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Volume hiring on social networks: One mistake candidates tend to make

"You can walk into our office from 10 AM to 6 PM on any day, except Sundays. Our recruitment team will be available."  - this kind of flexibility is typical of volume hiring, though it would be unnaturally generous in other contexts. Volume hiring involves frequent/sustained hiring of a large number of people, often with similar profiles and at the entry level. It is a convenient application of social networks (if you have the right audience), and for certain kinds of companies it is the most cost effective channel for hiring. But it comes with its own specific challenges. To set some context, say we have a decent social media presence and a good audience that is familiar with the kind of work we do. However, it is not uncommon to see the same person persistently applying for everything from entry level roles aimed at freshers to the infrequent senior leadership position (that demands well over a decade of experience) which we may experiment with on the same platform. ...