Webinar On Innovative Ways Of Hiring

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Webinar
Innovative ways of Hiring
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Contents
Introduction Why does one need to get innovative
in hiring today Recruiting trends that will play
out in 2017 Innovative methods of hiring Employer
Branding-The wave to ride for successful
recruiting Hackathons- the underdog of
recruiting Importance of hiring interns How to
revamp your video hiring Never miss out on
networking events Fun out-of-the box recruiting
ideas Reference Appendix
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Why does one need to get innovative in hiring
today
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It is important to be aware of the shift
experienced within recent years in the balance of
power between employers and candidates.
Especially as the latter have been given more
choice and freedom. In this highly competitive
job market, the onus is on recruiters and HR
professionals to get creative. Go undercover if
you have to, what is necessary is you are making
that hire.
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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Recruiting trends that will play out in 2017

• 1. Go Group Interviews!
• 2. Self-selection And Screening
• 3. Attend Meetups and conferences
• 4. Avoid Traditional Media In Unexpected Places
• 5. Dont Forget Past Candidates
• 6. Incentivise Referrals Programs
• 7. Using Social Media Channels

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Innovative methods of hiring
1. Open-ended job postings 2. Video interviews 3.
Online networking events 4. Social media 5. Other
effective digital tools
Hire people, Not skills. Because skills can be
taught attitude cant.
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Innovative methods of hiring
1. Open-ended job postings 2. Video interviews 3.
Online networking events 4. Social media 5. Other
effective digital tools
Attending career fairs and networking events in
person can be a valuable experience, lets be
honest
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Innovative methods of hiring
1. Open-ended job postings 2. Video interviews 3.
Online networking events 4. Social media 5. Other
effective digital tools
Gone are the days of flying a bunch of candidates
to your office for final interviews. With todays
video technology, you can save wasting of time
and money.
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Innovative methods of hiring
1. Open-ended job postings 2. Video interviews 3.
Online networking events 4. Social media 5. Other
effective digital tools
It is one of the quickest, easiest and most
effective ways to update your recruitment
practices.
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Innovative methods of hiring
1. Open-ended job postings 2. Video interviews 3.
Online networking events 4. Social media 5. Other
effective digital tools
Digital tools like specialized recruiting
software are now helping recruiters do their job
better in an easy way. Example CodeGround,
Interview Mocha etc
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Five Questions You Must Know the Answer to
Why would someone want to work for you? What is
your brand personality? How do your current
employees and candidates perceive your employer
brand? What percentage of your employees would
recommend your company as a great place to
work?What is the promise you are offering to
employees? How equipped are you to deliver the
brand experience? (Employer Brand International
research found only 46 percent have!)
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Employer Branding Tips- The wave to ride for
successful recruiting

• Decide how you want to treat your employees.
• Your Staff are your secret weapon. Promote Your
  Employees Stories
• Let the world know of your awesomeness.
• Integrate Your Technology.
• Dont miss out on the Candidates Perspective
• Content marketing
• Embrace social media

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Hackathons- The underdog of recruiting
Hackathons have become a great branding exercise
for the company Stimulate the creative juices
of the participants and help test problem-solving
and risk-taking attributes in a not-work
environment The candidates may help you find
something you never knew you were looking
for Highly insightful and come with so much
promise for recruiters as they get to observe and
interact with prospective employees.
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Importance of hiring interns

• Future talent leads for the company
• Extra pair of hands for execution
• Branding among student community
• Easy use of technology
• Test out new ideas and roles in the company
• out of the box thinking
• Test drive your future employees

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How to revamp your video hiring

• video and face-to-face interviewing goes
  hand-in-hand
• Double check your job description
• Look out the companys brand image online
• Pay more attention to nonverbal cues
• Be forgiving about a candidates technology
  availability
• Always believe that video interviewing can be
  little acquiring

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Never miss out on networking events

• To build relationships
• To stay current on trends in your industry
• To increase your visibility
• To socialize
• To recruit new employees

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Mind blowing recruitment ideas that no recruiter
should miss
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas
Do this even when applicants turn down an offer.
Sweeten the deal by maybe giving instant bonus
for referrals

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

offering help to accommodate displaced employees
makes you the knight in shining armor
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Remember there will be training in-house, but
free as a prefix will mostly sell just about
anything
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

If you want to meet your ideal candidate, then
you should go where they go, do what they do, and
read what they read. We now have a
candidate-centric market and its important to
keep selling oneself
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Meet instructors of classes at training
institutes, local colleges, etc. Maybe host a
marketing event, hackathons or open house.
Organize lunch. This will give way to positive
branding and good word of mouth. Speak at classes
and share your knowledge, quoting on-job
experiences. You will earn fans for life here!
Offer free seminars on getting a job, preparing a
resume, etc.
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

If the relationship is great- Advertise in your
client's internal newsletters for referrals.
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant,
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Put up testimonials from your interns and your
current staff. Pretty up the content and flash it
on your companys site
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Including the ones that didnt make the
cut
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Give freshers a feel of how it is to work with
you. Arrange for a bus or shuttle service for
campus to office and give them a feel of the work
culture.
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Birthday wishes, Havent heard from you
lately, are you still interested?etc. It won't
hurt to practise this on your current employees
as well
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Once the training sessions are over follow it
up with a barbecue or a happy hour get together
at your local watering hole. This will help
recruits feel included and actually even reduce
the attrition rate
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Out-of-the box recruiting ideas

• Religiously call applicant to ask for any
  referrals.
• Keep an eye open for companies who are laying off
• Promote free training in your ads
• Be Where They Are
• Meet instructors
• Advertise in your client's internal newsletters
• Put up testimonials
• Be respectful of every single applicant
• A day in your office
• Send monthly relationship builders
• Freshers party
• Advertise outside your competitions!

Where else would you find a more perfect
concentration of your talent pool.
Your ad is bound to stir a bit
of curiosity.
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