RecruiterBox shares some New Year’s Resolutions that can help recruiters revamp their recruitment strategies and stay ahead of the game in 2013. To learn about our innovative recruitment software or for more tips on successful recruiting, visit us at http://recruiterbox.com today!

1. New Year’s
Resolutions for
Recruiters
recruiterbox.com
January 2013

2. Happy New Year
• Welcome to 2013. We’ve made it—through a
Mayan apocalypse and a job market still in
recovery and all!
• It’s a New Year and that means it’s the perfect time
for your business to do a little spring cleaning and
start revamping its recruitment strategies
• RecruiterBox is here to help! That’s why we’ve
created a 2013 Resolutions List full of resolutions
and solutions for recruiters

3. Make Technology Your
Biggest Ally
• Whether it’s the latest ATS or the contact list on your
smart phone, take advantage of the software and
technology you have
• Don’t think of your software as a means for the
higher-ups to keep tabs, treat it like the helpful
database it is—and enter in as many useful details
as you can
• Recruiting systems will help you stay organized and
ahead of the competition
• The CRM can be your friend

4. Optimize for Mobile
• People use their smartphones for everything—
including job searches
• Optimize your application process for people using
mobile devices
• Think like you’re in 2013: try asking candidates if they
want alerts or text updates about job postings and
more sent to their phones

5. Take Advantage of Social
Job Search
• Since it exploded in 2012, Social Job Search might
not be new, but it’s definitely still newsworthy
• Facebook and Twitter are great for getting your
business seen and for sharing updates and postings
• Linkedin is the most powerful social site for
accessing professionals and is one of the most used
profile and resume resources—take advantage of it
• Stay visible and involved
• Tap into the millions using social media

6. Don’t Start from Scratch
(when you don’t need to)
• It may be a new year, but that doesn’t mean you
can’t use old contacts or proven methods
• Tap into past referrals and resources from previous
recruitment campaigns
• Explore what’s already in your network and expand
from there

7. Always Respond
• Good news or bad, it’s not a big
deal, so don’t make it one—just
shoot off a quick email
• Don’t let potential candidates
lose interest because you failed
to respond in time
• Don’t worry about being too
terse—it’s better to get a short
response than no response, even
if the candidate didn’t get the
job
• Respect candidates by
responding—it will give you more
than good karma

8. Invest in Recruitment
Software
• If you’re part of a big corporation, responding to
every candidate might not be an option, since just
keeping track of your candidates can be hard
enough
• The latest software from recruiterbox can help you
manage your applicants, their applications, and
more
• Recruitment software is the key to improving your
efficiency, especially if you’re a company that’s
expanding quickly

9. Don’t Deceive Candidates
• Sparing a candidate’s feelings
isn’t worth telling white lies, even
little ones
• You’re talking about life-altering
events in peoples lives. Jobs are
a big deal, so treat the
conversation seriously
• Even if you feel like you’re doing
a candidate a favor, it’s never
better to fib
• Honesty is the best (business)
policy—it’s simpler for you and
better for them

10. Get Inside Their Heads
• Think the way your candidates would
• Read trade journals and keep up with any trending
news that relates to your industry
• Any deeper understanding you can get is valuable
• Become your potential hires, put on their shoes and
get inside their heads to stay ahead of the game
• Be compelling
• Appeal to your audience

11. Think Outside The Box
• Knowledge is power. As a recruiter, don’t just strive to
educate yourself, demonstrate what you can do
• Don’t do it to show off, but to build a better understanding
of what you do, feel more secure in your job, gain more
confidence, and develop and heighten your skills
o Write a blog
o Host a webinar
o Network outside of your
traditional circles
o Start a club
o Speak at an event
o Read books, or even write one
o Working on yourself will help
you in your work with others

12. Contact Us
RecruiterBox is the secret to successful recruiting.
Receive and manage job applications effortlessly with
their innovative tracking software that makes finding,
and hiring, the perfect candidates easy!
Visit us today at http://recruiterbox.com/