Four Tips to Hire Candidates More Quickly
Hiring candidates quickly can save you time, money, and energy. In fact, a delayed time to hire often means decreased productivity and can even spell burnout for your current employees. The question is, how do you move the process along without sacrificing the quality of candidates? Let’s discuss four ways you can move candidates through the hiring process effectively for faster results.
Structured process
It is crucial to have a clear roadmap for potential hires. The entire process from A to Z should serve to help you vet on the front end. Practically, this starts with the job description. Be as upfront as you can about location, benefits, and salary range. This will automatically weed out candidates who may not be interested. Secondly, this may include doing a soft reach by asking for referrals. It can speed things up when your candidates are found through a trusted source. Source One spends time vetting your candidates before they ever reach an initial interview. For skilled positions, you may also want to include a skills test or online recorded interview (Indeed offers this option) so you have initial information. Every step serves as clarifying whether or not it’s a good fit for you and the employee. Thinking in these terms can cut out unnecessary parts of the process.
keep communication open
If there is more than one person involved in the hiring decisions, make a plan on the back end. Make relevant information like notes or interviews available for the key decision makers. Streamlining this internally helps all parties stay up-to-date and prepared to move forward as candidates progress. This helps the decision to be made more quickly.
Rolling pipeline
Maintain a rolling pipeline of candidates even when you aren’t hiring. Always have a place where interested parties can submit their resumes on your company site. Keep resumes that stand out. One of the easiest ways to access a full pipeline if you don’t have one is to work with a staffing agency. Employment firms are constantly recruiting and could have the perfect candidate for you already waiting!
Consider Variety
Many of today’s workers are looking for flexible job opportunities. If you are in a hurry to hire, you may consider bringing on a temporary worker or contracted employee. Temp-to-hire employees increase retention as you can use their initial time with you to determine whether or not it is a good fit. Regardless of which flexible option you offer, all of these are a way to find immediate coverage without a long-term commitment. These types of positions can also buy you time temporarily while you search for a full-time employee.
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At Source One we help you find the right candidates as quickly and painlessly as possible. We roll up our sleeves and do the initial work, bringing quality leads right to your office. We also offer employee management by helping with things like payroll, training, consulting, and onboarding. Our recruiters are here to listen and scope out the right employee to meet your business needs. Contact our office today!
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