Mobile Recruiting: A Win-Win for Job Seekers and Recruiters

Think about the last time someone asked you a specific question or asked you to give a precise definition. What’d you do? It’s safe to bet you pulled out your phone and Googled it.

Mobile means to be “capable of moving or being moved readily.” In today’s society, we’re usually referring to digital technology when we use the word mobile. We live in a mobile world where immediacy is the expectation. Job-hunting is no different.

Candidates expect to be able to apply to jobs seamlessly and easily from any mobile device in any browser. They also expect fairly prompt responses meaning recruiting software should also be mobile in order to meet the demand.

There’s a common misconception that the types of candidates businesses would want to hire are willing to do more work when applying. More than likely, great candidates move on if a career site is too difficult to navigate on a smart phone. They don’t have the time to waste on it.

Make sure your career site is easy to navigate and optimized for mobile. Consider the number of clicks it takes to apply on your site. Are all the steps necessary? If not, remove them. Also consider what candidates want to know about a business they’re researching. Include easily accessible information about benefits, etc. on your careers page.

Your recruiting software should also be mobile. You should be able to get your job done anywhere at anytime. You don’t want to miss the purple squirrel because you’re on the road and can’t get to your laptop. And sometimes, you need to pull reports as you travel or reschedule a meeting. That’s why we developed a cloud-based platform that is fully functional on any web-enabled device. Our world is now mobile, why should our work be any different?