Attracting the best talent to come and work for your business is often easier said than done. While you might have been lucky in finding a few gems at the bottom of your CV pile, sometimes you end up feeling like the person you hire leaves much to be desired.
Luckily this blog has some top tips to help you transform the way you approach hiring. Sometimes just a few small changes to your process can make all the difference, allowing you to find the kind of candidates that are a perfect match for your company.
Reconsider salary structures
Do you know how much you should be paying your employees or are you making it up as you go along? Evaluating your salary structures can really help candidates to understand how much they can expect to earn and what sort of opportunities for progression there are.
Having a chaotic salary structure or one that’s not competitive with other businesses in your industry can cause you to lose out on some top talent. Consider working with pay evaluation lawyers to give your system a complete overhaul.
Write clearer job descriptions
Your job descriptions should contain lots of detail that accurately reflects what you’re looking for in an employee. You should be open and honest about the responsibilities of the role – try not to sugar-coat too much. Making a job out to be more than it is will only increase your employee turnover in the long run, as candidates will quickly figure out that the role isn’t right for them. Don’t forget to include something about why your company is so great and any benefits employees can expect to receive. This will help your business to stand out from the crowd and could attract more talent.
Optimise your application process
If your jobs portal is difficult to use and requires candidates to fill out an application form, upload their CV, write a cover letter and complete a task, you might be missing out on some top talent. Try to streamline the whole process and consider what you really need to know from candidates.
If you know you’ll need applicants to complete a task, this could be at the second interview stage rather than straight away. Try not to make candidates repeat themselves too much, so if their CV already contains all their work experience, it makes no sense to have them re-type this information into a form.
Partner with recruiters
Sometimes posting your job advert on various websites isn’t enough to get noticed, but recruitment agencies can help you to find the perfect match. Using a recruiter doesn’t mean you should stop advertising, but it might help you speed up the process a little bit.
Make sure you partner with the right type of agency though, as some recruiters could bring you even more work to deal with if they don’t pay enough attention to detail.
Attracting talent can be a struggle, but your company’s perfect candidate is out there if you know where to look.
