A running joke for marketing professionals is when a client reaches out and says something to the effect of “What Did You Do?” That can be a good email or phone call… or a bad email or phone call. This time, it was a good email. “Matt – you’ve blown up our FB!” For this… Continue reading
…and it’s not all about hipster hats and macrobreweries. A common request that we get at Haley Marketing when we are writing copy or choosing imagery for a staffing website is, “I want my site to appeal to millennials”. I could end this blog post right now by telling you that if your recruiting website… Continue reading
What is ghosting? Originating in the dating world, the term ‘ghosting” refers to the practice of ending a relationship by just ceasing communication without explanation. Not the kindest way to go about it. The word ghosting is now being used by some to describe similar behavior in the employment world where hiring managers, recruiters and… Continue reading
…or how to earn more revenue without really trying. Everything we do for our clients at Haley Marketing – from building some pretty stellar websites and writing informative blog posts to managing our clients’ social media presence and sending out eye-catching newsletters (and more!) – is designed to do one thing: bring prospects to you… Continue reading
Increase Job Applications by Up to 90% What percentage of visitors to your website are job seekers? Of those, what percent complete a job application and get placed by your staffing company? In a tight labor market, you can’t afford to lose talent—and you have to be proactive about placing every qualified candidate as quickly… Continue reading
We need to play the long game. I’m not talking about hitting home runs. I’m not talking about training for a marathon. I’m not talking about investing years of your life to find out who is the mother in “How I Met Your Mother.” I’m talking about recruitment marketing, and how it’s different from recruiting…. Continue reading
Most job postings are written as objectively as possible: This is the pay, this is the shift, these are the requirements. They’re sterile and quite frankly, very boring. With unemployment rates still hovering around 4-percent, candidates have endless options when it comes to finding a new job. So, how can you make your job postings… Continue reading
Record-low unemployment rates. Hard-to-fill job orders. Not a great combination for staffing and recruiting firms. If you can’t get applications, you can’t fill job orders, and you can’t turn a profit. While some staffing companies just throw more and more money into recruiting efforts – other smart companies have taken a step back. Before throwing more… Continue reading
Are you looking for more applications from your job board or career site? Whether there is an actual talent shortage, skills-gap or lack of skilled workers, candidates will only apply to jobs that give them the right information, period. So, what turns off candidates from choosing your jobs over someone else’s? 5 Reasons You’re Not… Continue reading
Staffing agencies and recruiters have all experienced this problem when posting numerous jobs to job boards. This example features 10 jobs on a job board. Job A is receiving ZERO applications. Job B is receiving 100 applications. Both of those results aren’t desired. Why? Yes, 100 applications are fantastic, but to fill an open job,… Continue reading
3 Strategies to Fill Job Orders Faster How are you filling all your open job orders right now? Posting more job ads? Increasing your spend on Indeed and other pay-per-click sites? Desperately posting jobs on social media? With unemployment at record low levels, these all too common tactics are likely to produce few, if any,… Continue reading
Staffing industry veterans knowthere are peaks and valleys in demand for talent. Sometimes there are more candidates than jobs, other times — like right now — there are more jobs than candidates. In the United States, the unemployment rate has been below 6% since 2014, presently, it’s hovering near 4 %. That’s great news for… Continue reading
In today’s digital world, information is endless, and one can look up almost anything on the internet. For recruitment companies and staffing firms, this can be fantastic! … or it could be detrimental to your business’s long-term success. Websites like Glassdoor, Yelp, and Google allow the ordinary citizen to research what candidates, clients, and even… Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, we examined the decision-making process behind keeping the job board spend flexible and avoiding a long-term contract. In that blog post, there are a number of reasons to avoid the long-term commitment. One of those reasons in restricting the reach of your job postings. What do I mean by restricting… Continue reading
Programmatic – it sounds like a scary word. It sure as heck doesn’t sound like a word that is going to drive job applications more efficiently to your staffing agency. But that’s exactly what it is. Let’s jump right in and break down this technique. Programmatic – According to the Dictionary “Of the nature of… Continue reading
Acronyms and jargon sound really cool and impressive, but they are even better when we understand what the heck they stand for. Previously, I shared common terms from the pay-per-click and online advertising world. When jumping into job board and recruitment advertising, those terms will be routinely used. On top of those terms from PPC… Continue reading
