by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting
Yesterday, we learned a recruiting stack typically contains communication tools and software tools.
The basic communication tools include phone, email, text, and video conferencing.
There is an old saying that anyone with a telephone is equipped to be a recruiter.
The same is true today–most smartphones have the capacity to email, text and video conference in addition to place voice calls.
If you’re managing a small recruiting volume, this is all you need to get the job done.
However, if you handle more than a few recruiting prospects, manage a pipeline, or work with multiple hiring managers, a few enhancements to the basic tools will significantly increase your productivity and success.
Here are some common ways to enhance your basic communication tools:
Voice Calls: Click to place a call from your desktop browser, voicemails transcribed into text format
Email: Click to send an email from your desktop browser, templates for common emails
Texting: Click to send a text from your desktop browser, templates for common messages, easy visibility of texting histories Using a business-grade texting service to separate personal text messages from professional messages is also helpful.
Video Conferencing: A reliable business-grade video conferencing service that has inoperability between various end-user devices
All of these are relatively low-cost/easy to obtain enhancements to your communication recruiting stack.
Implementing them will both increase your productivity and reduce your frustration.
