As a Recruiter you’re constantly in touch with potential candidates and you’re in search of talented candidates. Considering this it becomes important to equip yourself with the knowledge of Content Marketing hence we decided to have a #SourcingChat on Content Marketing for Recruiters.

If you’re following Sourcing Adda then I’m sure you’d like to know which are the, “Top Tweets of the #SourcingChat on Content Marketing for Recruiters” hence here they are…

• Sourcing Adda ‏@SourcingAdda

Q1. Do you think Recruiters need to do Content Marketing? #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa ‏@pipalwa

A1 #Recruiter Sell #career via #job. To Sell it effectively -ensure you have Right Content #SourcingChat

• Applicant Tracking ‏@atrackingsystem

A1: Yes. Recruiters are responsible to attract best talent in the market. So it helps in branding the company

@SourcingAdda #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda ‏@SourcingAdda

Q2. How important is Content Marketing to Recruiters? #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa ‏@pipalwa

A2 #Recruiters first should know what is the Importance of Right #Content #SourcingChat See Image

• Rupesh Vanama @rupeshvanama

A2 #SourcingChat candidates decide on opp based on info gathered online/ offline.

Cntnt mktng plays key role in influencing decisions.

• Sourcing Adda ‏@SourcingAdda

Q.3 What role does Content Marketing play in Recruiting? #SourcingChat

• Applicant Tracking @atrackingsystem

A3: It defines the expectations and responsibilities of a role. Crisp and Precise content attracts best talent

@SourcingAdda #SourcingChat

• Mukta Patil @MuktaPatil4

A3 Attracting talent through great content, advertising opportunities and creating an #employerbrand

#SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q4. What impact does Content Marketing have in a candidate’s decision to join a company?#SourcingChat

• Mukta Patil @MuktaPatil4

A4 It can be useful only if he/she gets good insight into the company, hence influencing his decision

#SourcingChat

• Applicant Tracking @atrackingsystem

A4: Better understanding of Business+What current employees r doing+What new role is all about+Future

Growth @SourcingAdda #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q5. Which Social Media Channels do you use for Content Marketing? #SourcingChat

• Satish Joshi @Satish_JoshiHR

@SourcingAdda A5.Twitter, LinkedIn facebook, company website #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A5 Choice of #socialmedia should be decided based on Type of #Content #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q6. What aspects should be considered when creating Content? #SourcingChat

• Mukta Patil @MuktaPatil4

A6 Showcasing the real values, culture and face of an organization #SourcingChat

• Satish Joshi @Satish_JoshiHR

@SourcingAdda A6. Prospective employees employees/Audience, language, showcase of big thinking,

talk about success stories #sourcingChat

• Applicant Tracking @atrackingsystem 

A6: A Good Example would be: “HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT JOB DESCRIPTION”

Read:  http://www.applicanttrackingsystem.co/blog/how-to-write-a-perfect-job-description/ ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚¦

@SourcingAdda #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q7. What are your Strategies to effective Content Marketing? #SourcingChat

• Satish Joshi @Satish_JoshiHR @SourcingAdda

A7.Quality content, employee speak, social foundation of org, audience engagement & most important

“feedback”. #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A7- We can follow few steps while designing Perfect #Content strategy #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A7 Design, Execute and Refine the Content- The objective is to Attract #Talent #SourcingChat

There you have it, now don’t you agree that these Tweets were enlightening? I for one can certainly say that I’ve definitely learnt a thing or two and I’m looking forward to more such #SourcingChats as you are bound to learn something new with every discussion that takes place. To be a part of more such #SourcingChats be sure to follow @SourcingAdda to get real time updates to our upcoming activities.

We’ve heard so much about candidate experience and its importance but have you ever wondered whether it is a need or a buzzword. We @SourcingAdda took the liberty to find out and confirm our views about the same by conducting a #SourcingChat. So here are the top tweets of the Chat…

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.1 How do you define candidate experience? #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A1. The reactions of a Candidate in Every Process of Hiring and goes until his Joining.

The reaction can be + or – ve #sourcingchat

• Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilTKumar

@SourcingAdda A1. Candidate experience is collective result of the interaction you have

with the candidate in hiring process #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.2 What are the components of candidate experience? #SourcingChat

• Shoheb Shaikh @Shoheb (2RT, 3F)

A2 – Every interaction of an organization with a candidate are components of candidate

experience #sourcingchat

• Parul Sharma @parulsharma23

#Sourcingchat @SourcingAdda A2) Components: Academics, Attitude, Advancement, Ability

to Acknowledge his knowledge,

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.3 How important is the Candidate Experience during the Hiring Process? #SourcingChat

• Rakhee Jha @rakhee_jha

A3) Word-of-mouth marketing #SourcingChat

• Deepa Chaudhari @deepa2410

@SourcingAdda A3: The Employer Brand is as strong as the Candidate Experience in hiring

process #sourcingchat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.4 What can you do to ensure a high satisfaction candidate experience? #SourcingChat

• viraj chavan @tweetvraj

A4. #RECRUITERS Lose the “Don’t call us, we’ll call you” Attitude #sourcingchat

• Sathish Ganesh @sathish_ganesh

@SourcingAdda A4) 1) Simplify your employment job application process 2) Customize Form

E-mails #SourcingChat

• Sathish Ganesh @sathish_ganesh

@SourcingAdda A4) 3.Make sure your job descriptions are accurate 4.Communication is key

5. Pick up the phone and talk (2/2) #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.5 What are the factors that lead to bad candidate experience? #SourcingChat

• Shoheb Shaikh @Shoheb

A5) Unclear JD’s and Imprecise feedback #sourcingchat #candidate_experience

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A5. – Lengthy Hiring TAT, Delay in Feedback, and Recruiter Laid back attitude etc.

