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Post a JobIn today’s competitive job market, having an efficient recruitment process is an important factor to consider when hiring. As a recruiter, using Indeed’s tools can streamline your workflow and enhance your results.
In this article, we’ll focus on how to use Indeed as a recruiter to meet your hiring goals. We’ll share helpful tips when using Indeed so you can attract and engage with candidates who have the experience you need for your open job.
We know you’re sourcing candidates, streamlining internal communications, managing processes and following up with candidates daily. We’ve created a suite of products and tools that integrate with your current process to boost your capacity to hire at scale without sacrificing quality. Let’s explore how Indeed can simplify your recruitment strategy and address some of the daily challenges you face as a recruiter.
When you’re hiring at scale, efficiency is key. We understand that the best recruitment processes enhance your workflow rather than disrupt it. The Indeed Employer Dashboard and products like Indeed Hiring Events and Smart Sourcing can help you manage and automate everyday tasks. Indeed’s tools are tailor-made to fit into your current processes and empower you to scale up your recruiting efforts without having to compromise on quality.
Sourcing qualified candidates and transparent communication are important factors in recruiting. With Indeed, features like customizable AI-powered messaging, matched candidates, candidate highlights and automated follow-ups can help you find and filter skilled candidates with the experience you need.
Finding the right candidate for the job is your top priority, and Indeed has developed products to enhance your recruitment efforts. Easy access to a large talent pool and sophisticated recruiting tools are just some of the ways Indeed can enhance your recruitment efforts. Let’s discuss the main advantages of using Indeed for recruiters and how these benefits easily connect you with top talent.
Indeed is the #1 job site in the world.[1] With 295 million resumes, Indeed gives you access to potential candidates from diverse professional backgrounds in multiple industries.
Indeed simplifies the initial screening process with tools like Indeed Assessments and Screener Questions. These tools help you assess a candidate’s qualifications before the interview. By simplifying this step, only the right applicants move forward.
Smart Sourcing on Indeed can help improve your approach to reaching quality candidates. Indeed uses algorithms to match your job postings with candidates who are most likely to be a fit for your open position using keyword relevancy of your job post and job seeker resumes. We also look at job seekers’ search activity on Indeed and how recently job seekers have been on the site to identify candidates who are showing an interest in new opportunities. This can improve the quality of candidates you receive and boost your response rates, making your efforts more efficient.
Effortlessly interact with candidates using Indeed’s communication tools. Generate customized messages, schedule interviews and send automated updates using Indeed Hiring Events. We’re here to help you make connections with people who have the experience and skills you’re looking for.
Indeed offers an effective way to connect with a large talent pool of job seekers. Indeed’s tools are designed to enhance your strategy, job postings and application management. Let’s go over some more tips for how to recruit on Indeed to achieve better hiring results.
The Indeed Employer Dashboard is your hub for managing recruitment. Go to Your Recent Activity to get a snapshot of your recent job postings. Get information for active candidates, candidates awaiting an interview and all candidate messages.
The dashboard indicates if you have a Smart Sourcing subscription, how many contacts you have remaining and your subscription’s expiration date. All the dashboard’s features work cohesively to provide you with the tools you need to manage your recruitment activities and jump back into a workflow without missing a beat.
Save time and attract more candidates by connecting your Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with Indeed. Indeed integrates with 300+ ATSs globally, so you can spend less time going back and forth between systems. Here are a few ways Indeed’s ATS integrations make the application process more responsive and efficient:
As a recruiter, Indeed Hiring Events can transform how you handle hiring at scale by streamlining several key steps. Using automation tools, Indeed Hiring Events helps you easily find and evaluate candidates for your in-person or virtual hiring event. Indeed Hiring Events also helps you with tasks like candidate screenings, scheduling interviews and managing follow-ups. Now, you can focus more on engaging with candidates rather than managing logistical details. 90% of users agree that Indeed Hiring Events automation tools save time.[3]
Indeed Hiring Events expands your reach by promoting your events to active talent across job boards like Indeed, Glassdoor and our Trusted Media Network. Indeed Interview, our video interviewing tool, allows recruiters to host virtual events and attract clients from diverse locations. This expanded reach gives you access to a variety of talent pools and enhances your hiring quality by 27%.[4]
Indeed Hiring Events will only charge you when a candidate clicks Schedule an Interview. This performance-based pricing model makes it easy for you to track your ROI. Oversee RSVPs, completed interviews and more with Indeed’s performance analytics.
Sponsored Jobs help your open roles stand out across Indeed’s network. Unlike free listings, Sponsored Jobs receive prominent placement in relevant search results and don’t fall back over time like free jobs. This added visibility gives your jobs a better chance of being seen by the right candidates at the right time.
Indeed offers two Sponsored Job tiers to support your hiring goals:
You only pay for performance. With cost-per-click pricing, you’re charged when job seekers click on your post—not for listing the job. No long-term contracts make recruiting flexible, and you can pause or adjust at any time.
If your jobs are already aggregated from your career site, you can claim them to unlock promotion tools and extend their visibility. Sponsored Jobs can also be posted or upgraded directly through your ATS. Indeed integrates with more than 300 ATS providers, allowing your job and candidate data to sync seamlessly while giving you a full view of applicant activity in one place.
For mobile-first candidates, features like QR codes, Text to Apply and Scan to Apply make it easy to connect with your job on the go.
Good communication helps maintain a smooth recruitment process from initial contact to hiring. Indeed’s Employer Dashboard offers powerful tools to organize these interactions for clarity and efficiency at every stage. Here’s how Indeed’s tools track and help you manage your communications throughout the recruitment process.
The Employer Dashboard features an interview scheduling tool that is accessible in the Candidates tab. It allows recruiters and applicants to communicate, schedule interviews and exchange feedback. Some extended features of this tool include:
Send direct messages right from the Employer Dashboard for consistent and trackable communications. Indeed also offers customizable, automated messages for first contact and follow-up communications. These messages are designed to consistently engage candidates and enhance the recruitment experience. Automating routine communications lets you focus on more personalized interactions.
Optimizing your job postings is an important step toward attracting candidates who have the experience you need. Proactively engaging with candidates is one way to attract and retain the most qualified individuals. But if you want to go one step further, here are some best practices for recruiting on Indeed to attract better candidates.
Attracting the right talent in a digital landscape is often a mix of using relevant keywords, concise language and pointing out the role’s key benefits. Here are some of Indeed’s tips on improving job postings to increase your hiring success:
Engagement goes beyond your initial job posting. It involves strategies to maintain communication and interest throughout the hiring process. Here are some strategies to attract and engage with quality candidates on Indeed:
As a recruiter, using Indeed’s tools and features can enhance your job’s visibility and simplify communication with both candidates and your hiring team. Advanced features like ATS integration and the Employer Dashboard streamline communication. Tools like Indeed Hiring Events help you hire at scale and automate the process along the way.
Whether you’re looking to join an existing account, expand the hiring scope of your business or just getting started, create an account today.
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