Need to get in touch with a candidate? Usually you'd reach for the telephone or open up a new email, wouldn't you?

Here are some of less obvious - but very effective - methods of communicating with your candidates.

Text messages

Studies have shown the open rate of a text message is far higher than that of an email…

How often do you check your phone?

We're betting the answer lies around the 'a lot' / 'too much' mark. So why wouldn't you communicate with candidates via their mobile phones?

Studies show the open rate of a text message is a staggering 98%.* Increasingly, organisations are using text to communicate with their customers by way of sending…

There's so much information out there about Applicant Tracking Systems, isn't there?

So many tools, so many integrations, so many ways an ATS can serve you.

So we're stripping it back down to basics with this post: Just 5 great features of an ATS that might be of interest to you.

1. Application…

I'm aware this is a bit of a 'back-to-basics', 101 style post.

But maybe we need it.

Because there are still organisations who either can't (because they don't have the right recruitment technology) or won't (maybe because…

First time posting on Recruiting Blogs! I'm kicking off with 4 ways to keep passive candidates engaged with your organisation and brand...

Building a talent pool of skilled candidates is an essential part of your in-house recruitment strategy.

Here's how to keep those invaluable passive candidates actively engaged…