2. What is a recruitment strategy?
A recruiting strategy is a plan of action to help you
successfully identify, attract and hire candidates for
your open roles. These are starting points that can
help you recruit employees.
3. Why you need hiring strategies
• Increased number of applicants who meet your
requirements
• Shortened hiring times
• Increased company awareness
• Reduce hiring costs
• Better matches for the position, which can improve
employee performance and retention
4. Try the following 10
strategies to help when
you’re recruiting
employees.
5. 1. Treat candidates like
customers
Whether you use phone screening, a video interview
or an in-person interview, a candidate’s first
impression of your company is critical. It’s important
to make them feel like you’re just as excited about
getting to know them as they are about being
considered for the role.
6. 2. Use social media
• Social media can be a fantastic recruiting tool.
Social recruiting allows you to share job postings
with your entire network and encourages two-way
conversations. Even if the people you reach aren’t
interested in the role you’re hiring for, they may
know someone who’s a good fit.
7. 3. Implement an employee
referral program
• Good employees often make a habit of surrounding
themselves with other highly capable professionals.
While many employees may already be sharing
open roles with quality contacts in their networks, a
well-developed employee referral program can
encourage even more of your employees to refer
talent they know.
8. 4. Create compelling job
descriptions
Writing an attention-grabbing and thorough job
description is one of the most important aspects of
the hiring process.
•Make titles as specific as possible.
•Include the essentials.
•Highlight your culture
•Open with a captivating summary.
9. 5. Make use of sponsored jobs
to stand outBecause
• Because there are thousands of jobs posted on
Indeed every day, the visibility of your listing can
decrease over time. A good way to make sure your
job posting continues to stand out is through a
sponsored job.
10. 6. Check resumes posted
online
• Indeed Resume hosts millions of resumes from job
seekers across most industries and locations.
Employers can quickly find candidates by entering a
job title or skill and a city, state or zip.
• To set up a Resume Alert:
• Sign into Indeed Resume.
• Conduct a relevant search.
• Click “Get new resumes by email” at the top of the
search result.
11. 7. Consider past candidates
• When you hire for a position, there are often a few
talented candidates who end up not making the cut
due to timing or other external factors. When you’re
recruiting employees for a similar position, consider
revisiting the resumes of past applicants.
12. 8. Claim your Company
PageJob
• Job seekers often take time to research employee
reviews, salary data, benefits and more before
applying to jobs. All of this information can be found
on an Indeed Company Page.
13. 9. Attend industry-related
meetups
• While job fairs can be helpful in recruiting
employees, non-recruiting-specific events can also
offer an excellent opportunity to meet motivated
industry professionals who are eager to network
and advance in their field. For example, if you’re
looking to hire a software engineer, find a local
group, meetup or association focused on software
development and attend a meeting.
14. 10. Include peers in the
interview process
• Sometimes the ideal person to interview a
candidate is someone already working in the same
or a similar role. This employee already knows what
it takes to excel in the position and can verify
whether candidates have the skills and experience
needed to do the job well.