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Maximising job ad reach – Multiposting is here
09 months ago
In our world of ever diminishing time and the proliferation of job portals, where do you get the time and energy to post the same job again and again and again to each of your preferred portals? The short answer is you don’t.
Welcome to the solution you have all been asking for…multiposting. For those of you who are not aware of what a multiposter is, we are about to explain.
Multiposting is a little piece of software (online of course) where you are able to post your job ad in a single location, select all the portals you would like to post to and at the touch of a button…Voila. Your job ad has been posted to all of your desired portals. Easy as that.
The good news is that Thirst4work.com, Nowhiring.co.za and Logic Melon have teamed up to provide you with some amazing tools to not only make your life easier in terms of posting and reviewing applicants, but also the ability to reach fresh talent which can give you the edge in this ever tightening market place.
Sounds amazing, but this is just the tip of the iceberg, there is so much more to this new way of working which is part of day to day recruiting in the rest of the world.
We are currently offering free trials to all those leading agencies that want to gain an advantage. If you would like to trial, (no obligation), just click on this link, complete your contact information and we’ll be in touch to get you recruiting like never before.
Getting your job ads on LinkedIN automatically
01 year ago
By now I am sure most, if not all of you are on LinkedIN, building your networks, joining groups and contributing to the ever exploding numbers of followers. I’m also sure that you are spending a lot of time managing your different networks, tweeting, facebooking, posting job ads etc. Wouldn’t you like an easier way?
As you are still reading, the answer must be yes.
What you’ll need:
- A LinkedIn Account (free)
- A Thirst4work account (free)
- A Twitter account (free)
We are assuming all of these have been created.
STEP 1
Login to your linkedin account and hover over your name in the top right hand side of your linkedIn screen. Click on the settings menu item.
Scroll down to the the Profile settings where it says Twitter Settings and click on this
STEP 2
Click add twitter account and a new window will open from Twitter asking to link your twitter account. Follow the onscreen instructions.
STEP 3
Your Twitter account is now linked to your LinkedIn profile. Ensure all tweets are displayed and enable rich text tweets.
STEP 4
Login to your Thirst4work account, and if you haven’t already linked your twitter account you will see a small Twitter icon and a button saying authorise. Click on the authorise button and allow access or enter your twitter details. Your Twitter, Thirst4work and LinkedIN accounts are all linked.
FINAL Step
Start posting your job ads on Thirst4work and they will automatically be Tweeted to your followers, our followers, LinkedIN and on Thirst4work. If you really want to show off, you can use the free plugin to have your jobs displayed on your blog or website. Learn how to do this here
How to create a Twitter account
01 year ago
This may be simple for many of you, but for the rest, here is a quick tutorial on creating your very own twitter account. We’ll tell you how to use it in the coming posts.
What is Twitter?
Twitter is a micro-blogging platform that is growing in user numbers and uses each day.
The next steps are a quick guide to creating your very own personal or business Twitter account
STEP 1
Enter www.twitter.com into your browser and hit enter
STEP 2
Now that you are on the site, Click on the big Sign Up button on the site. Example below
STEP 3
You will be displayed with the registration page, example below. If you are creating this for yourself, enter your full name and then choose a username. The username becomes the name people will search for you by or enable them to easily follow you. If you are a company creating an account, use your company name instead of personal name. (You can create 2 twitter accounts, one personal and one company). Complete all relevant details and click CREATE MY ACCOUNT
STEP 4
Your Account has been created already, but to start benefitting, start searching for topics of interest. In this example, we have searched for Thirst4work, results displayed below
the results are displayed. To follow this user, click the follow button and start receiving all the useful advice straight into your twitter feed. You can repeat this for as many interests as you have.
Click on the Twitter icon at the top of the website and get taken to your twitter stream. Explore and learn.
A concept to share
11 year ago
I’ve been giving this some thought and would welcome your views. Is it still really important to have your own candidate database these days?
