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Sep 27

How to transform your WordPress site into a social recruiting machine

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So, I haven’t been blogging much recently, but I haven’t been living under a rock so I’m going to talk about something in tune with the current trends in social media.

I bet you’ve heard about “social recruiting” (definition by Wikipedia) strategy, software, anything.

Well Jobvite did a good job sometime ago publishing a survey on the matter and now everyone is talking about it. Well, at least everyone somehow involved in the HR sphere.

It’s no news that nowadays companies try to save few bobs there and there, while attempting to hire the best possible talent around.

It’s a known issue that the most amazing people are probably employed and might also be passively looking for a job, balancing their options.

Well, you need to be on top of your game to snatch these great people up before anybody else will do so.

In light of this, I’m sure you currently use some sort of Candidate management system or ATS (application tracking system). A lot of them I think would be quite similar in their offer and the choice would probably be down to personal preference. Leading ATS like Jobvite, include some social integration and employee referrals, which I assume, come connected to a hefty price tag, since there is no way to see their pricing on the website without registering or contacting sales.

That for me is already a major put off. I quite like The Resumator, they’ve recently revamped their website, which looks good, and also I like they’re quarky and funky approach and the fact that they show their plans and pricing. That said, the basic plan starts at 49$ with 3 jobs available. So it’s definitely not cheap, but you can try for free for 14 days.

So, you might be thinking now, what’s WordPress to do with this blog post? So far, nothing. But I’m coming to it.

One of the most innovative as well as seriously well designed app is Zartis. They’ve been in the market for a couple of years with their flagship product, HR Locker, a self service HR software solution to manage annual leave and employees details. Few months ago they’ve launched their latest – and coolest – addition to their SaaS portfolio, a social recruting software.

So, I obviously like their style and also I like their pricing plans. You can sign up for FREE and get 1 job with this plan or optionally, you can sign up for their PRO plan and get 20 jobs with it.

I think it sounds very reasonable compared to not knowing the price (and being forced to talk to sales) or the basic $50!!

Anyhow, another couple of points which will set the guys from Zartis apart from the rest of social recruiting software providers.

1. They offer a super easy to install widget for your website, fully customasible, which will sit on your site and show that “we’re hiring” and allow applicants to apply from it directly with either a CV or LinkedIn profile.

2.They seem to believe so much in what they’re doing that they’ve built a FREE jobs listing plugin for WordPress users. As far as I know, nobody else has anything similar on offer and knowing that are almost 60 mil­lion other Word­Press sites, I’d say they can’t go wrong with this. A lot of business sites nowadays are made with WordPress and using this plugin will surely make the hiring process. According to Zartis you can “Easily add job listings and secure candidate management to your WordPress site.” It’s basically super simple and straight forward and lets you quickly and easily create your own jobs page and automate much of the recruitment process. One feature I particulary find useful and enjoyed is that it also allows you to automatically post your vacancies to Twitter and Facebook. If you want to see an example of the little widget you check out the Zartis website.

In case you’ve missed the link above, you can now download their free WordPress job manager plugin .

So these are my considerations. Are you a WordPress user? Are you using any tools, software, apps to streamline your recruitment process?

Have you joined the social recruitment revolution? I’d like to hear from you, whatever you’re doing!

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Jul 13

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Social recruitment survey 2011

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In this blog post I’ll try to sum up the most important data extracted from the social recruiting surveys conducted by the SHRM and Jobvite.

First off, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reported an increase in the number of companies using social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitterfor recruitment purposes.

The number have grown from 34% in 2008 to 56% in 2011.
Furthermore, the number of companies who do not plan to use social recruitinghas fallen from 45% to 21%, considering the same time frame as above.

Almost unsurprisingly, the data gathered in the poll shows that LinkedIn is the most used site for sourcing candidates, with 95% of companies using social media for recruitment, choose LinkedIn first.
Facebook ranked second with 58%, followed by a close third, Twitter, with 42%.

More good news for job seekers who use social networking sites, 72% of companies actively search for candidates using the website’s in-built search feature. 63% of employers created a business page or group, in order to attract more candidates.

It is apparent that companies are more proactive than ever in the search of the perfect talent. This can increase the chances for job seekers to be found by companies that have already implemented a social recruiting strategy. However, it also means that job seekers have to be proactive as well, networking, and making sure that their social job search gets them in the right place at the right time, for the perfect job match.

Yesterday, Jobvite, a social recruiting provider, has released the results of its annual “Social recruiting survey”.

The survey reports that social recruiting keeps growing among U.S. companies with 89% planning to recruit through social media this year, up from 83% in 2010.
This is an even higher number than reported in the SHRM survey.

Not to be underestimated, 80% of respondents, already use social media for recruitment.

Social Recruiting Plans

A notable finding from the report is that using social networking sites to recruit is working. 64% have hired through social networks in 2011, up from 58% in 2010. 55% will increase their budgets for social recruiting and also 30% for referrals, while only 16% of respondents will spend more on job boards.

Investment Growth in Recruiting Sources

Referrals are continued to be ranked as the most highly rated source for candidate quality (over quantity) and the Jobvite Index data reports that 1 in 10 referral candidates are hired compared to 1 in 100 general applicants.

To date, (Google+ may be factored in the future), the top three sites employers are using are LinkedIn (87%), Facebook (55%) and Twitter (47%).

Social Networks for Recruiting

The numbers here are quite similar to the ones highlighted from the SHRM report.

All considered, I think this is good news for both employers and prospective candidates. It opens up a lot more opportunities for both sides and it allows for an improved targeted search with actual results.

After all, most of us have an online presence somehow, and people who don’t, would most likely not be a match nor in search of a job offered by a company who is using social recruitment as a preferred employment channel.

This article is courtesy of http://hrsoftwaresystem.com/435/social-recruiting-2011/trackback/

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