Debora Kusumo
November 14, 2024
Human resource and recruitment are critical components of any successful business. When you hire people, you want to find someone who not only has the matching skills but also possesses the talent to thrive and, ideally, contribute significant value to the company. These are the individuals you will trust to get the job done. However, finding good, loyal talent from thousands of incoming CVs takes a lot of work. Hire the wrong person, and you could find yourself back at square one, scouring for another candidate in less than three months.
More goes into effective staff recruitment than simply advertising a job on online platforms. Finding and hiring the right people for your company requires diligent preparation, thorough execution, and a clear understanding of your hiring objectives. On top of that, the employment process has changed significantly over the past ten years, and your previous hiring strategies might no longer be as successful as they once were.
Here we want to share the best tips for the recruitment process, from knowing what you’re looking for in your next job to spotting those qualities in the candidates you interview.
Step one in looking for the right candidates is knowing where to look for each vacancy. Looking for candidates for general roles like cashiers or receptionists will be different from looking for a specialist. The general job board is excellent for general roles, but it might generate a lot of unqualified applicants for specialists. If your company needs specialists, it would be wiser to post your job ads on platforms unique to the vacancy besides the general online job boards.
You could also try LinkedIn to look for professionals and reach out if their profiles match the company’s needs. Another way is by asking for referrals from current employees and utilizing your own networks.
Say, you are looking for a social media specialist. It’s one of the newest and most popular vacancies since digital strategy took over the marketing field. You don’t need people who only know how Instagram and Facebook work. You need to look for candidates with adequate skills in copywriting, great eyes for aesthetics, experience in social media ads, some simple skills in design, and an ability to catch the latest trends and convert them as content for your business.
Making sure the job vacancy is found by the right people starts from the job description itself. You want it to be clear, contain all the qualifications needed, and state all the responsibilities of the job, as well as the perks and benefits of working at your company.
Assess candidates using the same criteria. Making a plan to fairly evaluate all applications is crucial since choosing which candidates to interview differs from choosing which of the candidates is best for the job. By requiring the same level of performance from every applicant, you may eliminate prejudice from your hiring process.
You can learn a lot about an applicant during the initial interview process, from the very first greeting, to how the person interacts with others while walking to the interview place, to how the person sits and responds to questions during the interview. Keep eye contact with the candidate and observe whether he or she reciprocates. Be active and make a lot of movements; once more, see whether the candidate also does this. These kinds of actions reveal whether candidates are and can maintain concentration, have personality, demonstrate enthusiasm and passion, and can thoughtfully respond to questions. This is very important if you are looking for a quick learner and loyal employee.
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