4 Recruitment Strategies that Should Be Included in Your Process - Spark Hire

4 Recruitment Strategies that Should Be Included in Your Process - Spark HireWith the many changes in technology and communication, your recruiting process must be reviewed and modified frequently. In order to identify the best talent for your business, you must make sure that you are tapping into all methods of communication in your recruitment strategy.1.Smiling and DialingThe good old recruitment days of rolodexes and cold calling alone has changed drastically. However, thats not to say this form of recruitment should be tossed out the window, as it is still quite effective.If you want to personalize your recruitment strategy and have quick results, you must be smiling and dialing each day. Perhaps you will talk to more voicemails than actual people, but there is a good weg that you will receive a call back or that the potential candidate will answer your call.When you are able to physically speak to a person, this allows you the chance to make personal connections with them throu gh conversation. If that person is not interested in your opportunity, you will have an increased opportunity of receiving a referral from them when you are in conversation.2.Social Media and Online AdvertisingSocial media recruitment is HUGE today. There are so many different resources and we should not limit ourselves to just one. Make sure that you are reaching out to your network on sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and any other social sites that you have membership.It is important to not only search social media sites for potential candidates, but you must also advertise via social media or other online sites that are applicable to your business or lage you are recruiting for.Take a look at the different advertising solutions online such as banner ads, job posting sites, and social media. When it comes to social media, there are many options such as free advertisement in the form of sending out updates to your followers, posting updates in groups, in addition to paid advertisement.3.Video MarketingVideo advertising is a growing method of success when it comes to todays recruitment strategy. Consider creating a video of your business, displaying the culture, environment, and including employees in your video. This form of advertising allows potential candidates to visually see what your company has to offer and understand why someone would want to work for you.4.Video InterviewsWhen tailoring your companys recruitment and bewerbungsgesprching process, it is important that you consider the various methods of interviewing candidates in order to make your process the most effective.Video interviewing can be a huge time saver to your recruitment process, especially when incorporating a one-way video interview within the initial stages of your interview process. The one-way video will allow you to skip the initial phone interview with hundreds of candidates. Rather than spend hours on the phone, screening candidates to determine if they are a fit for your position, the one-way video interview allows you to send selected candidates a list of questions which they will respond to via video.When a candidate has submitted their responses to your questions, you are able to not only hear their answer, but also visually see their responses and replay the video. This can help you when determining cultural fit, as you will have a better sense of the candidates personality when viewing their video interview.In addition to one-way videos, you should also consider incorporating live videos into your recruitment process. Live videos allow you to interview candidates virtually, as if you are face-to-face. You are both able to view each other and have a conversation together at the same time. This is particularly helpful when interviewing candidates who may not be local.What are some ways that you ensure your recruitment strategy is effective and current? Please share your tips and suggestions in the comments below.Image Jakub Jirsak/B igStock.com

Coworkers are donating their vacation time to new moms

Coworkers are donating their vacation time to new momsCoworkers are donating their vacation time to new momsIf your employer is not going to give you paid family leave, theres a new trend of mothers crowdsourcing for it.Good Morning America recently told the story of two new moms who were able to have paid family leave - despite not having paid parental leave at their jobs - because their coworkers had donated their own paid time off to them.These are not isolated incidents. More employers are allowing employees to donate their vacation time to their colleagues. GMA cited the 2018 Employee Benefits Survey, which found that 15% of employers have donation time policies.And in Nebraska, its state policy. Nebraska does not have a dedicated paid family leave policy, but under its newMaternity Leave Donation Program, new mothers can receive donated vacation and compensatory time from their co-workers, within their own agency, to augment their own paid time off while on family medical lea ve after they use up sick time.A commendable or horrifying story about paid leave in America?The mothers who were the recipients of their coworkers generosity expressed gratitude. I welches very surprised because I had not been with the company very long. I was extremely appreciative and very humbled, Angela Hughes, a new college employee who did not qualify for any paid maternity leave, said about eight weeks of maternity leave she ultimately received.This trend could be framed as a feel-good story of admirable coworkers lending a helping hand, but it could also be read as a disheartening commentary on the state of family leave in America in 2018.As the only industrialized nation in the world that does not mandate paid family leave, employees are still at the mercy of kind coworkers to pay for it. The Family and Medical Leave Act gives workers 12 weeks of unpaid family leave, but the United States currently does not federally mandate any paid family leave for employees. On social m edia, the GMA story sparked backlash with people noting that it should not be up to individuals to crowdsource an appropriate amount of family leave.this story should be titled how americans cope with our inhumane economy https//t.co/adjdliPYLE- mirandahobbesVEVO (sprinnyC) July 19, 2018File under Fundamental, universal rights that America has opted not to guarantee. See also GoFundMe pages for health care, abortion-access funds. https//t.co/gryGsp9MH3- ann friedman (annfriedman) July 19, 2018For Hughes, this story had a happy ending. But for many mothers, who do not have these generous coworkers, having a baby often comes at a financial cost to your career. Having a coworker donate their time off is a free way for employers to not have to pay for it themselves. If this crowdsourcing trend becomes the norm of family leave, it could substitute sensible government and corporate policies around it.