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We post a new position online about once a week. Is sending an email organization-wide every time a job is posted too much? Why?
This is in the US, and our org. is a private university. I'm in the HR office.
Background:
A part of recruiting employees at a university is fulfilling an affirmative action and disability recruitment duty to try to recruit from minority/disability groups or organizations.
Our senior leadership is considering that since we employ minorities and people who know minorities, sending our job postings to everyone would satisfy this requirement. So, they are considering sending a company-wide email from our official email address when jobs post and creating an announcement on our intranet page (we use Drupal).
Commentary:
I feel like it will be an oversaturation and our actual important messages will be lost, or our actual important announcements will be buried. If I'm concerned over nothing though, I would also like to know.
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asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
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We post a new position online about once a week. Is sending an email organization-wide every time a job is posted too much? Why?
This is in the US, and our org. is a private university. I'm in the HR office.
Background:
A part of recruiting employees at a university is fulfilling an affirmative action and disability recruitment duty to try to recruit from minority/disability groups or organizations.
Our senior leadership is considering that since we employ minorities and people who know minorities, sending our job postings to everyone would satisfy this requirement. So, they are considering sending a company-wide email from our official email address when jobs post and creating an announcement on our intranet page (we use Drupal).
Commentary:
I feel like it will be an oversaturation and our actual important messages will be lost, or our actual important announcements will be buried. If I'm concerned over nothing though, I would also like to know.
communication
asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
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Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00
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We post a new position online about once a week. Is sending an email organization-wide every time a job is posted too much? Why?
This is in the US, and our org. is a private university. I'm in the HR office.
Background:
A part of recruiting employees at a university is fulfilling an affirmative action and disability recruitment duty to try to recruit from minority/disability groups or organizations.
Our senior leadership is considering that since we employ minorities and people who know minorities, sending our job postings to everyone would satisfy this requirement. So, they are considering sending a company-wide email from our official email address when jobs post and creating an announcement on our intranet page (we use Drupal).
Commentary:
I feel like it will be an oversaturation and our actual important messages will be lost, or our actual important announcements will be buried. If I'm concerned over nothing though, I would also like to know.
communication
asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
626
We post a new position online about once a week. Is sending an email organization-wide every time a job is posted too much? Why?
This is in the US, and our org. is a private university. I'm in the HR office.
Background:
A part of recruiting employees at a university is fulfilling an affirmative action and disability recruitment duty to try to recruit from minority/disability groups or organizations.
Our senior leadership is considering that since we employ minorities and people who know minorities, sending our job postings to everyone would satisfy this requirement. So, they are considering sending a company-wide email from our official email address when jobs post and creating an announcement on our intranet page (we use Drupal).
Commentary:
I feel like it will be an oversaturation and our actual important messages will be lost, or our actual important announcements will be buried. If I'm concerned over nothing though, I would also like to know.
communication
asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
626
edited Apr 27 '16 at 20:02
asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
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asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
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asked Apr 27 '16 at 19:31
Randy D
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Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00
suggest improvements |Â
Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00
Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00
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Any mail could be considered SPAM by someone, so I would stay away from blasting to everyone on a weekly basis. Pretty soon people will just start ignoring you.
A better solution might be to build an internal web portal (if you don't already have one) with all of the open job postings and an option to opt-in to immediate or summary(weekly?) emails when postings are added or changed. People who want the mail can get it and other s can just visit the portal when they are interested.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
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Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
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I can see some value in sending these email blasts once a week, especially if it meets a diversity requirement. However, make sure you send in such a way that people can easily manage messages using rules. For example:
Send from a dedicated email address such as jobs@university.edu. This will prevent your other email addresses from getting junked.
Prefix with a specific qualifier like "[Job] HVAC Technician"
I would do both.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
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I'd say sending a new email with each posting is overdoing it. If I needed to highlight new jobs via email, I'd do it on a weekly basis (with an email, or a mention in a weekly electronic newsletter) and help train your audience to go to the site where jobs are posted (create a simple, memorable, vanity URL for it).
answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
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3 Answers
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up vote
7
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Any mail could be considered SPAM by someone, so I would stay away from blasting to everyone on a weekly basis. Pretty soon people will just start ignoring you.
