Why You Need To Join Talent Communities Instead of Trolling Job Boards - CareerEnlightenment.com

Then when jobs do open up, they simply look at their talent community and send emails out to their top prospects. Jobs don’t need to be posted on job boards anymore. So if you are sitting around waiting for openings, you’re missing the boat.Talent communities are starting to be built through social media channels as well. Very often you can join a talent community by linking a Facebook or LinkedIn account. At VMware, they build talent communities by engaging in dialogue over Twitter and Facebook. Candidates who talk to them the most over these channels tend to have first opportunity to apply to actual jobs.At Nike, they let college students at job fairs join their talent community from their mobile devices. Instead of having to wait in a line of 300 other students, only to get to the jr. recruter who tells you to apply onlinesimply fill out a simple opt-in form and start interacting with the campus recruiter virtually. If they like what they see from you, youll know it.So if you are sitting around waiting for job openings, you are probably missing 80% of the real opportunities out there. Instead of trolling job boards, start building relationships with your target organizations online.