Social Recruiting Start Somewhere!

Social Recruiting Start Somewhere! Recruiters are  pretty social beings by nature. Good thing that, because  being social is a big part of the job. Client meetings, candidate coffee dates  and industry  events; it really is just another day at (or out of) the office. Recruiters connect people with opportunities and to do this, they rely on their  solid network which they build and fine-tune over time, to the highest quality. It goes without saying social recruiting is  the flashiest new talent acquisition  method of the 21st century. When your internal rating, size of a your  income or success of your team is at the mercy of unpredictable  human elements  and other variables outside of your  control,  its important to stay abreast of online candidate  trends and get  ahead of the game where you can. Recruiters have to give themselves every chance at  attracting as much of  the best possible talent  into their  people  pool, and that means utilising social media properly. We know LinkedIn is a huge resource for recruiters, employers and employees alike. Anyone who is anyone should  really be on there, after all, it is the professional networking platform of our time with 400+ million members worldwide. What a talent hotspot! But researching people and  sending in mails or random invitations to connect is not all there is. There are a number of other ways to start recruiting socially. Thanks to Betterteam  for creating the below  infographic to showcase  whats its all about. It starts with unfilled positions Did you know that apparently 60% of employers are worried about  empty chairs and staff shortages? Struggling to find the right talent is a huge concern for many  businesses,  and subsequently recruiters, who attempt to find the right people on their behalf.  The avergage  time to hire is now tipped at 27 days quite a long time when you consider most employers say they needed their next hire to start yesterday. Failing to find good, available  staff not only creates stress, but burns through money too. Its believed  48% of CEOs have said talent acquisition inefficiency costs them financially. Time is of the essence!! Add in some candidate competition The talent shortage is a huge problem for some companies, and recruiters agree that more and more candidates are being shown  and  won-over by various different roles at any one given time; 67% of them say the fight for talent will only get harder!  It just reiterates the point that filling more jobs requires tapping into more potential candidate platforms. Our #londontoparis #champions made it in one piece. Amazing effort! @SSChospices #donate now https://t.co/BX7IDwiKoa pic.twitter.com/fveiPJVQ8m Investigo Ltd (@InvestigoLtd) May 9, 2016 Enter social media Hiring managers sing its praise: 80% have said  social helped them find passive candidates, and  70% have said its helped them make successful hire. On  top of this, apparently  89% of companies plan to recruit using social media! They are cottoning on, it seems! Time to step up your game Here are some tips to  get started on your social recruitment regime: Hold weekly Q A sessions on Periscope to inform engage candidates #Hashtags on Twitter: Use a mix of branded ones job-related  words to maximum exposure Update your LinkedIn profile opener to let people know youre hiring, without them even having to click! Use Facebook audience insights to drive your posting strategy   Use Instagram Twitter to showcase the fun side of your company, not just live roles You can also check out these other posts on employee advocacy and social selling for extra tips. Top image: Shutterstock