Screen, interview, hire and repeat. That could be the shortest job description for a recruiter. But a glimpse at a recruiter’s typical agenda shows that their day-to-day tasks are not as simple as you might think. Here are recruiters’ top responsibilities broken down by stages of the hiring process, along with advice on how to be a successful recruiter at each stage: At the beginning of the hiring process. Use niche recruiting channels. MORE

Once again using HRmarketer software, we analyzed the #HRTechConf conference website and tweets to come up with the following Conference Twitter Primer — all the information you need to socially prepare for the world’s largest HR technology conference and exposition hall! IbaMasood : Interested in software eating the world. bneverest888 : Technical Recruiter managing a global team of rock-stars at InterSystems; looking for the best and brightest minds in the industry. MORE

That can only enhance your employer brand. While the frustration you feel after an interview no show is understandable, avoid calling candidates to request an explanation or sending them a contentious email (a recruiter once told me they did both to rattle the candidate into realizing that ghosting people is wrong). But candidates, whether they’re interested in your company or not, might not take your censure well and go out of their way to badmouth your brand. MORE

At this stage your company doesn’t have a dedicated recruiting team. The tools you use weren’t designed for recruiting. You don’t have much that amounts to a recruiting strategy. Effective employer branding. Find employees: social recruiting and job boards. MORE

That can only enhance your employer brand. While the frustration you feel after an interview no-show is understandable, avoid calling candidates to request an explanation or sending them a contentious email (a recruiter once told me they did both to rattle the candidate into realizing that ghosting people is wrong). But candidates, whether they’re interested in your company or not, might not take your censure well and go out of their way to badmouth your brand. MORE

And this is why employers who accept mobile applications are twice as likely to get high quality candidates as those that don’t. There is no magic bullet in recruiting. Do I need to hire a recruiter? Hiring a recruiter isn’t always necessary but it can be a great shortcut. MORE

If you’re like any employer, HR representative or recruiter, you probably don’t have the time to get into the nitty-gritty details of the selection process. Resume screening. Screening call. If you’re using software to build your application forms, using qualifying questions at the beginning of your selection process should be easy. Resume screening. If you are like many employers and recruiters, you’re also actively pursuing a D&I initiative. MORE

There are a ton of great HR/Recruitment blogs. Ongig, of course, has its own recruiting blog — you’re reading it right now! This includes general HR blogs, recruiting blogs, talent acquisition blogs, employer branding blogs and more. Recruiting Blog. MORE

We’d love to tell you that the recruitment process is as simple as posting a job and then choosing the best among the candidates who flow right in. There are 10 main areas of the recruitment process that, once mastered, can help you: Optimize your recruitment strategy. What is the recruitment process? Recruitment Marketing – find and attract better candidates. Reporting, Compliance & Security – be compliant throughout the recruitment process. MORE