Social media platforms have become indispensable tools for professionals across various industries. Among these, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter stand out as primary channels for networking, relationship building, and professional growth. However, it's important to note that there are numerous other social platforms that also play significant roles in professional networking and development.

However, while these platforms offer unparalleled opportunities for connecting with others, relying solely on them to manage your network can pose significant risks. This article explores the importance of exporting contacts from social media platforms into Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Applicant Tracking System (ATS) tools, highlighting the benefits of maintaining control over your connections.

The Power of Social Media Networks: Building Bridges

Social media platforms serve as virtual marketplaces where professionals can showcase their skills, connect with peers, and explore career opportunities.

Recruiters, in particular, leverage these platforms to identify potential candidates, engage with industry leaders, and expand their talent pool.

The ease of connecting with individuals worldwide and the abundance of information available make social media an invaluable resource for recruiters and professionals alike.

The Pitfalls of Overreliance on Social Platforms

While social media platforms facilitate networking, relying exclusively on them to manage contacts can lead to several drawbacks:

• Lack of Control: Social media platforms control access to your contacts and may change their policies or algorithms, affecting your ability to reach and engage with connections.
• Limited Customization: Social network platforms are not made to manage your contact lists. Even 'Professional' Platforms like LinkedIn provide just basic features for organizing contacts, and lack advanced customization options such as personalized notes and tagging, essential for effective relationship management.
• Data Ownership Concerns: Entrusting your entire network to a social media platform raises concerns about data availability and ownership. How would you handle a loss of access to your social media accounts? What happens if you get hacked? Password blocked and other scary things? When you suddenly lose access to all your contacts, how will your business activity be affected?

How to overcome these problems and be prepared?

To mitigate the risks associated with overreliance on social media platforms and ensure preparedness for effective contact management, recruiters and other professionals can take proactive steps:

• Regular Data Backups: Social media platforms unfortunately do not offer built-in support or promotion for this critical operation. Thankfully, external tools like Jobin.cloud provide a convenient solution, automatically store profiles at no cost. Implementing regular data backups of your social media contacts is essential to protect yourself against platform changes or unforeseen data loss. This proactive practice ensures that even if a platform's policies shift or data becomes compromised, you'll have a secure backup of your network readily available.
• Diversify Communication Channels: While social media platforms offer convenient ways to connect, diversifying communication channels ensures redundancy and reduces reliance on any single platform. Encourage connections to join professional networks outside of social media. However, inviting your network to join you on additional platforms isn't always straightforward. They need to accept your invitation and may require some time to do so. Time is a scarce asset for many people nowadays.
• Invest in CRM and ATS Solutions: Identify CRM or ATS solutions that align with your organization's needs and invest in their implementation. Look for features that support advanced contact management, workflow customization, and integration with other software systems to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Advanced tools like Jobin.cloud can for example perform an automatic transfer of full LinkedIn profiles for your entire LinkedIn network of first connections, into your personal repository just with one click.

The use case of Jobin.cloud

If your business contacts are on LinkedIn, you can use Jobin.cloud’s integration with LinkedIn to import profiles directly using the browser plugin extension: "Jobin - LinkedIn Automation Tool" on the Chrome Web Store.
This automatic import functionality includes your 1^st connections, LinkedIn group members, event attendees, anyone who likes or comments on posts, LinkedIn Newsletter subscribers, Sales Navigator saved leads and accounts, as well as LinkedIn Recruiter pipelines. The Jobin.cloud extension allows you to import directly from Search results too.

For a more detailed guide, including visual instructions you can watch this YouTube video.

Once imported, you can manage the profiles using custom pipelines, create lists, and apply rankable filters.

Jobin.cloud also provides the option to enrich profiles with emails, phone numbers, and social presence (URLs of their social profiles).

For in-depth details, click here

Company employees imported into the Jobin.cloud repository

In addition to importing, Jobin.cloud offers an additional update service whereby if one of your contacts changes role or company, your records in Jobin.cloud will be updated.

This is of paramount importance for recruiters especially when it comes to contacting these people regarding their career progression.

