Posted on May 26, 2019
Does anyone really respond to a Military Recruiter via Indeed?
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Really? A 75th Ranger Regiment opportunity in Chicago Illinois? How effective are these job postings on Indeed and other job forums for generating enlistments? They seem to distract from actual postings I should be seeing for actual government and contractor positions that meet similar criteria.
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I’ve seen some for the Navy that give an annual salary range from E-1 to O-10. That always makes me laugh.
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I use another source that feeds job postings to indeed and about 20 other sites. I've over achieved this year and as a result they doubled my mission for next FY
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SFC Casey O'Mally
LTC Jason Mackay I have the same problem keeps giving me the opportunity to be a licensed therapist on post. Required masters in social work or psychology. Required licensure. I JUST finished my Bachelor's. In General Studies. But somehow it is a 3 star match. Meanwhile, after having spent 15 years in the intel field, with 5 as an analyst and 10 as a collector, the intel analyst contractor job on post gets 0 stars for match. And enlisting as an 11B in the National Guard gets 3 stars, despite my age, and my declared disabled vet status.
I am new to this whole job search thing, but Indeed doesn't seem to be that great.
I am new to this whole job search thing, but Indeed doesn't seem to be that great.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SFC Casey O'Mally it keeps matching me to Space and Missile defense jobs which require 10 years of either....logistics apparently is “your resume matches this job”
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Sir, considering the stress on recruiting these days with the strength of the economy, little surprises me.
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Being a salesman myself, I would imagine that it’s a ploy to get someone in the door. Most likely an armchair soldier (Call of Duty type) or the likes. In the world of sales, if you can get someone in the door, your close ratio goes through the roof. So, most of these chums come in looking to be a badass, and probably wind up doing something..else.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SPC (Join to see) that is exactly my question though, how many people actually contact a recruiter (generating a lead). Of those 1 in 100 commit? So like 1 in 1000. Indeed ain't cheap for corporate customers. The HR department at my old job would drag their feet and require a huge analysis on why their insular, no dispersion, internal web posting wasn't good enough citing cost....
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SPC (Join to see)
LTC Jason Mackay Sir, that’s a good point about cost, I haven’t seen any numbers about pricing. I do know that typically it takes a lot of exposure to a product or company (military) to get a customer to make a purchase. My personal speculation is that this is attempt to accomplish a few goals. 1) From what I’ve gathered, most young people think the only thing the Army has to offer is combat arms. By posting military jobs on normal job sites, it subconsciously adds legitimacy to them as more than just COD type adventures. Not everyone is into that. 2) Here in Utah I see a lot of these postings in rural areas that have virtually no jobs or prospects. It’s the same with a lot of the national transportation companies (CR Englund, Swift, Schneider). By posting jobs “in your area”, they have a broader reach. 3) For the other two reasons, direct cost analysis may not be accurate. If it helps to contribute to the overall goal of recruiting America’s best and brightest (which based on my recent visit to MEPS..it’s still falling short of), then it’s ultimately contributing to the mission.
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It is a great tool for recruiting. As businesses are adapting to what society perfers they are using technology by having them apply online. This includes fast food restaurants in my area. They no longer except paper applications. Then you transition your mind to understand that the Army is trying to fill positions that require a specific type of people like 17C and 35Q. These people are looking for jobs online not walking into a business for a job. Many recruiter also find it usefull to put other careers out on the websites for more trade oriented careers. Both work well of done properly. I make sure that my recruiters list that the position requires them to enlist.
As far as basic recruiting, It is a great leader generating activity. You gain more possible leads with less work compared to any other prospecting method.
As far as basic recruiting, It is a great leader generating activity. You gain more possible leads with less work compared to any other prospecting method.
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LTC Jason Mackay
SFC (Join to see) and MSG (Join to see) If this tool is value added to recruiters I'll sit and be quiet. For the rest of the security sector job seekers it Is an obstacle on the drop zone.
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MSG (Join to see)
LTC Jason Mackay Sir, the post you ran across is grossly inappropriate. First, we cannot guarantee any job in any unit. All of my community engagements or virtual posts are vetted and there is specific information that our team has mandated go into our advertising. Although I have been successful, the specific ads you speak of are all sorts of wrong (although I can only gather so much from the screen shots).
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BLUF: Old AF guy who doesn't understand all things Army.....
That being said... I was under the impression Rangers (and especially those assigned to the 75th) were chosen from those Soldiers already in uniform. I never new of someone walking in off the street and going straight into special duty assignments.
That being said... I was under the impression Rangers (and especially those assigned to the 75th) were chosen from those Soldiers already in uniform. I never new of someone walking in off the street and going straight into special duty assignments.
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LTC Jason Mackay
You are somewhat correct and hence another reason this is bullshit, that and there isn't a Ranger element in Chicago Illinois. You may undergo the Ranger pipeline as a volunteer or an option contact, but you go to IET followed by Airborne then RASP then Ranger school, then if selected Ranger Regiment.
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To clarify, my posts are very clear that the listing is for "military service" and there is an aptitude and physical test requirement.
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