recruiting in 2013, 44% used it in 2014, and that growth is expected to continue. Recruiting so-called passive job candidates (those who are already employed, but not necessarily opposed to finding something better) is now a major type of social media recruiting.


LinkedIn India Director Irfan Abdulla recently told India.com, "Recruiters are relying increasingly on professional networking platforms to attract and engage quality candidates, as business growth demands quality talent to be acquired quickly."

Social media recruiting can be a terrific, cost-effective way to find and hire new cameroon whatsapp phone number talent, but it requires far more than simply creating social media accounts, posting messages, and waiting for the resumes to arrive. Choosing social media platforms prudently is one key to maximising return on your social media recruiting investment.



Should You Try to Be on All Social Platforms?
LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ are considered the "anchor stores" of the social media mall, and your social media recruiting strategy would be remiss to neglect any of these. There are plenty of other social platforms, and some may fit in with your social media recruiting plan better than others. Companies in creative fields can often effectively use visually-oriented sites like Pinterest and even Instagram for recruiting. In general, if you use a social media platform for brand building, you should include it in your social recruiting plan.


Keep in mind that dividing your time between every available social media platform can eventually become counterproductive. A successful social media outreach requires regular attention and use of analytics. Therefore, you should consider the advantages and disadvantages of each network and choose to work with those most relevant to your brand and that you'll be willing to put effort into. You should review performance on a regular basis, looking at which networks are delivering the best response for you but also drilling down to a more specific level e.g. which posts have had the most engagement.