Five tips for effective social recruitment

Social recruiting is not new. According to research collated by Staff.com, 93% of companies use LinkedIn to recruit, 66% use Facebook and 54% use Twitter.

Social media gives recruiters and HR professionals access to a huge pool of potential candidates as well as a way to promote their employer’s brand. This brings great opportunity, but if done badly, can be very damaging. We must remember, ‘With great power comes great responsibility’.

Here are our best practice tips for effective social recruiting:

#1 – Brush up on marketing skills