3 Painful Social Recruiting Mistakes You're Making on Twitter
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3 PAINFUL SOCIAL RECRUITING MISTAKES YOU’RE MAKING ON TWITTER
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Social recruiting is the way of the future, but you need to be careful! It can do as much harm as it can good if used incorrectly. Take a look at the 3 social recruiting mistakes made on Twitter that really make us cringe. Avoiding these will put you on the fast-track to being a social recruiting all-star.
Transcript of 3 Painful Social Recruiting Mistakes You're Making on Twitter
3 PAINFUL
SOCIAL RECRUITING MISTAKES YOU’RE MAKING ON TWITTER
OVER 1 BILLION PEOPLE INTERACT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY DAY
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT
MEANS? MEANS?
SOCIAL RECRUITING IS THE WAY OF
THE FUTURE
BUT YOU NEED TO BE
CAREFUL!
OR CANDIDATES WILL JUMP OUT OF
YOUR FUNNEL
INSTEAD OF
FIGHTING TO GET IN
"Today, our social graph has become a tremendous tool to help vendors and systems understand who
we are, and what skills we have , and potentially what jobs we would be best at .” - Josh Bersin
"Today, our social graph has become a tremendous tool to help vendors and systems understand who
we are, and what skills we have , and potentially what jobs we would be best at .” - Josh Bersin
SOCIAL RECRUITING MISTAKE #1
HAVING AN INCOMPLETE PROFILE
MAKE YOUR PROFILE DIFFICULT TO OVERLOOKInclude hashtags, a sharp photo, and
an interesting background
HAVING A ONE-WAY CONVERSATION
SOCIAL RECRUITING MISTAKE #2
“Twitter is about engaging in conversation and adding value.
Recruiters who only post job links typically have very few followers.”
Jennifer McClure, Unbridled Talent
LACKING DIVERSITYIN FOLLOWERS
SOCIAL RECRUITING MISTAKE #3
RESPOND TO TWEETSYOU FIND COMPELLINGSearch through relevant #hashtags andprofiles, and remember, that interesting person you tweet at may know someone perfect for your open .NET role
"The sheer simplicity of the
platform means you can be up and
running in no time – and can quickly
start watching and learning from the behaviour of the more
established and successful
recruiters.”
- Tony Restell
TAKE BABY STEPS!
SKATE TO WHERE THE PUCK IS GOINGTwitter can add a tremendous amount of value to your current social recruiting strategy when used correctly. Avoid these mistakes and you’ll be ahead in the game in no time at all!
