Additional ways to use the web for recruiting include these.
Use Professional Association Websites for Recruiting
Post your open positions on professional association websites. This includes posting on local chapter websites or professional associations related to the job. (This is an excellent method for finding local talent.) Your online recruiting definitely targets the “right” applicant at professional website.
Many professional sites also send out emails to their members and/or post open positions in their journal, newsletters or magazine. For a small fee, if you have the time, you will reach a targeted, potential audience through professional association mailings to members.
Use College and University Alumni and Career Services Websites for Recruiting
You can usually post your positions at no cost on college and university job boards. They are a service for students and alumni and the educational institutions strive to create more postings. Additionally, for specialized positions, often departments have their own job boards. They may also provide employers email access to alumni mailing lists. While seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist, I found several candidates through the University of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources.
Post Positions on Local and National Low-cost and No-cost Private and Public Sector Websites
Post open positions on websites that private vendors or your state and/or local government provide. By recruiting online at these sites, you target local candidates for your available positions. Even posting at national low and no-cost sites, you can target local jobseekers. In Michigan, positions can be posted, at no cost or low cost, on various websites including:
- JobOpenings.net – Michigan (you can search for your own state),
- MLive.com - Everything Michigan and Michigan workforce development, this site provides local candidates for $150. I’m sure your state or country has an equivalent site.
- Post your available positions at America's Job Bank,
- Click on the map to select a state or choose from the list for the Department of Labor/Employment Security Commission/Job Service Office in your state at About's Job Searching site. Your state Workforce Development organization, through your state department of labor, appreciates employer job listings. In Michigan, employers can post positions with the Michigan Talent Bank through the Michigan Works. You'll find multiple options for both posting positions and searching for jobs.
Post Your Classified Ads on Newspaper-related Websites.
Most newspapers have an affiliated website where you can post ads. These ads are either included in the price of a classified print ad or you can pay separately for online posting only. The advantage of the online posting is that the ads appear on the web for 30-60 days rather than in one edition of the newspaper. Additionally, you don’t pay by the space taken; this allows you to use the space necessary to describe the position. Make sure your Internet ads "sell" the vision and the advantages of your organization. Effective ads portray your company as an exciting and rewarding place to work. Effective job postings make people want to apply to your firm.
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