Social Recruiting Strategies: Tips for Recruiting via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest

Effective Ways to Use Social Media as a Recruiting Tool

"Social media can play an important role in effective recruitment for companies of all sizes. No company is too large or too small to benefit from learning how to effectively integrate social strategies into their overall recruitment efforts" - Mary Gormandy White

Social media has changed the way that people seek information - including information about employment opportunities. Employers can no longer simply place a help wanted ad in the newspaper and get all of the applicants they need.

You have to get your recruiting messages in front of the right people where they are – and today, that means social media. Competition for qualified candidates is intense, and using social media strategies for recruitment is an important key to a successful recruiting effort.

Learning Objectives:

• How LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest can be best-leveraged for recruitment purposes
• Considerations for deciding which social media sites best fit into your recruitment efforts
• Creative ways to leverage LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest for recruiting purposes - with different suggestions specific to each site
• Practical examples of recruitment messages shared via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
• Tips for coordinating social media recruitment strategies with other recruiting efforts

This webinar covers several key ways you can utilize LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for your recruitment efforts to maximize the success of your recruiting efforts.

During the training session you will learn practical examples of recruitment strategies that can be used effectively on LinkedIn Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, as well as best practices for coordinating social media recruitment messages with your other recruiting efforts.

Who will Benefit:

• HR professionals
• Recruiters
• Talent acquisition professionals
• Business owners
• Managers with recruitment responsibilities

Mary Gormandy White

Mary G. White, M.A., SPHR, SHRM-SCP is co-founder of MTI Business Solutions (www.mtibusiness.com), an Alabama-based business consulting and corporate training firm. Mary specializes in HR, management, leadership and Everything DiSC training and consulting services.

Mary has extensive experience facilitating training in areas related to human resources, communication, customer service, management, leadership, Everything DiSC and more. She provides management and HR consulting services to a wide variety of clients nationwide, is an Everything DiSC certified trainer and teaches PHR/SPHR and SHRM-SP/SCP certification preparation courses and is a frequent speaker at conferences and association meetings nationwide.

Mary is the author of 101 Human Resource Management Tips and 101 Successful PR Campaign Tips in the LifeTips book series and also works as a writer, editor, "HR Matters" blogger and social networking specialist with www.LoveToKnow.com. Her professional background includes extensive experience in operations management, HR, training design & development and public relations.