10 Social Media Tactics for Finding Talent

We all know how hard it is to attract talent, actually I should say the right talent! This is another area that if I was still a Group HR Director I would be looking at closely. Here are 10 social media recruiting tactics I would be thinking of employing

1. Use Twitter to advertise talent gaps - it is the ultimate friend recommendation.
2. Use Facebook to create a company page, showing why talent should entrust their career with you. Create a story around their career with your brand.
3. Use Google Reader to cover your industry area...be searching for talent through RSS feeds. Blogs/Podcasts are a shop window for personal brands.
4. Use social media on your site - For example, an interview from a board member to say why talent is at the core of strategy, a video of the environment.
5. Use a wiki for FAQ on recruitment
6. A bar camp for people wanting to know more about your industry (not your company)
7. A podcast helping recruits to understand how to build a career from leaving college/university.
8. As with Microsoft, encourage blogging from within to show the talent, to show the openness, to engage with future consumers of your employer brand.
9. Use networking sites such as Linked In, Facebook to find talent.
10. Sponsor a podcast which attracts the talent you are looking for...if you want designers choose a creative podcast...

You don't need a large budget for recruitment, you need a passion for reaching the right people...

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