How to get the most out of your job posting

             The process of finding the perfect talent for a job isn’t a simple thing for any hiring manager. Right from the point of sourcing to the point of actual recruitment, there is a lot of effort that goes in. But do you know that just by creating the right job posting/advertisement, the chances of fetching the right talent pool could be enormously increased. And, ensuring to not miss out any detail/information of the applicant(s), also plays a very significant role in recruiting that ‘Perfect Fit’! So, as a recruiter/hiring manager, what really can you do to make your job posting stand out and make the most out of it? Let us look at some basic points and also check out how technology could play to be your perfect hiring partner.

Jazz-it-up!

The very first rule: Job posting must be such that it catches the eye. Half job done!

• Precise, well-structured and engaging description of the job in a job-post makes a big difference. Remember, no one likes anything boring. Keep the job-post simple, direct yet elaborate enough and it will take you a step closer to fetching the right fit.

• Avoid stating the obvious and ensure describing things that are really important for both the organisation and the candidate to know. For e.g.: the working hours, the travel demands, the need to meet the deadlines etc.

Pay attention to the structure of the job-post

• Ideally, start by introducing the basic information like location, the Company, highlight its mission, values, industry recognition, followed by the required-job role along with the role’s hierarchy, required minimum qualification, skill-set, experience and other important criterial etc. aligning it with the company.

• Create a simple ‘what-you-will-be-doing’ section and highlight specific responsibilities of the job to make it better.

• Customise the Job Posting Page appealing to a specific talent segment. For e.g. hiring for senior positions, interns, freshers etc.

• Post it on multiple portals to ensure creating a bigger talent pool. Also share on social portals and don’t forget paying attention to the other important ones like Glassdoor, Indeed etc.

• Tag your job advertisement to multiple industry segments, expand the acronyms (if any) to increase the visibility in search results by seekers. Also consider sponsoring the job posting for more visibility.

If dealing with larger recruitment volume, a good idea would be opt for a well-integrated recruitment software solution that could support in not only adding structured data to your job posting, but also let you customise it, offer multiple job posting, provide summarily information on the open recruitments, create databases for any future references and ensures that you do not miss out any tiny bit anywhere in the entire process.

Automate the hiring process:

• Rationalise the entire hiring process using technology. Manual extracting of applications is a tedious job. Automate the process of data extraction using services like Mail / Resume Parsing and optimize the entire process.

• Incorporating a highly efficient cloud-based Applicant Tracking System can help immensely by sourcing the right talent faster, tracking resumes, scheduling interviews, assessing at each stage, sharing results and feedbacks.

The Application Tracking System by resumemantra, is one such perfect hiring support for your organisation. It helps you focus more on the recruitment and hire the best.