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Recruitment Marketing Blog

Useful vs. Useless Employee Stories

5/16/2022

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Some companies are finally getting the idea that you have to do more than say “We’re hiring” to attract the attention of job candidates. It’s evident that they’re starting to understand the importance of showing that they are a company made up of real people, so they’re featuring employees in stories and social posts. Unfortunately, what hasn’t sunk in yet is the fact that there’s a certain kind of content that will actually do the job of nurturing relationships and influencing candidate decisions, and then there’s another kind that won’t help at all.

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Building Your Business Case for Recruitment Marketing

2/2/2022

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Building Your Business Case for Recruitment Marketing
Once you’ve recognized that you’re not going to get the recruiting results that you want by doing the same thing you’ve always done, you need to communicate how a new approach - recruitment marketing - is going to serve your company and meet your business goals. You’ve never done recruitment marketing before, so you’ve never had a budget for it. Even though everyone knows something has to change, you’ve got to help people get over their feelings that change is the bigger risk than staying stuck. 

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How to Use Email Newsletters to Build a Recruiting Pipeline

1/12/2022

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If the only way that people can respond to your recruiting messages is by applying for a job, you’re missing a big opportunity to build a recruiting pipeline. Not everyone who’s interested in a position at your company is ready to apply when they become aware of you. And you might not have an open job that’s a fit for a potential candidate at the exact time that they made their way to your website.

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What's the Difference Between Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding?

1/6/2022

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If recruiting for your company has been tough and you’ve started to explore how you can change your approach, you’ve probably come across Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding. If this is you -- Congratulations! You’re onto something! But when it comes to deciphering exactly what these two disciplines are and how they work together, it can be a bit confusing.

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How to Talk to Your Boss About Recruitment Marketing

11/19/2021

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Everybody’s hiring right now and doing what you’ve always done with recruiting is just not getting the results that you need. Part of the problem is the employment landscape and the economy as we come out of a pandemic, but for some industries the low labor supply was already anticipated before the pandemic. Whatever the reason for the current situation, competition for talent is fierce and it’s putting stress on businesses, making it difficult if not downright impossible for them to meet their goals

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How Employee Testimonials Give You a Recruiting Advantage

10/18/2021

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How many “We’re hiring” messages are you seeing in a day right now? A lot, no doubt. If you need to hire, you’re probably trying to get the word out in as many places as possible. However, if you’re always leading with “We’re hiring,” your message is blending in with every other company with the very same message. What you need to do, is to stand out and be memorable in the minds of your candidates and referral community. The way to do that is with employee testimonials.

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Pump Up Your Recruiting with Employee Testimonials

10/1/2021

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Use employee testimonials in recruiting
​Would you ever buy a house without walking through it first? Do you think you could make a confident purchase if you weren’t even allowed to peek through the windows? Probably not. Yet that’s what you might be asking your job candidates to do if you don’t use employee testimonials in your recruitment marketing. Employee testimonials give your candidates a window to peek through to see if your company is a good place to work, and if the job you want to fill is right for them.

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3 Ways to Use Storytelling for Better Recruiting

9/21/2021

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3 Ways to Use Storytelling for Better Recruiting
Consumerism has overtaken recruiting. People are using the same behaviors to look for a job that they use to buy products and services. The first thing job seekers are going to do is go to your website and they could have many online interactions with your company before they make the decision to apply for a position. Big corporations are using recruitment marketing to help candidates down their decision-making journey and you can, too.

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Are Your Job Postings Doing Their Job?

9/14/2021

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Are your job postings doing their job?
What you’re relying on the most to pull in quality job candidates might in fact be doing the opposite of what you want it to do. It’s your job posting. To find out if you’re totally misusing your job postings, ask yourself if you’re doing this -

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5 Things Job Seekers Want to Find on Your Website

8/31/2021

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There are so many “We’re Hiring” posts on social media right now. While there are unique challenges for different industries, just about anyone who needs to hire workers is struggling with recruiting. Sharing your hiring needs with your network and community is definitely the right thing to do, but when you attract the attention of a potential applicant you might be sabotaging your success when they go to your website to learn more about you and can’t find what they’re looking for.

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