One of the key tools to developing a successful recruiting program is the ability to pivot on a dime and stay in front of our ever-changing environment. Right now, we’re facing a pandemic of sizable proportions. People are scared. Professional conferences are cancelled. Job fairs shuttered. But some essential personnel positions need to be filled – and you still have an applicant pipeline to populate.
Below is SCG’s Crisis Recruiting Tool Box with some of the tools we recommend and stand ready to assist you with:
Virtual Job Fairs
Now more than ever, virtual events are the answer to the problem of bulk hiring. Whether you want a single event, or a string of them, we have the solution. Virtual job fairs allow you to interact with your applicants, while both they and your employees remain in a safe environment. Employees can even participate remotely from their homes if need be.
Social Media
Keep your brand in front of your audience. Communicate.
Employee Communications
Don’t forget your employees in this time of crisis – they need to know what’s going on, how are you protecting them, will they still have jobs, again: communication is key.
Direct Mail
Sometimes going old school is the answer. Get your message in the hands of an audience at home.
Geo-targeting / Geo-fencing
If you can’t bring people in to where you are, take your message to wherever they are.
Texting / Voicemail Programs
Think outside the box with texting programs or voicemail campaigns.
Email Blasts
These could be to a professional email list, your ATS applicant pool, or even a boomerang program for ex-employees that you’re trying to entice back into the fold.
Employee Referral Program Reboot
How’s your ERP performing? If it’s lackluster, now might be the perfect time to punch it up and re-launch. Give your employees something fun to talk about and re-energize their efforts.
Video
Video interviewing platforms, video conferencing apps such as Zoom, Skype and GoToMeeting, as well as webinars offers ways to communicate with employees and candidates virtually.
Please reach out to your SCG Account Manager or contact us at (800) 848-4323 for more details on how to get these things implemented today.
