In the world of talent acquisition, the quest for passive candidates is often a challenging one. These professionals are not actively seeking new job opportunities, which means you need to employ some clever tricks to catch their attention and elicit a response to your recruiter messages. In this blog post, we’ll explore effective strategies for…
Category: Email
Regrettably, some recruiters have caused uproar online. As seen from tweets, subreddits, and other online posts, many candidates have reported being bombarded with excessive spam, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following paragraphs, I will discuss the ways in which recruiters have engaged in spamming candidates and propose ways in which our industry can…
“How often should I message a passive candidate?” is a question frequently asked in the recruiting industry. Talent sourcers are responsible for sourcing external leads, which often involves reaching out to passive candidates who may not be actively seeking new opportunities. However, there is a fine line between effective outreach and spamming candidates. To…
To successfully recruit candidates, engagement is key. Recruiters must target potential candidates and send them a message that creates interest in job openings. Therefore, mastering mail merge is crucial for long-term success in sourcing. The significance of recruiters using mail merge effectively cannot be overstated. By personalizing messages and automating outreach efforts, recruiters can improve…
Automating candidate engagement during the sourcing process can greatly streamline your efforts and save time. There are various email tools available that can automate your outreach, maintain candidate interest, and provide ongoing nurturing (touch-points) throughout the entire process. Why automate this process? Recruiters can streamline and enhance their candidate outreach efforts by utilizing automation tools….
Compensation is the main factor driving employee career choices in 2022. Especially in IT, no surprise there — are too many open positions and a big shortage of candidates. The overall number of advertisements for tech jobs in 2021 was nearly double the number for 2019 or 2020, while the number of specialists remained almost…
Nowadays, most recruiting communication and correspondence starts online, and that presents new challenges over more traditional forms of outreach, like cold-calling. Communication and engagement have vastly evolved within the past 5 years. More than ever candidates communicate on social media and other channels online. So, it’s more important than ever to grab the attention of…
The team at Hunter has recently created an email tracking tool. I was fortunate enough to demo this tool and I’m excited to share its benefits with my readers. There are many tools that allow the tracking of email opens, both free and paid. One of the most popular ones is MailTracker by Hunter. It’s…
What separates the average recruiter from a top producer? The answer is of course having qualified candidates. In order to have qualified and engaged candidates in your pipeline you first must source and engage them over an initial message. The outreach message can start in an inmail, email, or text message. Sourcing comes down to…
Have you ever sent a fantastic recruiter email to a passive candidate never to hear anything back? Writing a well thought out email that calls out the candidate experience and interest takes a lot of time and effort for a recruiter. Maybe this thought crossed your mind while waiting patiently for a response? Maybe…
As a recruiter, outreach and follow-up are at the core of your position, but they both involve a lot of tedious, manual, monotonous labor in order to do it right. Fortunately, lots of “secret” tools are out there that could help take away some of that touch work. Mail merge from Microsoft Word or Excel…
Looking to write the perfect recruiting cold call email? There are six elements you should consider critical when writing an email to a passive candidate. Recruiters need to spend the time to craft a message that is unique and personalized for reach lead. You will only have a few seconds before that lead is either…
Creating email drip campaign is an important factor within recruiting. Recruiters have been recognizing its importance copying the concept from the sales industry. The Sales industry have innovated this concept and slowly improved it within the past few years. Recruiters can now fully automate an email sequence when prospecting and engaging a new candidate. There…
The right subject line is the secret to an effective recruiting email, so why do most people spend just mere seconds writing one when they can spend an hour or more creating the email itself? If you’re doing things right, you’ll spend at least as much time considering your subject line as you do your…
Last week, I attempted a unique approach for my email campaign targeting developers. The message was written in a programming language and asked recipients to respond and fill out a form if they were interested. If they were not, they were given the option to either provide a referral or save my contact information for…
This post was inspired by Holly Mallowes’ presentation at SourceCon, and aims to delve deeper into her suggestion for finding and verifying corporate emails. In some industries, the most effective way to reach a lead is through their corporate email, but what do you do when you can’t find it? There are several options for…
I’ve been a big admirer of Gem for some time now and am excited to finally share my comprehensive review of this amazing tool. Essentially, Gem is an email outreach solution and in my opinion, it performs exceptionally well in this regard. To sum it up, Gem is a fantastic email outreach tool that offers…
I often find myself feeling frustrated with recruiters due to the frequent unsolicited, automated messages I receive. Recently, I received a message that stated I would be a great fit for a Workday Developer role, despite not being a developer and being unsure of how my information was obtained without recent updates to job board…
Finding the right candidates can be compared to fishing, where the right bait and timing are crucial in catching a valuable fish. Candidates with specialized skills often receive numerous messages from recruiters, and it can be challenging to stand out in such a crowded pool. Therefore, it is especially important to have well-crafted and effective…
Relying solely on job postings and waiting for applicants is not an effective method for finding top talent. While luck may occasionally bring in suitable candidates, the majority of the time you will be disappointed. Many individuals who are not actively job searching may still be open to a great opportunity, and even those who…
I recently discovered this sourcing hack while playing around with text messaging. You can send a text message through an email account. This simple yet highly useful hack could be life changing for recruiters who have been relying on expensive text messaging platforms to reach candidates. Candidates may prefer text messages or email for…