Finding the right candidate for your vacant positions can be daunting, but following tried approaches can make the process easier. Social media, job boards, advertisements, and word of mouth are just a few easily tried ways to find employees.
Here are a few tips on how to find employees online.
Create your company’s online presence
A strong online presence is a must if you want to hire employees. Having a professional website and social media accounts of your company helps build trust between you and your potential clients. It also makes a positive impression on potential job candidates.
To attract high-caliber employees, consider the following tips when creating your company’s online presence.
- Keep your company profile in check and monitor employee reviews on employer review sites online.
- According to statistics, 88% of job candidates visit a company’s website and read employee reviews before applying for a position.
- Stay updated with customer feedback through sites such as Yelp.
- Keep your website and social media profiles up to date and apply branding standards to keep them relevant.
Make an account on job posting sites
Job posting sites can attract an industry or a specific person.
Use a free job board
Finding and hiring employees for free can help you save many hiring costs and get your open positions filled quickly. There are many free job boards available such as Indeed. Indeed for employers offer application tracking and allow you to post unlimited jobs.
Optimise your job posting
When searching for a job, people head to Google. This is why you should optimize your job posting so that they land on the relevant search result. To ensure your job posting is seen by the top candidates.
Use relevant keywords when writing a job description
Google works by picking up keywords in your Meta title and meta description. Include as many keywords as you can in the job title and job description.
Mention the job location
Some job posting platforms require you to mention your business’s location. As a general practice, you should include the city in the job description. This will attract job seekers who search for jobs in your specific city.
Optimise your URL
If you are posting jobs on your company’s website, you should choose a web page slug that includes the job title and location of the job.
Optimise your scripts and videos
If you have videos in your job description or on your hiring page, it is very important that you optimize these videos with relevant keywords.
Consistency is key
Once you have posted your job on job boards, websites, or social media, take out time to review candidate applications daily.
There are many businesses that are looking for the top candidate, and failure to respond to candidates quickly can result in losing the candidate to your competitor’s employer.
This is very important if you have an interview process. You need to go through the applications and shortlist individuals for interviews so that you can schedule interviews and fill up the position quickly.
The bottom line
In today’s world, everybody has access to the internet, which makes searching for jobs online the most commonly used method by candidates. In order to fill up your position quickly, you need to create an online presence, post jobs on different platforms, and review candidate applications as quickly as you can.
Tommy Williamson did his degree in psychology at the University of Hertfordshire. He is interested in mental health, wellness, and lifestyle.
