New-age recruitment tools: How to hire in the post-pandemic era

To help you streamline your post-pandemic hiring process, here are some tools and techniques you consider.

Many individuals who were forced into the online world due to being confined at their homes first headed to social media platforms rather than any job board. (Image: Shutterstock)

Hiring top talent is no longer a simple job to do. The market has shifted tremendously throughout 2020 and beyond. It demands updated tools and techniques from employers now. Today’s era doesn’t revolve around the rule of “post-and-pray.” Moreover, spreadsheets and emails are coming to an end as well.

This is the era of utilizing modern pieces of tools and combining them with efficient techniques to drive quality hires. Now social media platforms, global PEOs, and AI-based recruitment assistants are the new forms of the hiring evolution.

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To help you streamline your post-pandemic hiring process, here are some of my personal recommendations of tools and techniques you should use in 2021 and beyond.

Reddit

Let’s get this straight: Reddit is not a fully fledged job board website where you get to hire people, but it’s a community where tons of people talk about various topics — and, it’s the best one at that.

Although posting your jobs on Reddit doesn’t guarantee a great hire, it’s certainly a head start. Reddit’s informal tone and ability to comment on posts let you talk to your potential hires directly, without any formal restrictions.

Reddit is a great way to get to know about the current state of the market and the mindset of talented individuals.

Social media platforms

Social media platforms have been rising in popularity among job seekers and recruiters for quite some time now. Even the platform owners are implementing recruitment tools right within their respective platforms. However, social media platforms have achieved a new level of popularity in the post-pandemic era.

Many individuals who were forced into the online world due to being confined at their homes first headed towards social media platforms rather than any job board. That’s because social media platforms are much simpler and easier to use.

Actively incorporating social media platforms in your recruitment strategies can essentially help you acquire top talent faster.

AI-based recruitment assistants

AI is the latest major alteration in the field of technology, and it’s a hot topic for the future. Every major tech company is striving to achieve the highest levels of advancements in their AI tech — because AI is, indeed, the future.

Using AI-based recruitment software can help you hire effectively in today’s tech-based world. These tools are available in a variety of form factors. Some help you create job listings faster; some assist you in posting them on different job boards quicker; some are built to filter out irrelevant applicants. There’s a lot for you to explore.

Different types of workers

Even if full-time employees have been your primary type of talent, it might be time to look elsewhere and see what the market has to offer. Contract-based workers and freelancers have been growing in popularity recently; you might want to give them a try.

Freelancers and contract-based workers tend to work faster and get things done quicker as they get paid after they finish a task. Moreover, they have a profile and reputation to build in the online market, which urges them to perform at their best potential.

Consider looking into these kinds of talent. The global candidate pool might have something special in the store for you.

PEO services

Professional help has always been a welcomed resource when it comes to hiring talent. However, as the current work era involves hiring candidates from around the globe, PEO services are now more important than ever.

PEO services can help you find and onboard your ideal candidates, even from outside of Singapore. They have their roots set up globally and have an eye out for rising talent from different parts of the world. Moreover, a PEO service can also provide various HR services like managing global payrolls, taking care of benefits, handling your hires, and much more.


The pandemic has changed the way we hire, once and for all. The post-pandemic era demands us to utilize the best tools and techniques to land the top talent. Traditional emails and post-and-pray hiring are no longer viable options.

Using the tools and techniques mentioned above, you can make sure you’re on the right track with your hiring strategies.

Hanah Payne is an HR specialist with three years of experience in creating, implementing, and evaluating all human resource department policies, procedures, and structures.

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