Use Announcements: How to Create Posts
Spark.work's Announcements feature empowers you to share important information and updates with both internal and external audiences. This extends your reach beyond your organization, as announcements can also be displayed on the Spark.work career page. This makes them a valuable tool for fostering transparency, boosting engagement, and strengthening your company culture.
This article will help you create effective announcements on Spark.work.
Creating Announcements:
- Navigate to the Experience module, select the Announcements and Posts section
- Click the Create New Post button
- Publish As: Choose the profile under which the announcement will be published
- Select Company Profile if you want to publish the announcement under your company's official profile. This is suitable for company-wide news, events, or job postings.
- Choose My Profile If you want to publish under your employee profile
- Visibility: Determine who can see your announcement:
- Internal: The announcement will only be visible to employees within your organization
- External: The announcement will be visible to everyone on the Spark.work platform, including potential employees and partners
- All: It allows you to share the announcement with internal and external audiences
- What's on Your Mind?: This is the main text field where you can craft the content of your announcement. Here, you can provide details, updates, or any information you want to share.
- Attachment for Posting (Choose File): Upload relevant files or documents to supplement your announcement. This could include images, presentations, or reports
- Mention People: Select employees from the dropdown to tag or mention specific people in your announcement. This can help direct attention to individuals involved or responsible for certain aspects of the announcement
- Publish Date and Time: Schedule your announcement to be published at a specific date and time. This is useful for announcements that need to go live at a particular moment
- Click Cancel to discard the creation of your announcement or select Next to proceed to the preview window where you can review your announcement before publishing
In the preview window, you'll have additional options:
- Back to Edit: Make changes to your announcement before publishing
- Post: Publish your announcement and make it visible to the selected audience
Your created posts are displayed on the Posts page. Each post shows the Post Creator, Date & Time, Audience, Status, Description, and Actions.
Click on the Actions menu to:
- View Post
- Delete
You can also edit the post:
- For posts that haven't been published yet (Upcoming status), you can modify all the settings
- For published posts (Active status), you can edit only the Description field to update the content
Post Statuses:
- Upcoming: Posts that have not yet been published
- Active: Posts that are currently visible to your audience
And also filter the posts according to the status and audience to find specific ones that meet certain criteria.
