{"id":1745,"date":"2021-09-10T18:18:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recruiterflow.com\/blog\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:06:40","slug":"recruitment-automation-for-your-hiring-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recruiterflow.com\/blog\/recruitment-automation-for-your-hiring-process\/","title":{"rendered":"A complete guide to Recruitment Automation [With free automation checklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the recruiting world, where competition is fierce and human connections are paramount, your team’s efficiency can be the secret weapon that sets you apart. This is where recruiting automation steps in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this comprehensive guide, we unveil the transformative potential of recruiting automation. We’ll uncover how it has the power to reshape your agency, streamline operations, and propel your team towards unmatched productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Recruitment Automation? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Recruiting automation is a set of tools\/workflows that help recruiters spend more time doing human centric work. Recruitment automation helps you to reduce repetitive, administrative tasks \u2013 such as manual searching or appointment-setting \u2013 to focus more time on meaningful activities, like face-to-face interviews and relationship building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>How can you use recruiting automation in your hiring process?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Applicant tracking <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    An applicant tracking system or ATS<\/a> usually deals with internal tasks, like pipeline visibility, tracking a candidate\u2019s journey, syncing emails, and calendars, and getting a comprehensive view of what your team is up to. It\u2019s a lifesaver for recruiters as it helps them collect and track the recruitment process quickly<\/a>– without any hassle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Staying organized, keeping in touch with all existing open tasks, staging candidates, and collaborating with your team members; an ATS makes it all possible so that you don\u2019t lose track of hiring pipelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    According to a study<\/a>, 78% of businesses that use an applicant tracking system (ATS) said that using recruitment technology has made it easier than ever to find great talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Often, a good ATS comes with more functionalities that can help you further smooth out your hiring process, like sourcing extensions, email automation, and third-party integrations. An ATS like Recruiterflow can streamline your hiring process and help you get started within minutes. You can sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/a> and check out all the features to see how the platform works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Social recruiting <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      One of the most effective methods that cut through the noise and lets recruiters source candidates efficiently is social recruiting. Simply put, it means recruiting people using social media channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Did you know 79% of job applicants<\/a> use social media in their job search? Besides, 98% of recruiters<\/a> today use LinkedIn to post jobs and do candidate sourcing. So, there\u2019s an excellent chance that your candidates are already active on social media. 

      Also check, our       Cold<\/a> Recruiting Email Templates for Recruiters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When you use recruitment automation, you can automate your job postings, launch recruiting campaigns<\/a>, do targeted candidate sourcing, and parse their resume- basically, collect and aggregate data from social media sites to later use it in your hiring process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Plus, with some help from top talent acquisition leaders<\/a>, you can find great talent and close hiring processes faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Job advertising <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Getting your job advertising right is important. It impacts both – the quality and quantity of your candidates. With good recruiting automation software<\/a>, you can create more targeted job postings and display advertising<\/a> while you connect with candidates, grow your relationships, and network in the process.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Recruitment ads (ads for your open position) can be automatically sent out to specific demographic segments that you feel would be the best fit for your position. Reports from LinkedIn<\/a> reveal that 70% of the global workforce consists of passive candidates who aren\u2019t actively looking for jobs, and the remaining 30% are active job hunters. So, it\u2019s always a great idea to run targeted job postings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Through ad automation, you can use the insights and analytics<\/a> provided to see which social media platforms connected you to the highest number of qualified candidates so you can spend more time and money specifically targeting those channels in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Bonus: How to post jobs on LinkedIn for free?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Skills assessment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Recruitment automation can be extremely valuable for skill assessments as it helps recruiters quickly identify and validate candidates that possess the right skills for a specific job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fortunately, there are specific pre-employment tests<\/a> available for just about every career skill out there, so you can have your applicants take these tests to determine if their skill level is where you need it to be before considering them further in your hiring process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          This kind of testing can be cumbersome and add to the duration of the hiring process if done manually. Automating it is a better way to go forward. Plus, you don\u2019t have to worry about bias playing a role in the evaluation since the results will be scored objectively based on the criteria you set forth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Here are a couple of skill-assessment platforms you can use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n