If we think about it, the answer could be No. Most people have some sort of online profile these days and this information is openly available, so why spend so much time developing this?
Just a thought
SA FIND IT – First to use career page plugin
11 year ago
Just launched today and already have our first client using our free plugin to display job openings on their site. Check it out here. http://www.safindit.co.za/careers
SA Find It has recently re-launched and is a site to check out. www.safindit.co.za If you have a business, you should register on the site.
A bit about SAfindIT.co.za
About:
We aim to connect people with their local businesses, service providers, organisations and groups!
Safindit Locl started out as a web-based business directory that was founded in 2004 to help South Africans find contact details for businesses of all descriptions throughout the country.
As of November 2010, the site has been relaunched in a new format that aims to be at the forefront of online technology. This is no longer a business directory as you have come to know them! This is a place for businesses to get the most out of a free online platform that exposes their company to their local community and the rest of South Africa.
But it’s not just for businesses! In addition to browsing our comprehensive business listings, users who sign in can also use SAFindit Locl to find events, special offers, read stories on their favourite suppliers and interact through various functions, supplying feedback and reviews, which can be shared with other users!
We want you to tell us about your experiences and feelings about organisations in your area and we want you to share your love for the local products and people that drive your life.
Business owners, or people involved in an organisation, such as a charity or social club can easily create a free listing where they can add and edit information, pictures, links and videos relating to their business.
We will continue to add businesses along the way, so you may find a listing already exists for your business. People unaffiliated with a business can also add a listing if they feel it should be included and we will verify that all information is correct before publishing the listing.
Features:
Each business listing gets a unique URL which they can send to other people so they can admire it or add the link to their emails or website, Facebook page or other profiles.
Some of the cool features on the business listings include:
- There is a full gallery of pictures relating to the business
- There is a Google Streetview map that takes the viewer to your door
- There are links to Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and other social media platforms
- A QR Code allows viewers to upload the business info directly to their Smartphone
- We can also load videos and PDF files of Menu’s Price lists or catalogues onto listings so that people can view them.
- Each listing has a section below it where users of the site can review that business/ organisation, so they can interact directly with their customers.
We are adding new and exciting interactive features daily and eventually there will be paid features and businesses will be able to ‘own’ their listing and use it to promote their specials, events and promotions.
Aside from the actual listings, Safindit also has an Events diary where users can add or browse upcoming and past events from concerts and gigs to expos and conferences.
The Collections feature is really exciting! By grouping listings into Collections users can find specific listings easily and effectively. For example, if you’re looking for an awesome Bunny Chow in Durban, you can just look in the ‘Klup a Durban Bunny’ collection. If you were getting married in KZN and were looking for venues, you could just browse the ‘KZN Nuptials’ collection.
We are also adding celebrity collections where celebs and well-known South Africans give us their favourite places and businesses and we put them in a collection. For instance, ‘Ryan Sandes’ Cape Town’ or John Ellis’s Durban’.
We also have a blog that is updates daily with interesting stories unique to South Africa and we are now running bi-monthly competitions where users can win fantastic prizes sponsored by businesses on the site.
New Features just added
11 year ago
Good morning one and all,
We know recruiting can be hard. That is why, in our endless mission to deliver great tools and services to you, we have been working tirelessly and just released some great new features. Check them out below:-
FREE VACANCIES PAGE for your website or blog
Now you can have all of your job vacancies listed on your own website or blog for FREE. All you have to do is login to your Thirst4work dashboard, check out the nice new box that looks like this. (see below). Copy the code and paste it into your website or blog. That’s it! All of your jobs that you post on Thirst4work will now also display on your website or blog
Sharing of Job Ads
We’ve also added some great tools to allow jobseekers or you, to share your jobs via all of the social media connections. Sharing is caring and we anticipate that this will get your job ads to an even wider audience.
Date Picker
We’ve listened, many of you have asked for a date picker instead of manually editing a job, this is now a nice little graphical widget which allows you to select a date from a calendar.
