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Contact with the candidate
Just like technology, the needs of candidates also change. Kevin Verhaaf of Or-Quest recognizes this trend and responds cleverly to it: ‘Many qualitative candidates currently have a permanent position and want to be contacted outside office hours about their next step. This means that as an organisation you have to be flexible. Our chatbot supports us very well in this: with limited resources we can be reached day and night. In addition, the human and personal aspects remain of course very important.

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For Loraine Nijhuis of Appnormal too, the human side of recruitment is indispensable. She sees the digital support of recruiters as a major gain: ‘By using digital solutions in the recruitment process, the recruiter can focus on what he is good at: speaking to and matching candidates’.

When are you successful as a recruitment marketer?
Reaching the right candidate is usually the main goal. You do this by guiding relevant visitors to suitable vacancies. If this results in a match, you will be successful.

The best hire
Mitch Voskuilen of Mongroo explains: For me, the main goal is to generate the best hire at the lowest possible cost. In my opinion, this is someone who is intrinsically motivated to come and work and whose expectations of the position and the company are correct. As a result, the new colleague wants to work for the company for a longer period of time.

Connecting visitors to your company
Branding is also an important goal. Jobseekers have to find your company, but also existing candidates should not be forgotten. They are important ambassadors for your brand. Next, it is a matter of binding the visitor to the company. The perfect match can, of course, also take place at a later date. Kevin Verhaaf from Or-Quest does this by sharing tips and blogs about applying for jobs and networking with visitors. In this way he adds value for potential candidates.

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Which KPI’s are key?
There are a number of KPI’s that are mainly used by most to measure performance.

Two of the most important KPIs for recruitment marketers are cost per lead and cost per hire. As Loraine Nijhuis of Appnormal, with a wink, explains: ‘In the end, you will be charged on the euros. It also looks at how much organic search traffic comes in via Google and the social media and what conversion ‘from visitor to lead’ this results in. So, how many registrations does this ultimately result in?

Only the best candidates
But what matters in the end is, of course, the quality of the applications. Véronique Oonk-de Jong of Essent: ‘An important KPI for us is the number of candidates you send on to fill one vacancy. You should preferably keep these as low as possible. It is therefore a matter of determining the quality of the funnel.

Tools to achieve your goals
By knowing where your target group is and how to reach it, you increase the conversion rate of your campaign. Which tools are the best to use?

Advertising and measuring
To increase the conversion, advertisement on social media is of course used: Facebook, LinkedIn and job sites like Indeed. In addition, recruitment marketers use programs from Google – Trends, Optimize, Tag Manager, Data Studio and Analytics – to reach the target group, measure progress and adjust a campaign where necessary. And there are more programs that give recruiters insight. Meltwater filters the data from, for example, journalistic sources and social media posts to provide insight into your brand and that of your competitors. Programs such as Hotjar analyse the behaviour of the visitor on the site: can the candidate find what he is looking for?

In addition, a good Applicant Tracking System is indispensable, as the recruitment marketers agree. This optimises the recruitment process and improves the quality of applicants. In addition, a good ATS ensures a pleasant and effective application experience for the candidate.

Contact with your target group
To help the visitor in the search on the site, a chatbot helps. Kevin Verhaaf of Or-Quest: ‘We use a chatbot to allow our visitors to contact one of our recruiters in an accessible and fun way. This makes us available to our visitors 24 hours a day. Alexander Witschge of Stedin mentions his own employees as the most important ’tool’: ‘They tell the real story, know what ‘working for’ really is and are the best ambassadors. Involve the employees, provide training and enthusiasm, you can almost sit back and relax.

The future of Recruitment Marketing
With the rapid pace of change, there is a good chance that recruitment and the role of recruitment marketer will look very different in five years’ time. What are the