{"id":7131,"date":"2018-04-20T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T10:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/secure-new-job-in-fitness\/"},"modified":"2018-04-20T10:27:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T10:27:41","slug":"secure-new-job-in-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/secure-new-job-in-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Fitness industry recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a new job in the fitness industry?<\/strong>\u00a0Founder and managing director of FitLinks, Alina Cooper\u00a0<\/strong>shares her advice on how to use social media effectively in recruitment.\u00a0 Click HERE<\/strong><\/a> to listen to Alina’s podcast and while you’re there, catch up with our other podcasts.<\/p>\n

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In case you missed it…\u00a0 Alina’s column from the Spring issue of Fitpro<\/em> magazine:<\/h3>\n

Using social media to recruit\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Competition for top talent in the health and fitness sector is rife. Alina Cooper shares her top tips on how to use social media effectively to recruit.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As the industry grows and diversifies, it will be even more important for companies to convey their wants, needs and culture via their websites and other digital touchpoints. There are six key things all companies should be doing:<\/p>\n

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  1. Add a professional careers page to your website and post live vacancies<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Keep the application process simple \u2013 printed application forms are a thing of the past; everything should be online<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Use an Applicant Tracking System to professionally manage your recruitment and save you time and money<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Post to relevant industry job boards<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Use digital marketing tools to recruit: social media, SEO, Google AdWords, etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Embrace video<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    When it comes to digital, the stats speak for themselves. There are currently more devices connected to the internet than there are people on Earth, which means 40% of people socialise more online than they do face to face. A whopping 350,000 tweets are sent, 2.4 million queries are searched on Google, and more than 680,000 pieces of content are shared on Facebook every minute. With this in mind, you can\u2019t afford not to embrace technology! In this article, we are going to look specifically at why and how to use social media for recruitment.<\/p>\n

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    Why use social media?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    Social media allows companies to:<\/strong><\/p>\n