Tips for Using Social Media to Message Candidates

The research is unequivocal: According to Jobvite, 95 percent of recruiters use or plan to use social media to find candidates. But only 18 percent describe themselves as social media experts. To help you feel more confident in your social recruiting efforts, Kara Yarnot, Founder and President of Meritage Talent Solutions, delivered a webinar packed with tips and templates on using social media to engage candidates. If you missed the webinar, there’s good news: We’ve made the replay available here, so you can access it at any time. Watch the webinar to learn:

• Kara’s five do's and don’ts of connecting on social media
• Ten steps to building relationships with tech pros
• Specific advice for using Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and even good old-fashioned email

The presentation is a rich collection of great advice, tips and templates you can put into action immediately. Watch the on-demand Webinar "Using Social Media to Message Candidates" or browse through the presentation below to learn how to craft messages that'll cut through the clutter. Dice has a whole library of past social webinars your can access and share with your colleagues, including:

• Johnny Campbell: Combining Resume and Social Data
• Stacy Zapar: Increasing Response Rates with Social Signals
• Jim Stroud: How to Use Company Culture to Attract In-Demand Candidates
• Lars Schmidt: Strategies to Increase Hiring Efficiency with Social Recruiting
• Amybeth Quinn: Real-Time Recruiting: The Role of Twitter in Tech Hiring
• Jessica Miller-Merrell: Unleashed: Taking Advantage of Mobile Opportunities in Recruiting

Ready to take your tech recruiting to the next level? Dice’s Open Web social recruiting platform gives you an upper hand in quickly finding and engaging top talent. Learn more at dice.com/openweb.