A better solution might be to build an internal web portal (if you don't already have one) with all of the open job postings and an option to opt-in to immediate or summary(weekly?) emails when postings are added or changed. People who want the mail can get it and other s can just visit the portal when they are interested.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
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Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Any mail could be considered SPAM by someone, so I would stay away from blasting to everyone on a weekly basis. Pretty soon people will just start ignoring you.
A better solution might be to build an internal web portal (if you don't already have one) with all of the open job postings and an option to opt-in to immediate or summary(weekly?) emails when postings are added or changed. People who want the mail can get it and other s can just visit the portal when they are interested.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
2
Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Any mail could be considered SPAM by someone, so I would stay away from blasting to everyone on a weekly basis. Pretty soon people will just start ignoring you.
A better solution might be to build an internal web portal (if you don't already have one) with all of the open job postings and an option to opt-in to immediate or summary(weekly?) emails when postings are added or changed. People who want the mail can get it and other s can just visit the portal when they are interested.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
Any mail could be considered SPAM by someone, so I would stay away from blasting to everyone on a weekly basis. Pretty soon people will just start ignoring you.
A better solution might be to build an internal web portal (if you don't already have one) with all of the open job postings and an option to opt-in to immediate or summary(weekly?) emails when postings are added or changed. People who want the mail can get it and other s can just visit the portal when they are interested.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
cdkMoose
9,29822042
9,29822042
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Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
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2
Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
2
2
Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
Perfect solution.
– keshlam
Apr 27 '16 at 20:12
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I can see some value in sending these email blasts once a week, especially if it meets a diversity requirement. However, make sure you send in such a way that people can easily manage messages using rules. For example:
Send from a dedicated email address such as jobs@university.edu. This will prevent your other email addresses from getting junked.
Prefix with a specific qualifier like "[Job] HVAC Technician"
I would do both.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
1
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I can see some value in sending these email blasts once a week, especially if it meets a diversity requirement. However, make sure you send in such a way that people can easily manage messages using rules. For example:
Send from a dedicated email address such as jobs@university.edu. This will prevent your other email addresses from getting junked.
Prefix with a specific qualifier like "[Job] HVAC Technician"
I would do both.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
suggest improvements |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I can see some value in sending these email blasts once a week, especially if it meets a diversity requirement. However, make sure you send in such a way that people can easily manage messages using rules. For example:
Send from a dedicated email address such as jobs@university.edu. This will prevent your other email addresses from getting junked.
Prefix with a specific qualifier like "[Job] HVAC Technician"
I would do both.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
I can see some value in sending these email blasts once a week, especially if it meets a diversity requirement. However, make sure you send in such a way that people can easily manage messages using rules. For example:
Send from a dedicated email address such as jobs@university.edu. This will prevent your other email addresses from getting junked.
Prefix with a specific qualifier like "[Job] HVAC Technician"
I would do both.
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
answered Apr 27 '16 at 20:27
MealyPotatoes
4,76621220
4,76621220
suggest improvements |Â
suggest improvements |Â
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I'd say sending a new email with each posting is overdoing it. If I needed to highlight new jobs via email, I'd do it on a weekly basis (with an email, or a mention in a weekly electronic newsletter) and help train your audience to go to the site where jobs are posted (create a simple, memorable, vanity URL for it).
answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
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up vote
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I'd say sending a new email with each posting is overdoing it. If I needed to highlight new jobs via email, I'd do it on a weekly basis (with an email, or a mention in a weekly electronic newsletter) and help train your audience to go to the site where jobs are posted (create a simple, memorable, vanity URL for it).
answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
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suggest improvements |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
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I'd say sending a new email with each posting is overdoing it. If I needed to highlight new jobs via email, I'd do it on a weekly basis (with an email, or a mention in a weekly electronic newsletter) and help train your audience to go to the site where jobs are posted (create a simple, memorable, vanity URL for it).
answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
1011
I'd say sending a new email with each posting is overdoing it. If I needed to highlight new jobs via email, I'd do it on a weekly basis (with an email, or a mention in a weekly electronic newsletter) and help train your audience to go to the site where jobs are posted (create a simple, memorable, vanity URL for it).
answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
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answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
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answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
jamesnotjim
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answered Apr 29 '16 at 18:29
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Have you suggested a biweekly/monthly newsletter with job postings?
– Just Do It
Apr 27 '16 at 20:09
Our job posting email comes daily. :)
– thursdaysgeek
Apr 28 '16 at 17:00