Sessions
Concurrent Session
Today’s Talent Economy Is Texting. Are You?
Emperor's Level: Emperor Ballroom
Tuesday 04/17/2018 08:15 AM - 09:30 AM
1.25 SHRM PDCs
| Competencies: HR Expertise, Communication
| Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
You will learn best practices on how to increase the number of candidates you screen daily through the use of texting and text-based interview platforms.
Today's workforce is quick to avoid talking on the phone, causing headaches for recruiters who need to screen high volumes of candidates daily. With 50 million members of Generation Y who will be hired between now and 2025, you must be focused on designing recruitment strategies that align with the preferred communication preferences of today's workforce. This session will discuss how screening candidates via text message can help you reach three to five times more candidates daily. This session will help you:
· Understand the importance of crafting recruitment strategies that align with the changing
communication preferences of today's workforce.
· Gain awareness of texting as a tool for screening applicants.
· Gain knowledge of best practices for texting candidates on a mobile device or
through a text-based interviewing platform.
· Understand the advantages of engaging candidates through text messages,
such as improved candidate experience, increased employment brand engagement and a reduction in hiring bias.
