by Fronetics | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Supply Chain, Talent
Source: www.social-hire.com
Great talent is out there. The question is – where? With more than 73 percent of online adults and 89 percent of job seekers using social networking sites the answer is clear – online.
Many companies employ a strategy of “post and pray.” That is, they post the job on their website and then they sit back and wait for the applications to pour in. If you want to attract top talent, you need to move away from post and pray and instead use an active talent acquisition strategy.
Here are the components of an active strategy– one that will enable your company to attract and land top talent.
Post
In addition to posting the job description on your company’s website, post it on industry job boards and on LinkedIn.
Share
LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook are great places to share that your company has an opening and is looking for great talent. When using social media to share the job posting remember that, for example, the lifespan of a Tweet is about 18 minutes. Given this, it is necessary to share the job opening more than once so that it doesn’t get lost in the chatter.
Explore
Go out and look for talent. Look to the LinkedIn groups to which you belong. Are there individuals who, given their contributions to the group, seem like they would be a good fit for the position? If so, reach out to them and let them know they caught your attention. Share the position with them, and go from there.
Similarly, look to Twitter and to blogs. When looking at blogs to identify a potential candidate, look not only at the author, but also at people mentioned within a blog post.
Network
Use your network and your employee’s networks to share the position and to identify potential candidates.
The next time you have a job opening, try an active strategy. You’ll be amazed – an active approach to talent acquisition will yield a stronger pool of candidates.
by Fronetics | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Supply Chain, Talent
Source: www.social-hire.com
Great talent is out there. The question is – where? With more than 73 percent of online adults and 89 percent of job seekers using social networking sites the answer is clear – online.
Many companies employ a strategy of “post and pray.” That is, they post the job on their website and then they sit back and wait for the applications to pour in. If you want to attract top talent, you need to move away from post and pray and instead use an active talent acquisition strategy.
Here are the components of an active strategy– one that will enable your company to attract and land top talent.
Post
In addition to posting the job description on your company’s website, post it on industry job boards and on LinkedIn.
Share
LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook are great places to share that your company has an opening and is looking for great talent. When using social media to share the job posting remember that, for example, the lifespan of a Tweet is about 18 minutes. Given this, it is necessary to share the job opening more than once so that it doesn’t get lost in the chatter.
Explore
Go out and look for talent. Look to the LinkedIn groups to which you belong. Are there individuals who, given their contributions to the group, seem like they would be a good fit for the position? If so, reach out to them and let them know they caught your attention. Share the position with them, and go from there.
Similarly, look to Twitter and to blogs. When looking at blogs to identify a potential candidate, look not only at the author, but also at people mentioned within a blog post.
Network
Use your network and your employee’s networks to share the position and to identify potential candidates.
The next time you have a job opening, try an active strategy. You’ll be amazed – an active approach to talent acquisition will yield a stronger pool of candidates.
by Fronetics | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Marketing, Social Media, Supply Chain, Talent
Do you remember Schleprock? Schleprock was the character in The Flintstones who always had a raincloud over his head; things just never seemed to turn out right for him. Given the large (and growing) number of job openings within the supply chain industry many companies are starting to get Schleprock-syndrome. Companies with Schleprock-syndrome are convinced that the supply chain talent crisis will prevent them from finding great talent and filling open positions. Here’s the problem with this: it just doesn’t add up.
In a recent interview, Rodney Apple, founder of the SCM Talent Group, shared that there are companies who are out there – right now – finding and hiring great talent. How are these companies succeeding where others fail? Apple:
“Many companies haven’t taken the initiative to develop best-in-class talent acquisition resources and programs. Companies that perform the best are the ones that treat the recruiting department like a strategic, value-added program versus a low-level, tactical HR cost center.”
Is your recruitment strategy failing?
Be honest. How does your company approach talent acquisition? Is it viewed as a cost center or is it viewed as a strategic department, crucial to the success and growth of your business? If your answer is the former, it is time to rethink your approach.
Fix it
Apple’s role within the supply chain industry gives him a unique perspective on the talent acquisition and recruitment. Want to fix your recruitment strategy? Here are 10 things Apple suggests your company should do to create a successful recruitment strategy:
- Write job descriptions that attract supply chain talent
- Be more flexible when it comes to hiring requirements
- Invest in a best-in-class talent acquisition strategy and program
- Upgrade career branding materials
- Create a supply chain leadership development program
- Consider talent from other fields
- Develop a program for employing Veterans, candidates with disabilities and long-term unemployed.
- Invest more into job training and mentoring programs e.g. supply chain certifications and tuition reimbursement.
- Establish an employment brand
- Be active on social media
by Fronetics | Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, Marketing, Social Media, Supply Chain, Talent
Do you remember Schleprock? Schleprock was the character in The Flintstones who always had a raincloud over his head; things just never seemed to turn out right for him. Given the large (and growing) number of job openings within the supply chain industry many companies are starting to get Schleprock-syndrome. Companies with Schleprock-syndrome are convinced that the supply chain talent crisis will prevent them from finding great talent and filling open positions. Here’s the problem with this: it just doesn’t add up.
In a recent interview, Rodney Apple, founder of the SCM Talent Group, shared that there are companies who are out there – right now – finding and hiring great talent. How are these companies succeeding where others fail? Apple:
“Many companies haven’t taken the initiative to develop best-in-class talent acquisition resources and programs. Companies that perform the best are the ones that treat the recruiting department like a strategic, value-added program versus a low-level, tactical HR cost center.”
Is your recruitment strategy failing?
Be honest. How does your company approach talent acquisition? Is it viewed as a cost center or is it viewed as a strategic department, crucial to the success and growth of your business? If your answer is the former, it is time to rethink your approach.
Fix it
Apple’s role within the supply chain industry gives him a unique perspective on the talent acquisition and recruitment. Want to fix your recruitment strategy? Here are 10 things Apple suggests your company should do to create a successful recruitment strategy:
- Write job descriptions that attract supply chain talent
- Be more flexible when it comes to hiring requirements
- Invest in a best-in-class talent acquisition strategy and program
- Upgrade career branding materials
- Create a supply chain leadership development program
- Consider talent from other fields
- Develop a program for employing Veterans, candidates with disabilities and long-term unemployed.
- Invest more into job training and mentoring programs e.g. supply chain certifications and tuition reimbursement.
- Establish an employment brand
- Be active on social media
