As technology continues to advance, organizations are using social media and online platforms to attract and acquire eligible employees. What methods and specific websites are currently being used in your organization to attract and acquire potential employees online? As a job seeker, reflect on the benefits and challenges of using social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, for finding employment. What are the drawbacks that an employer faces when using websites to attract future employees for positions and how can these drawbacks be reduced?
Solution
Technology is at the forefront of employee searching in today’s market. Job postings are strictly online via the company’s website, Indeed, and other job posting platforms. Ther are pros and cos to using the virtual job postings. The benefits of using online employment marketing is that is cost effective, efficient, and there is a wider range of people that can be reached through the job market (Ventola, 2014). This in turn can save time and streamline the hiring process and make it available to job seekers and employers at any time. Some of the drawbacks of using websites is loss of personal connection, technical difficulties, security breaching, and inadequate screening (Ventola, 2014). Some ways to help reduce these drawbacks is using online and offline methods such as networking events or in-person referrals. Implementing a strong screening process can be beneficial to identify the best candidates for specific positions (Ventola, 2014). Although there is no perfect solution to finding employees in a virtual job market, these solutions help to shed light on what could be done in certain scenarios.
References
Ventola, C.L. (2014). Social Media and Health Care Professionals: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices. PubMed Central. Social Media and Health Care Professionals: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices – PMC
