Employment Screening | 5 Text Messaging Tips For Recruiters Pt. 2
Employment Screening | There is no need to go out and join a professional recruiters club, though you certainly can, if one exists in your area. Fortunately, you can find easy access to virtual groups on Facebook and LinkedIn that can be just as valuable to your efforts:
Facebook Groups for Professional Recruiters
- Recruiters Who Actually make Placements. Over 1,000 members. “Recruiters who actually make placements have a lot of interesting things to talk about: clients, tools, vacation spots, music, cocktails, etc.”
- Recruiters Online. About 5,500 members. “This is NOT a place to advertise your company or post your jobs. It is not a group for Job Hunters. This is a hardball discussion group about recruiting.”
- Recruiting Gym for Women. More than 11,000 members. This group is directed more toward direct sales businesses than traditional companies. “Welcome to the “Recruiting Gym for Women” – where you get on-going encouragement, support and training to help you build a large team… (without having to feel uncomfortable, sales-y or deal with a lot of rejection).”
LinkedIn Groups for Professional Recruiters
- Financial Executive Way Forward – Leaders in Banking, Consulting, Banking, and Recruiting. Nearly 130,000 members. “This group brings together professionals in the financial industries or related services. Senior managers are welcome to join from all over the world.”
- Hospitality Recruiting Network. Over 50,000 members. “This is a group designed to keep all recruiting professionals up to date and informed with the latest trends and happenings associated in the restaurant and hospitality recruiting industry. Recruiters from both corporate and agency are invited to attend and share valuable information.”
- Networked Recruiter. Almost 100,000 members. “The Networked Recruiter is a destination dedicated to expanding your professional network, facilitating career advancement, and promoting the collective sharing of best practices within the field of professional recruiting.”
5. Candidates should be able to easily unsubscribe
Just as it is important for potential candidates to be able to opt-in to receive text messages from you, it is equally important for them to be able to easily unsubscribe and stop receiving them. Do not fret; every list has people who unsubscribe. A good mobile marketing platform should allow you to implement a “STOP” feature. By utilizing the automated unsubscribe feature you are being polite, only targeting real candidates, complying with anti-spam guidelines, and offering extra value with your text messages.
As a recruiter, you can set up the platform to notify you of new unsubscribes via email if you like, and choose to manually remove subscribers from your list on your own. You should have complete control to decide.
Give your users easy access to opt-in and unsubscribe from your text messages. Segment and target your campaigns to appeal to a relevant audience. Network with other recruiters to stay in the know. Automate the parts of the recruiting campaign you can to free up time and energy for other things. Implementing this advice, you should see a world of improvement in your mobile campaigns. -recruit loop