Some recent additions to recap
- All jobs now sent to Twitter and the relevant job category
- Ability to view expired jobs
- Earn a FREE banner ad for referring job seekers to us
The CV is dead!
11 year ago
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of the CV. It joins the list of items whose usefulness has been eroded with the advent of the internet and development of social networks.
Why? We hear you ask. Quite simple, in today’s competitive job market place, you need to stand out. We are not talking about creating a flashy CV with pics and colours, we are talking about a CV with a new dimension. The traditional CV is a document which, to be honest, not everyone knows how to write, furthermore, it is your own opinion of yourself. In today’s online and highly networked world, reputation, referrals and recommendations are the order of the day.
Introducing the Thirst4work Professional Profile.
Today, Thirst4work.com, the innovative and connected career portal has launched the “Thirst4work Professional Profile”. Various functionalities have been built into this tool, for example: import your LinkedIn profile, attach your word CV and even better, a sleek step by step prompted guide through the entire process of building a professional online profile. To top this, for each job you’ve held in the past, you are able to request recommendations from colleagues and employers. This feature adds a huge amount of weight to your already professionally presented CV/Profile thus increasing your chances of being called up for that job interview you deserve!
Even if you are not in the job market, you should have a professional profile prepared and maintained.
The tool has already had some fantastic feedback from jobseekers, professionals and employers alike.
Want to see what all the buzz is about? Create your FREE professional profile today. www.thirst4work.com
Ignore applicants at your peril
11 year ago
Do you respond to every applicant who applies to you?
With the world of social networking steam rolling ahead (some predict Facebook will top 1 Billion users this year) how does a bad experience translate and impact on your business? I’ve given talks before about this and what we fail to realise is that a clients bad experience may be tweeted, posted on facebook or vented verbally to friends and colleagues. With the power of social media, these messages can be spread like a virus…which quite simply equates to bad press for your business or brand. On the flipside, a wonderful experience can have the same effect and greatly enhance your business.
As I am sure many of you have experienced in the past, we have all been in the job market and we have all applied for a job. How many of you have not received any answer or response to your application, how did it make you feel?
We live in a very verbal world and you need to ensure that every one of your applicants are responded to in a timely fashion.
Check back soon for our next post on what you can do to minimize your exposure and maximise your employer brand
The importance of employer branding
11 year ago
What is the next trend that will help give my business the edge in getting the best talent?
This is a question many of you will ask yourselves. Unfortunatley as with all things in life, there is no quick fix. Constant structured action is required and needs to continue for as long as you want your business to be successful.
So what are the trends? We are all aware that there is a global shortage of really good talent, in times of boom, companies lower their standard just to get “bums on seats” only to loose those when times get tough. We all know great people build great businesses, so what are you doing to attract the best talent to your business.
Like it or not, the best skilled individuals have a choice when it comes to choosing their next place of work and your job is now to make your company the best company to work for in their eyes – aka Employer Branding
What does this mean? Simply, you need to market your company/business as the place to work…or want to work. This changes the dynamics of your recruitment strategy from constantly searching to rather attracting talent to your business.
There are many ways to achieve this and each need to look at their industry and define the best approach for themselves, but key things to remember are the following:-
- Your branding and professionalism needs to be reflected in evertything you do, this means your corporate website needs to be professional, updated and slick.
- Where you advertise your job openings needs to reflect professionalism and your brand must be stamped on the ad so that people can associate with it.
- Are you responding to all applicants in a timely fashion (successful or unsuccessful)…you never know who they know and how word of mouth could affect your brand in a positive or negative way.
These are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg and the trend is only going to gather pace in this tightening market. Make sure you are taking the appropriate action to position your company correctly.
If you require additional assistance or advice, please contact us via www.thirst4work.com and we’ll be more than happy to assist
Have you embraced Social Media for recruitment?
02 years ago
If you have not, take a look at this!
Thirst4work.com can help you engage with this market, speak to us today and let us assist.
