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1 in 4 Companies Say Social Media is Least Effective Recruiting Strategy, Highlighting the Need for Targeted Campaigns


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media recruiting is the least effective strategy for recruiting top talent, according to a new survey of 505 HR employees in the U.S.

Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews platform, surveyed HR employees to better understand companies' recruiting strategies, mistakes, and plans for 2020. Twenty-four percent (24%) of employees said that social media is the least effective recruiting strategy, ahead of passive recruiting (17%) and university career fairs (13%).

Kaitlyn Holbein is the CEO and founder of The Employer Brand Shop. She says that social media recruiting can be effective but only if it is targeted and well-tracked.

"Many companies' careers social strategy is simply to post job opportunities," Holbein said. "However, what candidates really need is to be nurtured over time. ... A career decision is a big move, so many candidates need to be slowly primed using social."

Companies can target the most relevant audience with paid social media campaigns that nurture them to apply.

Companies should also track if social media influenced a candidate's decision to apply, even if it wasn't their last stop before filling out an application.

Companies Should Test Job Candidates' Skills

More than one-fifth of companies (21%) regret relying solely on interviews and not testing job candidates' skills in the past year before hiring.

Not testing candidates' skills before hiring can be a costly mistake. Companies can use different types of tests to assess candidates, including:

Tests can allow companies to screen if a candidate actually has the skills they claim to possess.

Companies Should Ask Specific and Personal Interview Questions

The majority of employees (80%) say interviews are their most important recruiting strategy.

Companies should ask specific and personal interview questions to get unrehearsed answers, though.

Jesse Silkoff is the founder of MyRoofingPal. "I used to use a strict, by-the-books, question-after-question interview style," Silkoff said. However, that style eventually led to a bad hire.

"I think if I had a less rigid interviewing style, I would have noticed that his answers seemed very generic," Silkoff said.

Companies should consider asking the candidate:

Questions like these often lead to more honest answers, helping companies accurately understand candidates' capabilities.

Read the full report: https://clutch.co/hr/resources/7-recruitment-strategies-hire-top-employees

For questions about the survey or a comment on the findings, contact Riley Panko at [email protected].

About Clutch

Clutch is the leading ratings and reviews platform for IT, marketing, and business service providers. Each month, over half a million buyers and sellers of services use the Clutch platform, and the user base is growing over 50% a year. Clutch has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S. and has been listed as a top 50 startup by LinkedIn.

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Riley Panko
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(202) 899-2779

SOURCE Clutch


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