With the amount of internet search time spent on mobile devices steadily increasing, it’s no surprise this trend relates to job hunting. In fact, 9 out of 10 job seekers say they’re likely to use a mobile device during their job search in the next 12 months, according to a Glassdoor survey conducted in May 2014.
What does this mean for your small- to mid-sized business’ recruitment needs? It means applicants need to be able to easily apply to your jobs any time, any place. With a mobile-friendly career page, you can drastically open up your candidate pool by capturing an even wider selection of talent to choose from.
As a growing number of job views come from a range of devices, it’s essential for businesses to target mobile job seekers. An innovative mobile-friendly system lets your business post mobile responsive jobs, giving candidates the freedom to apply right from their smartphones.
Widen The Talent Pool With Mobile Job Applications
With such a large percentage of candidates finding your postings on their phones, this capability will expand your talent pool drastically.
Finding the correct talent for your vacancies is especially important. Are you looking for young workers? Are you looking for tech-savvy recruits? This audience, comprising Millennials and Gen Y job searchers, will be more likely to use their smartphones or tablets to search for career opportunities, so it’s important for your company to be found there.
Beyond just being accessible to smartphone users, a mobile-enabled job application process opens up new ways to communicate with applicants. For some candidates, text message alerts and emails are effective channels to conduct the next steps of the application process.
The key benefits of using a mobile applicant tracking system include:
- Mobile-enabled career pages
- Searchable jobs on mobile
- Mobile application capability
- Mobile integration with Indeed, Monster, etc.
- Capability to send text message alerts to candidates
- Capability to contact applicants through this flow
For more information on mobile applicant tracking software, please call us at 1-800-585-3084.
