How Do Companies Recruit Employees

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How Do Companies Recruit Employees

How do companies recruit in an era where technology rules? Recruiting and hiring has changed significantly over the years and continues to evolve as technology changes. It's important for job seekers to be aware of how companies recruit so they can take advantage of the ways that companies are finding qualified applicants to hire.
# What is Recruitment?
What is recruitment? Recruitment is one of the steps in the hiring process companies use to recruit and hire new employees.
The recruitment phase of the hiring process takes place when the company tries to reach a pool of candidates through job postings on company and external websites, job referrals, help wanted advertisements, college campus recruitment, social media recruiting, etc.
Job applicants who respond to the recruitment efforts of the company are then screened to determine if they are qualified for the job.
Selected candidates are invited to interviews and other methods of assessment. Employers may check the background of prospective employees, as well as check references prior to making a job offer and hiring the top candidate for the position.
# Types of Company Recruiting Strategies
1. Passive vs. Active Recruiting
In some cases, employers passively recruit by simply posting jobs on their company website and waiting for applicants to find the job posting and apply. They don't need to do anything else because of the volume of applications they receive.
Other companies are actively recruiting candidates using many different ways to connect with and engage potential employees. Even if they do get many applications they want to be sure they are reaching the best candidates including those who may not be actively seeking employment, but may be interested if they saw a job posting or were recruited.
2. Recruiting on Company Websites
Many large corporations have more applicants than they can readily manage, so there is no need to advertise extensively for candidates for employment. For example, Southwest Airlines received 193,636 resumes and hired 4,349 new employees in 2011. That's a lot of applicants for every available job. Still, Southwest has a Careers section of the company website with information on jobs, benefits, the company culture, internships and tips on what it's like to work at Southwest. Applicants can apply online by uploading, copying and pasting, or using the resume wizard to get their resume into Southwest's applicant systems.
Reports indicate that Google receives over a million resumes a year and many other major employers receive comparatively large numbers of applications, as well.
If you know of companies where you would like to work, your first step should be to check out the company website to find available openings and apply online. Going directly to the source will get your application in the system fast and you may be able to sign up to be notified of new job openings as soon as they are posted. Here's more on finding and applying for jobs on company websites:
3. Jobs on Company Websites
# Job Boards
Job boards still play a significant role in company recruiting. Major employers post open positions on job boards like Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com and Dice.com. Job seekers can create a profile on these sites and upload resumes and letters to apply for jobs. In addition, many of the top job boards have mobile apps so you can job search on the fly from your phone or iPad.
# Job Search Engines
Job search engines are a good way for job seekers to get job listings fast, because they search many sources where employment opportunities are listed. Even though a job search engine finds many jobs automatically when it searches the Internet, companies use them to recruit directly as well.
For example, US.jobs is a national job search site administered by DirectEmployers, a nonprofit human resources consortium of leading global employers, and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.
Job listings from member companies are posted directly on the US.job sites.
In addition, employers that would like their open positions featured on a job search engine can, for example, tap into LinkUp.com's Recruitment Advertising Solutions to receive premium web placement, feed jobs from the company website to Facebook and take advantage of a variety of other recruiting options. Here's more on the top job search engines and how to use them:
# LinkedIn
LinkedIn continues to be the dominant network for professional recruiting with 93% of employers surveyed by Jobvite in 2012 using it to recruit. Of those companies, 89% have made a hire through LinkedIn. LinkedIn's Recruiting Solutions enables companies to easily source candidates, share and advertise jobs on LinkedIn and create company career pages to attract and engage talent.
Job seekers can search for job openings directly on LinkedIn and follow companies to get the latest news and current job openings. To use LinkedIn most effectively, your profile should be carefully optimized so recruiters can find you when they search for qualified candidates. Here's how:
# Newspapers
Yes, companies do still place help wanted ads in newspapers and your local paper can be a good source of job listings. You don't have to buy a paper to find the listings. Check online and you'll find classified ads for a variety of local jobs on your newspaper's websites.

Source: https://www.thebalance.com/how-do-companies-recruit-employees-2062874