Talent wars heat up: tech giants turn to influencers for viral job hunts on social media
New Delhi: As India's job market battle intensifies, top tech firms are swapping staid job ads for influencer-marketing campaigns on Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Creators with millions of followers now spotlight job openings and work cultures, turning a single video into a flood of thousands of applications.Companies like Atlassian, 7-Eleven GCC, Octa, EPAM Systems, ServiceNow, Intuit, ZS Associates, and Infosys are leading this charge, betting on niche influencers’ social media reach to lure talent in a hyper-competitive landscape.“For us, it’s about visibility in the right places where top tech talent is consuming content.
The primary goal is a long-term lift in technical sentiment,” Intuit, an American financial software company, wrote in an email replying to queries sent by Mint.Companies use influencers to craft reputations for positive, attractive workplaces—targeting creators whose followers align with specific hiring needs, such as tech and AI professionals—to draw in candidates with maximum relevance and reach.Intuit’s spokesperson explained that the company prioritizes technical authority over reach by partnering with influencers in the AI and software engineering sectors. By selecting creators who focus on coding and innovation, they reach trusted developer communities where brand alignment and relevance matter more than follower counts.Creators eagerly amplify corporate gigs, blending recruitment campaigns with their personal brands for lucrative paydays.“Influencers can make up to ₹10-20 lakh in one recruitment marketing campaign by making a video about the work culture at the company and selling its usage rights to the company,” said Ishan Sharma, a creator focused on tech and AI content since 2020 with
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