Have you ever wondered what the magic behind recruitment platforms is? Don’t go anywhere as we spill the tea on the 4 secrets about searching on recruitment platforms that you might not know. 

What are Recruitment Platforms?

A recruitment platform is a place that helps find talented candidates as well as attracting candidates to recruitment platforms. Recruitment platforms are useful for businesses that need to hire a lot of employees at one time, including startups, small businesses, and mid-to-large-sized businesses. The purpose of a recruitment platform is to help employers and job seekers connect.

What is the Boolean search?

A type of search that allows users to combine keywords with operators such as (AND, NOT and OR) to produce more relevant results. The Boolean search is one of the best sourcing tools for recruiters. It helps them to find the most relevant candidates and it filters search results to be more accurate and relevant. 

How to use the Boolean search? 

The most important thing to remember is, to get the most out of your Boolean search by using quote marks when searching for desired words.

Don’t forget to use the appropriate Boolean search terms which includes and, not and, or.

The last part that goes into using the Boolean search successfully is to select Boolean as your keyword option type and from there click search to generate the report. 

•    Quotes: Use quotes to search for an exact phrase. Example: “network administrator”

•    Parenthesis: Combine modifiers to create a more complex search. Example: network AND (administrator OR architect)

•    AND: Include two search terms. Example network AND administrator

•    OR: Broaden your search with multiple terms. Example: “network administrator” OR “network manager”

•    NOT: Use to exclude a specific term. Example: administrator NOT manager

Top Tips on how to best search on recruitment platforms

1.    You don’t have to stick with just one platform, broaden your horizons so you can find the best candidates and the best candidates can find you. 

2.    Following on from our previous tip be open to researching other ways you can best search it doesn’t have to just be recruitment platforms as social media as well as job boards can be a really helpful search tool some social media platforms we recommend you add to your tool kit is LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and slack. 

3.    Not all candidates will value your time, so be wary of passive candidates that are likely to waste your time and energy. 

4.    Using artificial intelligence is one of the best and most time-efficient ways to find candidates online who fit the role requirements.

If you’re looking for a new recruitment platform to add to your list check out Apply4U your friendly neighbourhood social recruitment platform. 

In the past, job boards were the only real way to recruit people for your company. However, today there are so many platforms that are available for recruitment. It is important to research all of these before deciding which platform is right for your company. We hope that you have learned some helpful information about recruiting and have an idea of where to begin your search for the perfect platform! Please reach out to us with any additional questions you might have and we would be happy to help you!

Written by Amber Scott from the Apply4U team. 

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