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Auto .csv Format Import with Machine Learning

Simplify the import process by leveraging Jobin.cloud's machine learning capabilities. The platform recognizes and pre-compiles previously used .csv data structures, eliminating the need for manual data mapping. This feature reduces errors and saves time during the import process.
See this video for more details

Jobin.cloud offers several ways to import contacts and generate leads beyond LinkedIn. Here’s how you can utilize Jobin.cloud for these purposes:

1. X-Ray Searches: Jobin.cloud integrates X-Ray searches for advanced multi-website searches, allowing you to source profiles from various platforms. More details here
2. Sites search with boolean: Easily generate and run Boolean string searches, which you can then target through the internal search of specific social platforms like GitHub, DEV, GDG, StackOverflow, Meetup, Quora, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more. More details here
3. CSV Import: You can use the .CSV import feature from generic data formatted in tabular format such the 'comma separated values' (.csv) from several apps and tools supporting this data format such most of CRM and ATS tools as well as the export from internet sites via various kind of scraping services which can be a powerful way to gather leads from different sources.
4. People Finder: Jobin.cloud has a database with over 3 billion profiles that can be accessed through the People Finder feature, which may include profiles from various social networks.
5. Profile Enrichment: The platform allows for the enrichment of profiles with emails, phone numbers, and social presence, which can be useful for lead generation and contact management.

Import list of LinkedIn newsletter subscribers using the Jobin's browser plugin

Empowering Relationship Management with CRM and ATS

Exporting contacts from social media platforms into CRM or ATS tools offers several advantages:

• Enhanced Organization: CRM and ATS tools provide robust features for organizing contacts, including custom fields, tags, and categories, enabling recruiters to categorize connections based on various criteria such as skillset, industry, or relationship status.
• Personalization and Customization: With CRM and ATS tools, recruiters can add personal notes to each contact, track interactions, and set reminders for follow-ups, fostering deeper and more meaningful relationships.
• Workflow Optimization: These tools enable recruiters to create tailored pipelines for managing candidates, streamlining the recruitment process from sourcing to onboarding. Workflow automation features further improve efficiency and productivity.
• Data Ownership and Control: By exporting contacts into CRM or ATS tools, recruiters retain ownership and control over their network data, reducing reliance on external platforms and mitigating the risk of data loss or platform changes.

The case of Jobin.cloud

Jobin.cloud offers a variety of CRM functionalities designed to streamline the recruitment process and manage customer relationships effectively. Here are some key CRM features provided by Jobin.cloud:

• Lead Management: Tools for tracking and nurturing leads throughout the recruitment or sales process.
• Pipeline Management: Customizable pipelines to manage and track the progress of candidates or sales prospects.
• Interaction Timeline: A full history timeline for every contact, allowing you to see all messages sent and received, as well as other interactions.
• Customizable Tagging and Favorites: Ability to tag contacts and mark searches as favorites for easier access and organization2.
• Data Aggregation and Auto Update: Automatic updating of contact profiles to keep your database fresh and accurate.
• Multi-Channel Outreach: Automated messaging across multiple channels, including LinkedIn messages, InMails, and emails, with integration for personalized messaging using AI.
• Process Automation: Features to automate various tasks within the recruiting workflow, such as applicant tracking, email merging, and auto-sending.
• Team Collaboration: Real-time collaboration tools for recruiting planning and talent sourcing, ensuring harmonious cooperation among team members.

These functionalities are designed to help recruiters, marketers, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and small business owners manage their contacts and pipelines efficiently, with the support of AI and automation tools.

For a more comprehensive list of features and how to use them, you can visit the Jobin.cloud features page or book a demo.

The combination of easy expansive and bulk sourcing features, a built in CRM and ATS system, automated multi-channel outreach with personalized message creation using LinkedIn data and ChatGPT generated sentences, as well as additional auxiliary people and contact info finding capabilities make Jobin.cloud a very versatile all-round tool for any workflow.

For a more detailed guide, including visual instructions, on using these features, you might want to check out the tutorial videos provided directly within Jobin.cloud upon sign-up or the Jobin.cloud YouTube channel.

Conclusion

While social media platforms offer invaluable opportunities for networking and relationship building, recruiters and professionals must recognize the limitations of relying solely on these platforms to manage their contacts.

By exporting contacts into CRM or ATS tools, recruiters gain greater control, customization, and efficiency in managing their networks, ultimately enhancing their ability to connect with and nurture valuable relationships.

Embracing CRM and ATS integration empowers recruiters to optimize their workflow, streamline processes, and achieve greater success in talent acquisition and relationship management.

Fortunately, there are tools like Jobin.cloud that cover the full set of services discussed above. This includes a single-button import of all LinkedIn 1^st connection profiles into a complete CRM system that manages messaging as well.