Had a great chat today with Peter Gold, who if he wasn't so self-effacing may best be described as a guru on the subject of social media and Talent Technology (see his blog on my Bloglist here...)
I shared my view that those recruiters who hadn't yet 'gone digital' are better placed than ever to grasp the nettle now.. and as Peter added 'virtually for free...'
Just as many developing nations have eschewed investing in hard-wired telecoms networks and jumped straight to mobile, so those who haven't developed sophisticated attraction sites, job sites and applicant tracking systems are now in a great position to act...
With a secure facebook profile here, a pay-as-you-go tracking system there (and the odd tweet in the background) why should an SME be persuaded they need to throw tens of thousands at a recruitment site anymore? Talent attraction has never been more in the clients hands.. with a little insight to set you on your way...
Feel free to get in touch if you want to know just how it's done.. ;-)
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more & follower of Peter's! There are so many ways employers can access great talent for almost nothing. It is also amazing how many companies dont even have a careers page on their website!
We find that although many companies would like to consider & learn more about how they can save £££'s by using the internet and web 2.0 to recruit, most are
concerned about taking the leap of faith and the increase in work load it it may create.
With budgets getting increasingly tighter, hopefully more organisations will start to understand just what can be achieved on a shoestring.
Lis
www.hrconnexions.co.uk