7 Cool Mobile Recruiting Apps

Change is ever-present in today’s world of recruitment. First, it was the paperless office, then it was Internet jobs boards, and, just as we got used to that, along came social recruitment. And, while many of us are still catching our breath with social media recruitment, along comes the next big transformational event in recruiting: Mobile Recruitment . And, just in case any of you think that Mobile Recruiting it isn’t officially ‘here’, you should be aware that in  September last year in San Francisco, there occurred the first annual mobile recruiting conference of its kind, sponsored and attended by all the major players, including the big two of Monster and Careerbuilder. Big players are thinking that mobile is, well… big.

Surprisingly, even though mobile recruiting is officially ‘here’ and that nearly 70% of jobseekers would like to use their phone for career related purposes, only 3% of employers have a mobile job app. With demand for mobile recruiting being so high and supply being so so low, we feel this is a great time to introduce recruiters to the world of mobile recruiting.  And below, you will find 7 of the most exciting mobile recruiting apps and/or mobile iterations of existing recruiting software to hit the market in recent times.

1.) HireVue 

This iPhone app allows recruiters to design interview questionnaires on the phone and then send them to candidates. Candidates can then view the questions and then video their answers to the questions at their own convenience and send them back to the employer. The employer can share the video interviews with other managers too. This is great tool which brings interviewing into the modern age of mobile phones and mobile people.

2.) Jobscience 

This is a powerful iPhone app from Force.com which gives you applicant tracking capabilities on your mobile phone. Recruiters can invite candidates to submit their resumes digitally and the resumes will be instantly parsed and/or can be searched through to enable you to quickly identify suitable candidates. Resumes can be shared by email, SMS, etc… This is a great tool to take around a job fair or networking event.

3.) BullHorn 

Like Jobscience, BullHorn is a mobile phone based applicant tracking system. Bullhorn offers their software on multiple platforms, e.g. iPhone, Android, Windows, and Blackberry. It has solid CRM features that differentiate it from more consumer oriented products.

4.) Tungle 

This is a meeting scheduling tool that allows recruiters to quickly and easily schedule interviews with candidates. Its simple; recruiter sends invite, candidates reply and it automatically updates both party’s calendars. The system automatically syncs with all the main Mobile OS calendars.

5.) Google Power Search 

This is an app which will make it easier for recruiters to search the web for candidates. The apps present a simple graphical interface which you can use to search the web for candidates, meaning that you do not have to use complicated boolean search strings to perform that task anymore.

6.) Job Speek 

This app will allow you to create job listings and post them directly to the leading job search engines such as Simplyhired and Juju. You can also add a 60 second hiring message direct to your job posting.

7.) The Hire Syndicate 

This one is a specialist agency recruiter tool. It enables recruiters to manage and build their trusted split placement networks and close deals directly from their mobile devices.

With all this mobile recruiting functionality being available in the marketplace, it is time for recruiters to get into the game and start engaging with job-seekers using mobile recruiting apps. Those who adopt early may get an edge on the competition.