{"id":705,"date":"2020-05-29T07:04:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T07:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recruitment.grabjobs.co\/?p=705"},"modified":"2022-08-09T23:45:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:45:17","slug":"8-steps-to-maximize-job-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recruitment.grabjobs.co\/8-steps-to-maximize-job-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Simple Steps to Maximize your Number of Job Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"705\" class=\"elementor elementor-705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7180e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7180e59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-609fb2a7\" data-id=\"609fb2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6bc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6bc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking to fill roles but you\u2019re running low on job applicants?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a common problem that recruiters, especially in the case of high-volume recruitment, tend to have. Either that, or they hire too quickly, and end up with the wrong hire, leading to high employee turnover.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>With candidate sourcing being the first step of hiring, it is essential that you maximise the exposure of your job posting. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e106c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b4e106c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"optimise\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32baf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b32baf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8 Easy Steps Every Recruiter Should Explore to Attract More Job Applicants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e01a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e01a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Optimise Your Job Posting for Job Applicants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8909e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8909e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First things first: how does your job description look? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Many job applicants search for roles using job-specific keywords or skills, so it\u2019s imperative to include the job requirements and as much information as possible in your job posting. This ensures that your job posting will show up in their job search on job boards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Some aspects of your job posting that will help you attract attention from job seekers:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filling out the full job description<\/li>\n<li>Including information on shift work and full-time\/part-time details<\/li>\n<li>Including an image with the job posting<\/li>\n<li>Naming specific skills that are needed (i.e. bartending experience)<\/li>\n<li>Benefits offered by your company to the candidate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, don&#8217;t forget to include a salary range in your job posting. An assistant role could mean a salary of $1,500 a month, or $7,000 a month, so make sure that you clearly state what the salary range is, so that job applicants know what the expected pay is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3e9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fe3e9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"post\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cd714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78cd714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Post On More Job Boards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4236df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4236df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another step to attract more job applicants: post on more free job boards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we have to consider the amount of manpower needed to trawl through the internet to find the most popular job boards. You don\u2019t want to post your job on an obscure job board that provides no results, but you also don\u2019t want to post your job opening on an irrelevant job board. This doesn\u2019t even include the amount of time needed to create an account on each of these job sites, as well as the actual pasting of the job description into the job board.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1092cf8 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1092cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWith this in mind, why not try an employee job portal that provides multi-channel job posting? Create one account, and the job portal will automatically publish your role across multiple job boards on your behalf.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9daa552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9daa552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"socialmedia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cb1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53cb1e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Social Media Recruitment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3359709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3359709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another step to attract more job applicants: post on more free job boards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we have to consider the amount of manpower needed to trawl through the internet to find the most popular job boards. You don\u2019t want to post your job on an obscure job board that provides no results, but you also don\u2019t want to post your job opening on an irrelevant job board. This doesn\u2019t even include the amount of time needed to create an account on each of these job sites, as well as the actual pasting of the job description into the job board.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f9314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f0f9314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"google\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cbb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28cbb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Use Google Advertisements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34127d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34127d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another method that marketers have been successfully using for promotion: utilising Google Ads.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When you search for roles on Google, the search engine will use the keywords you input to narrow down the search results they provide. If you tag your job advertisement with those same keywords, your job ad will show up higher in Google Search. Considering that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleverageway.com\/blog\/how-far-down-the-search-engine-results-page-will-most-people-go\/\">60.5% of all users only look at the first five results on search engines<\/a>, you can see the importance of ranking higher on Google.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b67df elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"97b67df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"video\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db617d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db617d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Video Marketing &amp; Recruitment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce566c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce566c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sell your company to job seekers by introducing them to your company through video marketing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You can record an interview with the hiring manager or team leader, or just produce a generic &#8216;company culture&#8217; video that showcases the company at large. An example: our &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EwtjZY_gshc\">Life at Uniqlo&#8217;<\/a> video produced for our client below!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae232a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ae232a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=EwtjZY_gshc&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeddcd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"aeddcd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"widget\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef4a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef4a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Using a Job Widget<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e84a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e84a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your company website gets a lot of traffic, you might be missing out by not embedding a job widget on your website. This will show on your Careers page, and provide an updated list of jobs that job seekers can apply to.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Many job boards provide a job widget that is connected to their own system, allowing you to combine all applications within the central applicant tracking systems (ATS). This also reduces the amount of work needed to manually update job postings across different job boards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2fd2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6f2fd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"email\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2107d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b2107d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Email Marketing for Job Applicants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11fb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11fb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don&#8217;t look down on email marketing. In high-volume recruitment, especially, email is still considered one of the most cost-efficient methods of getting open roles out to job seekers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>However, you need to go further than just personalising the &#8216;First Name&#8217; field; ensure that you&#8217;re sending them relevant recommended jobs based on their preferences. Don&#8217;t just send the top 10 open roles on your website; job seekers might not even scan the entire email in order to find relevant roles if the first few don&#8217;t match their requirements.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you have more specialised roles that require specific skills, though, don&#8217;t hesitate to send it out to job seekers who already have the relevant skillsets in their profiles. This can help with passive recruitment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c89a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"88c89a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"referral\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccd6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dccd6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Referral Recruitment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388e03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"388e03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<p>Lastly, one of the most underrated methods of sourcing for job applicants is the classic referral system. Job applicants are more likely to refer roles to friends when they know that the job board works, or when there\u2019s a monetary benefit to referrals.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By choosing a job portal that employs a referral system, you\u2019re more likely to be tapping into a larger base of job applicants, which will provide a wider group of potential candidates.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>Did you know that GrabJobs can help you with all eight of these steps? <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/grabjobs.co\/recruitment-platform\/\"><em>Try out our platform now and post your jobs for free<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1727117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1727117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How to Maximize your Number of Job Applicants?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"1. 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