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Risks and Rewards of Recruiting in the Cloud

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The two big business trends going on right now are big data and the cloud. And lucky for you – you dynamic HR professional you – your department is prime to take advantage of these trends to streamline your workflow and make your contribution to company strategy more meaningful. So today, let’s talk about recruiting in the cloud and how this can improve your hiring efforts!

The cloud is transforming how we do business and live our lives. Consider how Amazon has redefined commerce. They are one of the early innovators and proponents of the cloud. They have millions of customers that only transact with them in the cloud – from ordering to payment to digital delivery – with product purchased and stored in the cloud in the form of ebooks, music and movies – no warehouse required!

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Most people only have the barest inkling of what cloud computing really means. Most of us have a Dropbox account or are experimenting with Google Drive (aka Google Docs) but this is just the tip of the cloud computing iceberg. When it comes to cloud recruiting, you may be thinking in these simple terms – putting your hiring forms out on the cloud so candidates, recruiters and managers can access them – sort of a virtual filing cabinet you can all share. But wait – it’s so much more and so much better than that.

The rewards of cloud recruiting are just beginning to emerge, but alongside these come risks. Let’s consider a few of these:

Risk: Cloud recruiting encourages a candidate free-for-all that can be overwhelming.

In traditional recruiting, you would post a job on a board or your website and candidates would apply. In cloud recruiting, this becomes a two way street. Not only do you accept applications and resumes in response to job postings, but you go out and find candidates proactively in the cloud. It can be on social media sites, on networking sites and via shared connections on various sites, even on blog sites where prospects may post or comment – really anywhere. This can get confusing because you are pulling in candidates while candidates are pushing in at you and it can get overwhelming.

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Reward: Cloud recruiting can bring candidates into your pipeline that you may have never accessed otherwise

There are great people who never look beyond their current company because they are comfortable, loyal or have no idea they could be doing better things or have better opportunities elsewhere. These are people who won’t respond to your job ad, but could be great for you. These are valuable candidates you could lure away from competitors or out of other industries. This opens you up to a whole pool of candidates you may not have otherwise considered or that may not have ever looked at your job posting.

Risk: Cloud recruiting can shift the hiring leverage out of your hands

If you go seeking out candidates, you put them in the position of having “hand.” If you’re a fan of Seinfeld, you know that hand gives you control of the relationship and you always prefer to be the one steering the ship. When a candidate applies to you, you have all the power – the power to grant an interview, the power to make the offer and the power to say “no thanks.” It can be uncomfortable to give up this power.

Reward: Cloud recruiting can empower and engage new employees from the start

By the same token, a candidate empowered in the recruiting process by being pursued can be a much more engaged, happy and productive employer. You feel wanted when you’re pursued and that makes you feel good about yourself. That mental spring in their step can make staffers recruited in the cloud some of your most valuable hires. That’s worth giving up a little hand, right?

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Final thought: If you don’t evolve, you die

These are just a couple of the risks and rewards of recruiting in the cloud. But the overarching reward is that of innovating and evolving. Don’t leave your HR department in the Stone Age by being afraid to embrace the cloud. What if that Cro-Magnon ancestor of ours had refused to embrace the use of fire? We’d all still be sitting in dark cold caves picking fleas from each other’s fuzz… That’s not a pretty picture. Embrace the cloud – and the future of HR – today!

If you’re interested in innovating and evolving today – Jobscience can have you recruiting in the cloud in no time at all with our suite of apps and solutions. Learn more!

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