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How Do I Attract New Candidates for Recruiting by Using Creative Sources?

Tips and innovative sources to attract the best candidates with the best experience. Includes a video demonstration.

This article is for administrators and staffing users.

 

Sources to Consider Finding Creative Candidates

Use Social Media.

Attend Networking Events and Job Fairs.

Use Local Job Boards.

Use Tracking Links and Tracking Sources to measure where you are getting applicants from.

Use QR codes to help candidates easily apply from their smartphones.


Allow Current Employees to Apply

Display Internal Jobs for Employees.

Ask Recruiting to create an Internal Application.


Incentivize Current Employees to Share Open Job Postings

Use the Gravity Referral App to incentivize employees to share open jobs at your company.


Brand Your Company to Attract Talent

Recruiting sends your jobs to the free job boards, so you must make sure your company profile looks good on these job boards.

Ask your employees to leave positive reviews on your public profiles.

Standardize your communication to all applicants.

Update your Careers Page.


Still Having a Hard Time Getting Qualified Candidates?

Use the Recruiting Marketplace to sponsor postings.

If you use third-party recruiters, the Agency Manager tool can help you and your agents communicate and stay organized.


After You Gather These Candidates, Use Recruiting as a Database


Video Demonstration

Updated: September 8th, 2025 3427 views


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