Events & Communities: Engage and inspire with the right candidate experience

What do recruitment events have to do with talent communities?

Job fairs often serve as a classic instrument for talent acquisition, establishing initial contact with the best talent. But essentially, attendees at a recruitment event are nothing other than a special type of talent community - and should be treated as such. Because you will only get the most out of your event budget with targeted follow-up activities that promote both your employer brand AND candidate retention at the same time. In other words, if you practice talent relationship management and provide insights into your company culture. In turn, you keep the community alive through regular in-person or virtual events. And so you come full circle.

Why does this reduce time to hire and improve return on investment?

Candidates who are already well informed about your organisation and with whom you have built a relationship are known in sales as "warm leads". Unlike cold calling, you are not starting from scratch and need less powers of persuasion to position your employer brand. In addition, you have already collected information about these qualified candidates and built a talent pool in which you can perform detailed searches in the event of future hiring needs, i.e. proactive talent sourcing. You benefit from the fact that these potential candidates are not only qualified but, in principle, also interested in career opportunities in your company. For your time to hire: this means less time waiting for applications and shorter application processes. And your return on investment significantly improves, the more hires you generate form these recruitment events.

How does Talentry Recruitment Events & Communities support on-campus recruitment?

In must cases, on-campus recruitment is just that: a mixture of recruitment events and a talent community. The particular challenge with on-campus recruitment is that you get to know prospective candidates at a time when permanent job openings are probably not yet relevant to them. But, especially in the hotly contested market for high potential graduates, it pays to be on students' radars even before thy become job seekers and to invest in employer branding and keep in touch. This way, you'll be ahead of the game when graduation approaches and the actual job search starts - or approach THE top talent in your talent pipeline right away, before someone else does.

Why should I use candidate relationship management software(CRM) for event management?

Whether it's a traditional recruitment event or a virtual job fair: interested candidates expect professional event management - including initial registration, the event itself and follow-up. With recruitment event software, you ensure that the registration process is the prelude to a good candidate experience. Simple forms and landing pages, automatic confirmations and appointment reminders shortly before the event can all be easily incorporated. You have the advantage that, once you have set up the perfect process for this phase of the event, you can quickly and easily replicate all necessary emails, forms and automated functions. At in-person events such as job fairs, you can enable online registration for your talent pool; and, depending on the event, ask for a CV upload as a follow-up for example. This can be quickly and easily added to an existing profile using CV parsing. Further campaigns ensure that your event attendees gradually become a small community.

How does Recruitment Events or Talent Communities software work with my applicant tracking system?

Your applicant tracking system (ATS) can be seamlessly connected to Talentry Recruitment Events & Communities. If a community member becomes an applicant, you benefit not only from the perfect candidate journey, your ATS also transfers all information regarding the ongoing application process to Talentry. You manage the application process in your ATS as usual.