The Benefits of Free Job Posting Sites

Assuming you know where your perfect candidates search for job can be very detrimental to your hiring strategy. The best option is to post to multiple job boards and use analytics to determine which job boards result in the best candidates, keeping in mind that your job board selection might vary depending on the position you're hiring for.

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I can't keep track of multiple websites. 

There are loads of free job boards available but that doesn't mean you have to post to all of them. Find which job board would best suit your business needs. Better Team put together a great list here.  

Free job boards are such an amazing resource for SME's who may not be in a position to pay out big bucks for a job slot. When it comes to posting across these job boards all you really have to lose is time, but that's not always the case either. If you're considering moving your recruitment strategy to focus on free job boards, consider investing in a recruitment software where you can manage all these websites in one place, because as they say time is money. 

It’s simply too time-consuming to post to free job boards

This is true, in some ways. If you're going between each job board, logging into each individual account and posting a job description along with logos and whatever else you need to post your role, that's going to eat into your time fast. I'm going to assume you have mastered copy paste and still find it too time-consuming and that's why you're here. Try looking into a recruiting solution that will post to each of these boards instantaneously. 

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I get too many applicants - many are unqualified

Free job boards tend to garner loads of responses, but what's bad about getting your brand out there and building your candidate database? 

If you think that going through a large quantity of CV's is going to be time-consuming you're totally right, but that's the trade-off.

If you're interested in the benefits of using free job boards it's definitely a good idea to move away from using spreadsheets if that's your current process. Not to mention an email inbox filled to capacity. There's nothing wrong with using spreadsheets to keep track of your applicants, but if it's hindering on your recruitment process or you want to take your efforts to the next level consider updating your software to a more user-friendly version. 

An applicant tracking system (ATS) will help you to manage this new inflow of CV's and shortlist candidates.

A good ATS should help you with:

• Posting to multiple job boards at once.
• Automating the process of getting back to all those emails, with the appropriate responses.
• Shortlisting candidates. Occupop will even further automate this by using AI to find the best person for the job.
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What about my candidate database?

So you have all these leftover candidates in your database that didn't make the cut. Not to worry. Building your candidate database is a good thing and you might uncover a gem for another role you have open or you can search the database for a role you have in the future. Just be sure you're being GDPR compliant. If you're using an up to date ATS this shouldn't be a concern.

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Looking for the perfect recruiting solution that lets you post to multiple job boards and manages the entire hiring process? Try Occupop for free! Our easy-to-use software can save you up to 4 to 5 hours a week on administrative tasks, thanks to our smart AI technology. We can help you post your job descriptions across + 20 recruitment channels, sort through CVs, schedule interviews and send customisable emails to candidates.