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Social media recruiting: hiring staff through TikTok & Instagram
Social media recruiting means hiring staff through TikTok and Instagram – where your ideal candidates really are. With authentic content you also reach the many people who are happy in their jobs but open to a move. Especially when skilled workers are scarce, this brings in more applications, more predictably, than traditional job boards.
What is social media recruiting?
With traditional recruiting, you place a job ad and wait for someone to apply – so you only reach the few who are actively looking right now. Social media recruiting turns this around: with targeted, authentic content you bring your vacancy straight into the feed of suitable candidates, including those who are actually happy where they are but would move for the right offer. That is the largest part of the job market, and you never reach it through job boards.
Why it works
Also reaches passive candidates
Over 70% of people are not actively looking – but would be open to a move. These are exactly the people you reach here.
Shows what it is really like to work with you
Real insights into the team, everyday work and culture – more convincing than any job ad.
Precise targeting
Your vacancy is shown to suitable people in your region – no wasted reach.
More predictable than job ads
Especially where job ads hardly bring in any applications any more, you get a reliable flow of applicants.
How social media recruiting works
For visible insights into everyday working life, the guide Reels ideas for businesses provides templates for showing how a task is prepared and how the team works together.
1. Clarify needs & target group
Which positions do you want to fill, and who do you need to reach? That is what the recruiting strategy is built on.
2. Recruiting content on location
We come to you with a camera and produce real insights – team, everyday work, culture. A glossy finish would not be believable.
3. Targeted distribution
The content is shown to your ideal candidates in the region, including those who are open to a move.
4. Applications & selection
Content that motivates people to apply, not just informs them. That creates a predictable flow of applicants.
For which industries & roles?
Social media recruiting works for every industry in principle – from skilled trades and hospitality to care, office and specialist roles. It is particularly strong where traditional job ads hardly bring in any applications any more: for skilled workers in high demand, in shift work or in regions with tough competition for staff. Whether it is a single position or ongoing demand, the approach scales with you.
What does social media recruiting cost?
The cost depends on the scope and the number of positions. Social media recruiting usually runs as a monthly package (content production + distribution), often in a similar range to social media marketing. You will find more detailed guidance in our guide “What does social media marketing cost?”. In the free intro call we put together a package for your needs – without blanket promises.
How we do it
We produce recruiting content on location at your place – authentic, not staged – and show it specifically to your ideal candidates. As an agency from Hamburg, we work across Germany and Europe, in every industry and in 16 cities. If needed, we link recruiting with the rest of your social media presence, so every activity builds the same brand.