The recruiting industry is progressing, largely, because of expanding global markets and mobile first technologies. Small and large businesses are taking advantage of the global market through online technology, expanding their possibilities for growth. Many are also developing international recruitment strategies, by hiring foreign talent remotely or in-country.
Connecting Point: Mobile Device Interfaces
When it comes to connecting employers with employees, nothing works better than mobile devices. Truly, the writing is on the wall with this trend, which compels businesses to consider developing mobile first strategies for recruitment efforts.
An article found on HR Dive called: “Mobile job apps continue to outpace traditional job boards”, written on Oct. 27th, 2016 by Tess Taylor – explains how prevalent mobile device usage really is:
“The 2015 Deloitte Global Mobile Consumer Survey indicated that 93% of smartphone users look at their mobile phones within the first 3 hours of waking up every day. For younger candidates, ages 18-24, the number is closer to 97%.”
The article goes on to share some key mobile first strategies:
“Recruiters can leverage mobile job boards by focusing on efficient methods of gathering candidate information (resumes are not the answer), maintaining simpler application and interview processes, and using social networks to learn more about candidates.”
Basically, recruiting and hiring processes are and will be, increasingly, facilitated through mobile interfaces. This means businesses with mobile first strategies will improve talent acquisition efforts, streamline processes, and expand capabilities.
Mobile First International Recruitment Strategies
Advancing online technologies are making international recruiting a viable option for small and large businesses and organizations. This may be for hiring remote workers in foreign markets or to relocate workers to the employer’s country, either way, international recruitment is more possible than ever with cloud and mobile computing technologies.
High speed Internet, wide online availability, increased mobile phone coverage, and highly functional mobile devices, are additional factors helping employers to reach candidates through their mobile devices, as well as to develop mobile solutions for application and hiring processes.
An article on The Balance called: “How Do Companies Recruit Employees?”, updated on May 14th, 2016 by Alison Doyle, explains how job boards fit in:
“Job boards still play a significant role in company recruiting…Job seekers can create a profile on these sites and upload resumes and letters to apply for jobs. In addition, many of the top job boards have mobile apps so you can job search on the fly from your phone or iPad.”
International recruitment strategies need to include specific solutions for the challenges to recruiting and hiring internationally. Different languages, cultures, and time zones, are challenges to overcome, as well as legal matters and inefficient application and hiring processes.
Having a mobile first strategy when choosing recruitment technologies and developing application and hiring processes, will attract top talent and streamline these processes for more acquisitions – once candidates are sourced and found.
The Network offers to be the solution for employers to overcome these common challenges with international recruitment. Through our global network of 59 top job boards, with millions of candidates in over 130 countries, employers can target multiple locations to find talent. Work with one local contact, use one currency, and deal with only one contract, to source from The Network’s global job board network.
Many of these job boards are developing mobile first strategies, either way, employers can use mobile first processes to attract and hire candidates, after sourcing them through The Network. For instance, employers can have candidates download and connect through LinkedIn Recruiter after initial contact. Using top job boards and social networks both, is a powerful combination for sourcing and hiring foreign talent.
Summary
When developing international recruitment strategies, employers will benefit with a mobile first approach. Mobile devices are, mainly, how candidates look for work today, and are the best way to communicate and facilitate recruitment, application, and hiring processes. Streamlining these processes with innovative mobile first solutions is how to take advantage of this growing trend.
Overcoming the challenges unique to international recruitment is what The Network can help businesses and organizations do; by giving clients access to millions of candidates in over 130 countries.
With the right partnerships, technologies, and strategies – employers can take advantage of hiring foreign talent to: fill skill shortages, gain foreign market expertise, grow markets internationally, and more. Thinking mobile first is a good foundation for managers to build upon in this process.
This article was originally published on our website at www.the-network.com/spotlight.