Internships are a good career starting point. How to create maximum impact during internships
Published on June 8, 2021
If we have learnt anything in the year 2020, it has to be facing up to challenges and adapt accordingly. A major adaptation for all of us was to move all our functioning to online mediums. The recruitment industry wasn’t left untouched by it either. The recruiters had to move their hiring and onboarding process online. While it was enforced by the Covid-19 situation, online hiring has proved to be an effective way of hiring. Virtual recruitment has made the process smoother by allowing both employers as well as aspiring candidates to save a lot of time and hassle which went into hiring by traditional means.
It is this efficiency that has turned virtual recruitment into a new reality for the recruiters and it is here to stay. In light of the same, here are a few ways in which recruitment professionals can optimise their online hiring game.
Apart from this, an important aspect of virtual recruitment is having good internet connectivity and a device with a decent camera and microphone. The recruiters must ensure these things for efficient communication as they have to communicate with multiple candidates on a daily basis. In addition to this, they must instruct the prospective candidates beforehand about the platform they’ll be using for the interview, how they could set it up on their respective devices, and ensure that they have a good internet presence.
Another way is to make the most of social media platforms. While there are specific social media platforms for professionals, the recruiters could also make use of other social platforms like Instagram and Facebook to post their job requirements. Job seekers often spend a considerable amount of time on such platforms and often join groups or follow pages that share job opportunities. Here, sharing the job requirements through targeted mediums could help you attract more relevant candidates.
Now, as important as it is to hire a candidate, it is equally important to retain them. Now that the onboarding has moved online, it is crucial for the employers to get the new joiners acquainted with the culture of their respective organisation. This helps the recruiters in keeping the new employees connected with the whole team and keeps them interested in working towards the growth of the organisation.
Courtesy: Sarvesh Agrawal is the founder and CEO of Internshala, a recruitment and trainings platform.