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Understanding the value of Indeed alerts
Staying one step ahead in recruiting is key to attracting top talent. Indeed allows you to set alerts that notify you when new resumes match certain job criteria. Let’s explore how Indeed alerts work and how they address common recruitment challenges.
What are Indeed alerts?
Indeed alerts are automated notifications that employers can set up to stay informed when new candidates match their job criteria. You can configure these alerts to trigger based on keywords, job titles and more. You are then notified by Indeed emails or browser notifications. Indeed alerts keep recruiters updated in real-time so you can swiftly respond to quality candidates.
Common recruitment challenges
Frustrating challenges in recruitment include candidate ghosting and no-shows. This can be disruptive, waste time and lead to prolonged open roles with bigger hiring costs. When a candidate fails to appear for an interview or doesn’t respond to your messages, it can affect your productivity. Setting up Indeed alerts to help manage these issues can help you maintain a steady stream of candidates so you can quickly respond and be fully engaged in the hiring process.
How to set up Indeed alerts
Indeed alerts provide you with notifications that are tailored to your needs. Get instant updates from your browser notifications or email summaries of potential candidates by setting up Indeed alerts. Let’s discuss how to set up Indeed alerts to maximize your recruitment efforts.
Step-by-step guide
How to step up and customize Indeed alerts for your needs:
Step 1: Log into your Indeed account. Start by signing in. If you don’t already have a login, you can create an account on Indeed in less than 10 steps.
Step 2: Navigate to Employer Settings
Step 3: Click the Communications tab
Step 4: Click Manage candidate email
Step 5: Choose which new candidates we send your way:
- Only candidates who match the job criteria
- All candidate applications
Step 6: Check off if you would prefer to have the candidate’s resume emailed as an attachment and save.
Browser notifications
Browser notifications are pop-up alerts on your web browser that notify you when a new candidate matches your criteria. You can enable this feature by allowing Indeed to send notifications through your browser settings. The main advantage of browser notifications is how quickly you’re notified about new applications. This can give you an edge by helping you reach out to candidates quickly.
Email notifications for new candidates
New candidate email notifications are set up in the Indeed alerts configuration panel. Here, you can choose to receive updates directly in your email. Recruiters can tailor the frequency of these notifications for daily or even weekly summaries. The benefit of Indeed email alerts is that they provide you with a brief summary of potential candidates without having to login and check your Employer Dashboard. This helps you manage recruitment on-the-go without missing a new application.
Smart Sourcing alerts
Smart Sourcing alerts are an advanced feature that leverages machine learning to identify candidates with potential and who match very specific hiring criteria. With 295 million resumes on Indeed, these alerts allow you to fine-tune your search to find matched candidates with the exact requirements for your job.
To set this up, first define the criteria for your ideal candidate. Include skills, experience and education (if necessary for the role). Smart Sourcing alerts will notify you when a candidate meets your criteria. This tailored approach lets you spend more time with candidates most likely to succeed rather than sifting through unqualified candidates.
Recruiters who use Smart Sourcing alerts have an average positive response time of just 10.5 hours from the time they invite a candidate to apply. About 54% of these positive responses are received in a day. As a result, Smart Sourcing promotes 65K successful connections between recruiters and job seekers each day.
“Smart Sourcing serves up appropriate candidates that tend to be more eager to respond and are active on Indeed. So we get both quality candidates that are a fit and a higher response rate than with another similar tool.”
– Scott Errickson, Divisional Director – Clinical
Recruitment
– Behavioral Health, UHS of Delaware, Inc.
Indeed’s features for proactive recruiting
Indeed has several features that allow a recruiter to be proactive rather than reactive to incoming applications. Tools like the Employer Dashboard and Indeed Connect offer useful features for engaging with candidates. Here’s how you can leverage these features with Indeed alerts.
Employer Dashboard
The Employer Dashboard is a centralized platform that lets recruiters screen and manage candidates. Through the dashboard, you can track a candidate’s status, organize candidates based on custom labels and access a candidate’s profile. Indeed’s integration with over 300 ATS (Applicant Tracking System) solutions helps you keep all your candidate information in one place for a more organized workflow. You can set up alerts that populate your ATS dashboard as new candidates apply. This integration allows you to view and act on new applications quickly.
Recruitment messaging
Communication is key in maintaining a candidate’s interest during the recruitment process. Indeed’s recruitment messaging feature lets you send prompt, relevant messages to candidates directly through the platform. Smart Sourcing offers customizable AI-assisted messages that allow you to tailor your correspondence to address a candidate’s specific skills. Setting up Smart Sourcing alerts for new applications or application updates also lets you trigger messages automatically.
Indeed Connect
Indeed Connect is our employer mobile app designed to keep you connected to candidates wherever you are. The app allows you to receive push notifications, message candidates directly from your mobile device and manages interviews on the go. The mobility of the app combined with real-time updates from Indeed alerts allows you to act quickly and help secure top talent.
Tips for using Indeed alerts
Consider these best practices when using Indeed alerts in recruitment strategy: First, tailor your alerts to your most urgent hiring needs by setting up specific criteria like job title, skills and location. This helps you save time by only receiving relevant candidate notifications.
Second, set up specific times during the day to review the alerts. Setting up a routine can help you maintain a consistent response rate. Lastly, if you use an ATS, integrate Indeed into your process to maximize your recruitment efforts.
Setting up Indeed alerts allows you to use Indeed’s technology to get real-time updates and customizable notifications, giving you a competitive edge. You can efficiently manage your candidate pool by centralizing all of your candidate data in the Employer Dashboard (or through your ATS), use screener questions and assessments to see applicants that meet your requirements and engage with candidates when they meet your criteria.
On average, 65K successful connections are made each day on Indeed between employers and job seekers. Enabling Indeed alerts can help make your recruitment process more convenient and may give you a strategic advantage by making sure you don’t miss quality candidates.
Take the first step towards streamlining your recruitment process today by setting up Indeed alerts.
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