SnagAJob.com & HR.com present: 'Rethinking hourly recruitment,' on May 22

This informative introduction to the hourly recruitment process is the first in a series of SnagAJob.com webcasts on HR.com, and will present the eight steps necessary for successful hourly hiring. These include:

Click here to register for the event.
Learn more about SnagAJob.com Founder and CEO Shawn Boyer here.

Three easy ways to improve summer hiring

It used to be that summer jobs were within reach of all willing and able job seekers, most of whom were students looking for a steady gig to earn gas money or fuel the college fund.

But according to a recent SnagAJob.com survey, nearly half (49%) of traditional hourly hiring standbys, including retailers and restaurants, report they won’t be adding summer workers this year.

These findings might have you thinking that, if you are planning on hiring summer workers, you can afford to put off your recruitment efforts because there will still be plenty of job seekers left by the time you need one. Think again.

Here are a few tips to ensure your seasonal hiring goes without a hitch:

1. Get out of the gates early.
   A whopping 76 percent of the 1,000 hiring managers interviewed in the SnagAJob.com survey expect to fill their seasonal jobs by May.
2. Sell your perks.
   If you’re looking for landscapers, hype the benefit of working outdoors. If you’re hiring theme park or movie theater workers, be sure to mention the discounted tickets.
3. Cash in on returns.
   Hourly workers, especially students, love having a seasonal job they can consistently comeback to. You should embrace the opportunity to invite your superstar workers to stay in touch and return to work as it’s convenient for both of you.

How do we attract job seekers?

As we close in on 10 million registered job seekers, we thought it would be a good time to tell you how we’ve become so popular with the nation’s hourly workforce.

• Paid and organic search: We dominate the high rankings in Google, Yahoo! and other top sites.
• TV commercials: Our national TV campaign features compelling ads and a wide reach.
• PR: SnagAJob.com is regularly quoted by local and national media including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and CNN. In addition, the 2008 Campaign to Hire America aims to find jobs for 400,000 hourly job seekers.
• Hire Learning & SnagABlog.com: These free and comprehensive resources educate job seekers and workers from all walks of life on how to find jobs and thrive at the workplace.
• Affiliate program: SnagAJob.com works closely with hundreds of online publishing partners that provide hourly job-related content, and in turn, drive qualified job seekers to our website.
• Email program: Regular targeted email job alerts, newsletters and other correspondences keep job seekers coming back to SnagAJob.com.
• Social networking partnerships: We have a strong, growing presence on popular sites including MySpace and Facebook.
• New: We've launched an engaging job seeker community section and viral marketing campaigns will accompany this content.

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