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Last time, we raved about why candidate experience matters. This week, we thought we’d follow up by flagging the top 5 application problems that leave candidates badmouthing you.

This is not a new topic, nor is it a complex one. Candidate experience has been discussed for years and boils down to something as simple as treating others as you would like to be treated – but huge numbers of recruiters are still getting it wrong.

I bought a t-shirt online a couple of months ago. Weeks passed and it didn’t arrive. I got in touch with the company via the email address on their website – more days passed with no response. I looked for a contact phone number on their website – none to be found.

Many hesitate to use Facebook for recruiting purposes because of its reputation as the “social” network, where you don’t mix your personal and professional identities. However, recent statistics have shown that it can be used as a powerful tool for recruitment. Facebook’s recent Timeline changes and settings updates have also made it easier to use the site for professional networking.

The lure of 150 million candidates is making LinkedIn’s paid job advertising feature increasingly popular with recruiters - but not all of us have £125+ to spend on each vacancy. Here’s the good news: you’ve still got 3 ways to post your job ads to LinkedIn at no cost.

There’s one cry we hear again and again from recruiters: why aren’t we attracting more candidates with our ads? Is it time to drop more money into job boards and paid ad campaigns? Should we just give up and pay someone else to fill the role for us?

Your colleagues are getting great results recruiting with LinkedIn; meanwhile, you’re being ignored like the digital equivalent of a clipboard-wielding nuisance on a busy high street. It’s time to ask yourself: what am I doing wrong?

You’re using Twitter for recruitment – great! But you’re not seeing results. Why not? Let’s have a look at how the big players are using Twitter for recruitment and where your efforts are falling short.

Christmas has almost come, and we’re all winding down for some well-earned rest and relaxation. Before you pack up for the year though, here are 12 quick tips to help boost your online recruitment in 2012: