{"id":5194,"date":"2018-11-04T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T11:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/?p=5194"},"modified":"2018-12-02T18:53:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T13:23:42","slug":"which-is-better-inbound-or-outbound-recruiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/which-is-better-inbound-or-outbound-recruiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Is Better– Inbound Or Outbound Recruiting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The HR world is abuzz with these two recruiting strategies \u2013 Inbound recruiting and Outbound<\/span>
\nrecruiting. But what do these mean? Let us try to understand !<\/span><\/p>\n

Inbound recruiting is about attracting more applicants and candidates to a company though indirect <\/span>methods like job advertisements, careers pages, and creating an employer brand. Outbound<\/span>
\nrecruiting focusses on hunting down individual candidates to fill open positions in organisations.<\/span>
\nBefore we begin our journey to understand the differences and similarities between these two<\/span>
\nrecruiting strategies or methods let us first know that like all forms of recruiting, the purpose of<\/span>
\ninbound or outbound recruiting is to hire the right candidate for the required position.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is extremely important that your in-house recruiting team or your recruitment agency should<\/span>
\nunderstand the purpose of hiring before they choose the method of hiring. A good recruitment<\/span>
\ncompany always gets to the root of the issue and purpose rather than superficial targets or number<\/span>
\nof candidates to be hired. And in the long term this kind of approach pays you rich dividends. So<\/span>
\nalong with the methods of hiring choose your recruitment companies very carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming back to the definition of inbound and outbound recruiting. Well in simple words:<\/span><\/p>\n

Inbound recruiting means attracting the candidates so that the candidate comes to you for a job.<\/span>
\nOutbound recruiting means searching for candidates in the job market.<\/span><\/p>\n

Timebound difference<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Lot of experts and recruitment agencies have different opinions about which method is better, its<\/span>
\npros and cons, the results these generates, the long term impact they have etc. Some recruitment<\/span>
\nagencies consider inbound recruiting as a continuous process of attracting candidates that takes a <\/span>longer time to hire the required candidate. In contrast to inbound recruitment, outbound<\/span>
\nrecruitment gets you faster results. However if you are looking at longer terms benefits inbound<\/span>
\nrecruitment works better.<\/span><\/p>\n

Difference in methods used<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Outbound recruiters like to adopt methods like cold-calling, poaching, database calling etc to push<\/span>
\nout messages and pursue the candidates to apply for the job. Inbound on the other hand focusses<\/span>
\non things like creating a recruitment guide for targeted candidates or sending weekly newsletters to <\/span>a database of prospective candidates or educating them about your company etc. This makes the <\/span>candidate come to you for the job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of benefits each offer<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Inbound recruitment is more beneficial in terms of cost and quality of candidates in the longer <\/span>terms. This is because you are allowing the candidates to analyse whether the company and the <\/span>profile is a good fit for him and whether that particular role is his true calling. If yes he is bound to <\/span>love his job, be more productive, and stay longer with the company.<\/span><\/p>\n

In outbound recruitment you call the candidates for interview rounds, give them brief understanding<\/span>
\nof the role and a brief window of time to understand the company culture etc. This does not give<\/span>
\nhim enough information and knowledge to decide whether that particular role is his true calling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which one is better?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The big question is which recruitment strategy is better? Inbound or outbound. The answer is not as<\/span>
\nsimple as it may seem. If you are an HR manager in a company or somewhere related to recruitment<\/span>
\nprocess of your company your would have realised that your candidates do a lot of research about<\/span>
\nyour company on the internet before they come to your for an interview. In a way they already <\/span>know a lot about your company through social media sites, job sites, company website, webinars, <\/span>newsletter etc. So it is extremely important to cover these touch points to create a good employer<\/span>
\nbrand. This can be achieved through inbound recruitment marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, outbound recruitment marketing works extremely well if you are looking at <\/span>filling an important position faster. Outbound recruiting gives a personal touch to hiring. You call up <\/span>an applicant, speak with him to understand his role, gauge his interest and abilities and then finally <\/span>set up the interview process.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is advisable to use both the strategies appropriately and as and when required. A balanced mix of <\/span>these two processes of hiring can ensure you never run out of good applicants and talent for your <\/span>company. So do not get bogged down by the jargons in the talent acquisition world. Focus on your <\/span>core purpose, live your values, keep an eye on what\u2019s trending in the market, lover your applicants<\/span>
\njust like your customers and you will know which strategy to use at what time. Afterall recruitment is<\/span>
\na process of dealing with human beings. Here sensitivities will always overpower strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Collabera we are not just another recruitment agency. We understand the recruitment strategies<\/span>
\nwell and are fully equipped to take up inbound or outbound recruitment processes for you. We<\/span>
\nsource the best talent for you. We work as your partner in becoming the employer of choice.<\/span>
\nWe take care of fundamentals of hiring like reaching out to candidates, negotiating salary rates,<\/span>
\nsetting career expectations, checking skill-sets and other hiring complexities. Besides these, we <\/span>strive to become a collaborator who can advise you on strategic HR solutions and keep you ahead of <\/span>your competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collabera has a highly dedicated, qualified and trained team of professionals who thoroughly<\/span>
\nunderstand various technologies and the needs of the clients. Our strength lies in identifying <\/span>candidates with ideal blend of technical skills and relevant experience. Our years of experience and <\/span>unmatched quality centric approach, can become your competitive advantage and help you realise <\/span>your full business potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

Collabera is one of the best global recruitment companies. It has more than 25 years of experience<\/span>
\nin supporting small, medium, and enterprise clients including Fortune 500 clients. Collabera has the<\/span>
\nteam of experts who know everything about hiring candidates along with exposure to hiring and<\/span>
\nplacing candidates in various geographies and skills. Be it technical or functional, Collabera ensures <\/span>that the job seeker gets the perfect company in the least possible time and in the most efficient <\/span>manner.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The HR world is abuzz with these two recruiting strategies \u2013 Inbound recruiting and Outbound recruiting. But what do these mean? Let us try to understand ! Inbound recruiting is about attracting more applicants and candidates to a company though indirect methods like job advertisements, careers pages, and creating an employer brand. Outbound recruiting focusses on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1784,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[2268,2269],"class_list":["post-5194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career","tag-it-recruitment-agencies","tag-it-staffing-companies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golocalclassified.com\/article\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}