#sourcingchat

• Rakhee Jha @rakhee_jha

A5) Just one word “Time” Ans for all 5 questions #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.6 How can you minimize the effect of these factors? #SourcingChat

• Shoheb Shaikh @Shoheb

A6) Provide candid feedback #sourcingchat #candidate_experience

• Rakhee Jha @rakhee_jha

A6) Screening should be done properly + Time management #SourcingChat

• Sourcing Adda @SourcingAdda

Q.7 Does your organization conduct a candidate experience survey? #SourcingChat

• Manish Pipalwa @pipalwa

A7 We do During offer process and Post Joining Feedback & also feedback sheet on each

weekend interview event #sourcingchat

• Shoheb Shaikh @Shoheb

A7) No, but not sure if companies would want to invest in #candidate_experience

#sourcingchat

• Sourcing Adda ‏@SourcingAdda

Q. 8 Bottom-line – Is candidate experience – A need or a buzzword #SourcingChat

• Sanjay Singh Negi @hrsanjaynegi

@SourcingAdda A8) It’s a Need & don’t make it Buzzword #SourcingChat

• Chenthil Kumar @ChenthilTKumar

@SourcingAdda A8. Both need and Buzzword #SourcingChat

A closer look into these tweets surprised us as there were a lot of views expressed of which a few were similar to ours. That was quite impressive and interesting too. If you’ve enjoyed these tweets and want to know more then follow @SourcingAdda.

Well I’m sure this comes as a surprise to the ones that routinely follow us for the latest updates. We at Sourcing Adda (@SourcingAdda) recognise this and have taken the initiative to give all our members a recap on the latest developments in the Talent Acquisition Industry. We have also decided to help you interact with Thought Leaders across the Recruitment Sphere. So if you’ve missed the Sourcing Chat (#SourcingChat) here’s a chance to get a recap of the same.

With #SourcingAdda you can get reacquainted with these individuals and gain insights that you wouldn’t have got otherwise which are trade secrets. So here’s a list of the Top Tweets of the #SourcingChat on “Best Practices in Campus Recruitment and On – Boarding”

• Nidhi @Snidhee

@SourcingAdda It’s more cost effective than experienced hire for business #SourcingChat

• Nandan Agnihotri @npagnihotri

A2. Culture, pre-joining engagement in short connect with candidates #Sourcingchat (3 retweet)

• NoJargon @No_Jargon

A3) ideally it depends on relationship with the College and past history of selects. #SourcingChat

• Susham Shetty @Sushyam

@SourcingAdda A4 Using Cognitive ability assessments that has a high correlation with performance .Identify leadership traits #SourcingChat

• Jenny S John @jenny_s_john

A5) Get away with 60% criteria and have a stronger selection process, great minds might not always score above 60%. #Sourcingchat

• Nupur @imnoops

@SourcingAdda A6.Initially it is JOB that matters then comes these frills and their preferences. #SourcingChat

• PearsonTalentLensInd @ThinKritical

A7. Consider what is constant and what a variable is! This is where #ability is more important that #aptitude. #sourcingchat

• Madhav Vamsi @Madhavspeaks

A8: couple of gaps here, skill competency majorly & hence opportunity gap. Firms must collaborate with academia #sourcingchat

• Sachin Khurana @SachinKhurana05

A9 question itself has the answer; long term strategy needs consistent supply & Development of #talent only possible through campus #SourcingChat

• Sarang Brahme @Sarangbrahme

A7. Attitude is more important but we have no scientific way to measure it, so we go on skill #SourcingChat

• Sachin Khurana @SachinKhurana05

A9 question itself has the answer; long term strategy needs consistent supply & Development. Of #talent only possible through campus #SourcingChat

• chirag chhabra @chhabra2861

A7) Attitude matters d most as one can learn skills if he wants but changing the attitude will be more difficult task #SourcingChat

• Prashant Banerjee @prashban

@SourcingAdda #sourcingchat A4. Take them through comprehensive selection and not elimination process

• Rajiv Ryan @RajivRyan

A5: Candidates who score < 60% and have strong Extracurricular & Co curricular skills should be given an equal chance! #SourcingChat

• Shefali Nagarkar @nagarkarshefali

A5 Personally I find the “cut-off” pattern unfair & flawed. Talent is what matters #Sourcingchat @SourcingAdda

• Shoheb Shaikh @Shoheb

A5) Companies might miss on some best talent just because he/she scored below 60%. History – Dropouts were the best!! #SourcingChat

• Amit Patel @amit_patel3112

#Sourcingchat A2. Shall to share new idea with Colleges and we can arrange guest lectures and prepare them

Well this brings this amazing chat to an end, but if you’re looking for more such Chats then you need only follow @SourcingAdda and keep tabs on #SourcingChat and of course join us in our endeavour while interacting and taking away insights that aren’t easy to come by.