{"id":999881432,"date":"2015-08-20T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpstage.dice.com\/?p=732170433"},"modified":"2015-08-20T18:04:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T18:04:00","slug":"mistakes-to-avoid-when-crafting-messages-to-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dicepilot.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/mistakes-to-avoid-when-crafting-messages-to-talent","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes to Avoid When Crafting Messages to Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can you avoid some of the mistakes that recruiters make when crafting messages to passive tech talent? In the new eBook I produced with Dice,  <em><a href=\"http:\/\/resources.dice.com\/2015\/05\/26\/the-definitive-guide-to-engaging-top-tech-candidates\/\"><strong>The Definitive Guide to Engaging Top Tech Candidates<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, there\u2019s a checklist of things to leave off your next email to a promising candidate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not<\/strong> send out anything that resembles a mass email (or BCC them, so that it appears they are one of many engineers receiving the message).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not<\/strong> send a traditional job description or any kind of Word .doc attachment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not<\/strong> ask them to check out your career site or to apply online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not<\/strong> ask them if they\u2019re a rockstar, ninja, or superstar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not<\/strong> write more than 2-3 short paragraphs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fortunately, if you want to tailor the \u201cperfect\u201d recruiting message to a tech pro, <a href=\"http:\/\/resources.dice.com\/2015\/06\/22\/tailoring-the-perfect-recruiting-message\/\">there are some simple-to-follow steps<\/a>.<br \/>\n<iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"355\" src=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/4YRIE2qNTjrYMx\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/Dice\/dice-guide-toengagingtechcandidates\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Definitive Guide to Engaging Top Tech Candidates\">The Definitive Guide to Engaging Top Tech Candidates<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"\/\/www.slideshare.net\/Dice\" target=\"_blank\">Dice<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you avoid some of the mistakes that recruiters make when crafting messages to passive tech talent? 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