by Ben Hess, Managing Director, ThirdPool Recruiting
A few months ago, I wrote a short Insight series on technology solutions for recruiters.
This series broadly covered the topic, but didn’t really answer the question:
What are the essential tools every recruiter needs to be effective?
Here’s a quick list:
Phone: You’ll never recruit anyone without having a live conversation via phone or face-to-face. If you’re not talking to people, you’re not recruiting.
Email: Email is in decline, but it’s still a tool professionals use every day. Personal, one-on-one messages will always beat broadcast/drip messages. Your recruiting prospects can tell the difference.
Texting: If you’re not texting your recruiting prospects, you’re missing opportunities. If you can’t afford recruitment texting tools, use iMessage and your personal mobile phone.
Calendly: It should be easy for a recruiting prospect to get on your calendar. Calendly removes much of the friction that keeps connections from happening. For recruiters, it’s worth much more than it costs ($15/month).
Zoom: Live, face-to-face conversations have never been easier. Recruiters who use Zoom make more connections, conduct more interviews and get more hires. It’s worth the cost to easily and instantly connect with those in your recruiting funnel ($15/month).
Recruiting is hard enough. Don’t make it harder by showing up to the job site without the basic tools needed to get the job done.
