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Social Profile Linking

In the modern recruitment process, recruiting is no longer confined to resumes and cover letters. Social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter offer a wealth of information about potential candidates. This information can provide valuable insights into a candidate's skills, experience, work ethic, and even cultural fit. Linking social media profiles with your Applicant Tracking System (ATS) can revolutionise your recruitment process by allowing you to:

Build a richer candidate profile:
Gain a more comprehensive understanding of a candidate beyond their resume.
Source top talent:
Discover passive candidates who aren't actively searching for jobs.
Real-Time Engagement:
Monitor social media interactions to stay updated on candidate feedback, preferences, and engagement.
Streamlined Communication:
Centralize social media interactions within your ATS to manage candidate communications more efficiently.
Informed Decision-Making: 
Use social media insights to make more informed hiring decisions and improve your recruitment strategy.

Availability

Available forProfile PermissionsUsers with the appropriate field permissions for LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter can access this feature.  Learn more 
EditionsStaffing Agency and Corporate HR
PlansFree, Standard, Professional, Enterprise (Including Zoho One and People plus)
ModulesCandidates, Contacts and Applications

Note: 
Social fields are supported in merge-fields, layout rules, validation rules, workflows, and approvals, etc, and they work as normal fields. Additionaly, it is also supported in API's.

What is Social Profile?

Social profile integration in Zoho Recruit involves connecting your ATS with popular social platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and others. This integration enables you to interact with potential candidates and manage your recruitment pipeline directly from within the Zoho Recruit interface.

How to use?  

There are two ways to link social media profiles:
  1. Link directly with icons
  2. Link in the fields

Linking with Icons

Icons for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are available in the header of the Candidate and Contact record.  
1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
2. Click on the Facebook icon provided in the header (adjacent to the candidate's name) of the candidate record.


3. Provide the URL of the candidate's Facebook account.
4. Click Save. 
  1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
  2. Click on the Facebook icon provided in the header of the candidate record.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Remove the URL from the Facebook field.
  5. Click Save.
1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
2. Click on the Linkedin icon (adjacent to the candidate's name) provided in the header of the candidate record.


3. Provide the URL of the candidate's LinkedIn account.

4. Click Save.
  1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
  2. Click on the LinkedIn icon provided in the header of the candidate record.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Remove the URL from the LinkedIn field.
  5. Click Save.
Zoho Recruit provides an option for users to see the candidate's Twitter feed within the ATS. To enable this:
  1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
  2. Click on the Twitter icon (adjacent to the candidate's name) provided in the header of the candidate record.


  3. Authenticate yourself with your Twitter account.

      4. Provide the URL of the candidate's Twitter account.
      5. Click Save.

You can now view the candidate's Twitter feed within Zoho Recruit without being redirected. If the profile URL is already linked, simply click Log in to Twitter.


  1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
  2. Click on the Twitter icon provided in the header of the candidate record.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Remove the URL from the Twitter field.
  5. Click Save.

Linking with fields 

Similar to other fields in the Candidate record, you can edit Social fields to link them.

1. Navigate to the Candidate's record in the Candidate module.
2. In the Social Links subsection > click on Edit to the respective fields (Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter)
3. Add the respective social profile url and save.

Both the fields and icons are interconnected, meaning that linking a social profile URL through the field will sync with the corresponding social icons, and vice versa.


Note: Refer here to know about the fields and its corresponding datatypes

Filters for Social Media Profiles   

Specific Filter: LinkedIn

This filter is used to view candidates associated specifically with LinkedIn.


Specific Filter: Facebook

This filter is used to view candidates associated specifically with Facebook.

Specific Filter: Twitter

This filter is used to view candidates associated specifically with Twitter.


General Filter: Associated Any Social Profiles

This filter allows users to view candidates associated with any social media profiles.

 

Mapping Social Profile Fields in Resume Parser

Resume Parser in Zoho Recruit allows you to map social profile fields from candidate's resumes to corresponding fields.
  1. Go to Setup > Resume Management > Resume Parser Mapping
  2. Under the Social Links, select the LinkedIn and Facebook fields, and map them to the corresponding values.
  3. Click Update to save your changes.


For assistance or feedback, leave a comment below or reach out to us at support@zohorecruit.com.

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