Tips and Tricks for Recruiters

Below are a few tips and tricks, and insight that you can use to improve your experience.

Post a Job

Posting a vacancy is an important element in the recruitment process.

Job seekers are able to subscribe to job alerts on Careers24, without registering on the database.
Posting a vacancy on Careers24 allows you to reach new and previously registered potential candidates simultaneously.

Through our partners, not only are your ads searchable on Careers24 but also available to potential candidates via these partnerships.

Searchable Job Titles

Adding too many searchable job titles may increase the number of incorrectly matched applications you receive. As a suggestion, we recommend no more than 10.

As our job search allows for skill based search, you can include skills however these need to be very specific, such as "java", "operations", "sales" etc.

Location

Careers24 allows the recruiter to define the location of the vacancy being advertised on either a provincial, city or municipal level.

Selecting more than one closely located location can result in receiving the same applicant more than once. It is therefore advised to select the highest level applicable. This will reduce response handling time and prevent duplication of adverts.

For example, if a position is easily accessible from Rosebank, Sandton and Randburg, select Johannesburg for the vacancy location.

Salary

Jobs that include a salary get 76% more applications than those without.

Adding a salary helps provide necessary information to potential candidates and can reduce incorrect matching.

Auto Reject Criteria

The use of auto reject criteria allows candidates to be prescreen against specific criteria.
For the best results when using this function, be sure to consider the candidates you would like to apply for the role.

For example, a first time job seeker will not have work experience and might not have an original CV attached. Keep this in mind, and rather avoid making use of those fields.