Comments on: At Microsoft, an Apply-From-Your-Phone Tool Is Top Priority

By: Desiree Porcaro

Desiree Porcaro — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:34:45 +0000

In today’s society, where everyone has a smart phone and they are constantly using it, and frequently Googling something, especially job hunters, if you find something promising while you’re in the car or waiting at a bus stop, you now have the ability to apply at that exact moment rather than making a note to apply when you get home. It would make the job hunting process so much easier.

I appreciate the insight this article includes as to the direction Microsoft took with their mobile app. The decision to make the app simple vs. slick seems like the way to go for a mobile recruiting solution.

By: Bob Schulte

Bob Schulte — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:56:19 +0000

myStaffingPro is also a big believer in providing the online employment application in a mobile format. Since early 2011, we have been working on a mobile version of our application. Our goal was to allow users to complete the same process on their mobile device as is available on their computer. If you are interested in some of our mobile publications/documents… try these links:

Presentation on 20 Tips for Mobile Apps – http://www.slideshare.net/mystaffingpro/mystaffingpro-mobile-webinar

3 part Blog on Mobile Career Site…
http://blog.mystaffingpro.com/2011/04/26/mobile-career-sites-part-1-%E2%80%93-a-simple-quest-for-facts%E2%80%A6/
http://blog.mystaffingpro.com/2011/05/04/mobile-career-sites-part-2-%E2%80%93-sources-of-applicants-and-activity/
http://blog.mystaffingpro.com/2011/05/17/mobile-career-sites-part-3-%E2%80%93-top-10-devlepment-list/

The myStaffingPro “Go Mobile” guide – http://gomobile.mystaffingpro.com/LandingPage.asp?ServerVar=gomobile

By: Trends in Mobile Recruiting

Trends in Mobile Recruiting — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:08:34 +0000

[...] to apply to jobs completely on the mobile device is a necessity (I am not the only one – see this ERE article). Those who are early adopters will receive a boon in candidate flow, a gold rush effect similar to [...]

By: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week… | Fistful of Talent

5 Things You Need to Know This Week… | Fistful of Talent — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:23:12 +0000

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By: Heather Tinguely

Heather Tinguely — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:43:49 +0000

Paul –interesting point. A simple response would be that both “pull” and “push” activities are vital to the success of a recruiting program. The same distinction I would see when speaking to passive vs. active candidates can be applied to this conversation. In our case, we have a large audience coming to our career site daily and we must optimize that experience to fit their device – otherwise, we might as well waive them “good-bye”. Having said this, it is important to reach beyond the candidates already interested in your company and we are looking at a variety of mobile “push” strategies. Since recruiting target audiences are often specific and segmented (by skill, geo, etc.) mobile specific “push” technologies leveraged to target the consumer market (such as general SMS/MMS advertising) are not always applicable or as easy to push out due to privacy issues and lack of audience data. Having said this, there are some really interesting solutions out there. Also, keep in mind that candidates are leveraging mobile at significant rates to access social media sites, e-mail and search so even though “push” activities may not be labeled exclusively as “mobile,” the company can still get mobile traction based on how candidates are accessing these sites.

By: Paul Dodd

Paul Dodd — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:57:34 +0000

Interesting, what is the reason behind candidate “pull” activities in this market? I thought most companies were trying to find a way to “push” messges out to the passive candidate market? When do we start asking if social & mobile recruiting is becoming indiscriminate in the way it is harvesting candidates?