Mobile Recruiting

There are 4x as many mobile phones as there are

PCs, and there are 1.8 billion people already have

access to the mobile web. Make no mistake "mobile"

is the way of the future... ~GoDaddy

Accept it. Embrace it. This is the way of the world. If you try to ignore it you'll fall behind so fast good luck catching up. Mobile recruitment is here and it's not going away any time soon.

Think about it~candidates, whether employed or not, probably have a cell phone. If they are working they are most certainly using their cell phone to job search rather than that work computer that is so closely monitored by IT. They they are not working they may be on the go interviewing and networking-you'd hate to miss the perfect candidate because you are behind on the times.  

Most people have a smart phone (iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android) which comes along with many apps-some free, some for a small(ish) fee. Here are just a handful of those apps:

• Kenexa 2x Mobile is an application designed for the iPhone and BlackBerry (with Android and iPad apps planned for 2011) that allows hiring managers to approve job requisitions and hirings no matter where they are.
• Voice Advantage HarQen is a candidate-interview program that lets recruiters use their phones and a simple web-based dashboard to create and distribute custom, recorded phone interviews.
• Power Resume Search Monster Worldwide is a new technology that can help recruiters find the most qualified candidates when searching Monster’s immense database.
• Jobvite is a social-networking application that focuses on referrals to promote jobs and find qualified candidates. Jobvite uses propriety matching technology to source, match and recruit candidates using employee referrals, social networks, such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, and web searches.
• mResource , Chicago Mobile Talent 2.0 is an interactive text and mobile web platform that enables organizations to use cell-phone texting and mobile web applications in the recruiting process. Job candidates opt in to the service — which organizations can promote on corporate or external career job sites or on social media.
• The Interviewer is an app breaks down the process of interviewing job candidates into three phases: before the interview, during the interview, and after the interview. It digs deeper into the job candidate through a variety of questions, lists of skills, and an assessment tool that determines the candidate’s qualifications and their compatibility with the job and the organization.
  
• LinkedIn’s upgraded app allows you to search for people you are preparing to interview, quickly find contact information, and send and receive invitations and messages.
• AutoSearch Mobile gives recruiters (and sales people) aggregated access to prospective candidates and A-list leads with a one-stop shop model vs. hours wasted paging through the myriad of other sites. The searches target geographic regions around the world by filtering profiles and resumes via social networking sites.
• The Hire Syndicate gives recruiters meta access by connecting them to networks of other trusted recruiters so that everyone can share placements and leads. The application uniquely uses real time and mobile recruiting technology.
• Tweetie 2 can be used by recruiters who already keep a network of followers informed of opportunities and news, but who want more features like search saving and inline web-browsing. The automatic URL shortening is a great feature for listing and re-tweeting job posts.

Companies can work with companies such as Jobbing to help get their jobs, etc. more "mobile friendly". 

Visit the Just Biz Blog for more information on mobile recruitment!