TikTok for Recruiting? The Why's, the Do's, the Don'ts

Okay, after hearing about all of the TikTok recruiting buzz, I thought it was finally time to take a deep dive into it. I am not a TikTok user, so I thought for the purpose of this blog, I must download the app! Upon login, I was immediately blasted with a video. It took a moment to orient myself as random videos flashed on my screen, but soon after I was swiftly navigating around the app. I checked out trending hashtags and videos, then unexpectedly, I found myself laughing aloud! From men doing dramatic jumps off of ledges for pizza rolls waiting for them at home, to a woman recording a video about the co-worker you are annoyed with during Zoom® meetings, I was easily (and quickly) entertained. Tiktok follower kaufen

I then decided to get serious, and search for "career advice", since that was a recent hashtag trending on TikTok (and that is probably a bit more relevant for this blog than a video showing someone running home for pizza rolls.) What I thought would be a series of more serious videos, were actually more videos that made me laugh out loud! I wasn't expecting career advice to be both educational and entertaining! Could TikTok really be a good place for recruiters to dabble into, I thought?

In this blog, we will take a look at what TikTok could mean for recruiters: Is it really the right platform to be recruiting on? What are the benefits of using it? What kind of videos do you post on it? What are somethings you need to consider before using it? We will look into all of these questions and even explore the rumored new job service that TikTok is currently piloting. Tiktok follower kaufen

First, what is TikTok? Before downloading the app, I knew what TikTok was, but you never really know how it works until you use it first-hand. If you are very much not familiar with TikTok, it is a social media application that allows you to create short form videos. To your videos you can add effects, filters, increase speed, add a background, splice videos together, and more! If you are viewing videos, you can view by topic, trending hashtags, search for hashtags or topics, and even follow users. You will find all sorts of videos on the application from dancing videos, to pranks, to how to videos, to videos for just pure comedy. There is not one type of TikTok video out there!

That's cool, but what's all the buzz about? In 2020, TikTok became the most downloaded app worldwide, overtaking Facebook, Instagram, and Zoom.(1) The App Annie State of Mobile report shows TikTok is currently on track to hit 1.2 billion active users in 2021. Demographic wise, 78% of TikTok users are under 39 with 30% falling between the ages of 20-29 based on a recent report published by Statista.(2) While the age group is younger, what is important to note is that Millennials and Gen Z's are becoming the largest demographic in the workforce as Baby Boomers retire. Millennials have already become the largest group of professionals in the U.S. Labor Force, making up 1/3 of employees.(3)

If one thing is for certain from these stats, TikTok usage is rapidly on the rise, especially for younger generations. Companies want to be able to get in front of the right candidates for opportunities, which is why more staffing and recruiting companies have flocked to TikTok, where the largest demographic in the workforce is spending their time.