It costs you £30,000, on average, to replace an employee, according to Oxford Economics. It is crucial, therefore, that you develop a robust hiring process, so you can avoid placing this heavy strain on your firm’s cash flow, putting operations at risk. Turner Little explains how to hire employees strategically.
Recruit year-round
You cannot afford to wait for a vacancy to open up, if you want to attract top talent. It may be advisable that you to recruit all year round, so that when a vacancy does arise, you can reduce the time between recruiting and hiring. You may want to save scouted personnel details into systems like Recruitee, so you can email them straight away when a job becomes available.
Recruit online
Employees are increasingly going online to research employers and find jobs. Build a strong presence on social media sites, especially professional service LinkedIn, to bring your firm to the attention of top talent. For this strategy to be effective, develop a professional company website, where potential hirees can go to find out more about your company. Turner Little provides a range of internet services, such as website development, which you can use to create a first-class business portal.
Focus on environment
It is key that you create a pleasant work environment in your office. Provide your staff with occasional treats e.g. Friday afternoon drinks to build team spirit. This will help you develop a reputation as a good employer, negating the need to post expensive job ads. You should empower all your team to scout new talent, so they can broadcast the benefits of working for your firm to potential hires. Also post pictures of team bonding activities to your social media accounts, to spread further awareness.
Hand out surveys
Attracting top talent is only half the battle. You should also implement an efficient hiring process, to ensure you take on committed staff. You may want to hand out detailed surveys to potential workers, before interviewing them. With this tactic, you will weed out those who are applying for the position just for the sake of it. You will take on staff who are committed to excelling in their new role.
Interview via video
In this increasingly crowded jobs market, you may attract large volumes of applications, even after obligating applicants to complete detailed surveys. You will have to conduct a lot of interviews, taking up your existing team’s valuable time, which they could be spending on other key tasks. Ask applicants to submit a video, instead of attending a first interview. Ask them to answer the questions you would otherwise ask in a first interview and then reduce the videos down, so you can choose the best candidates for second interviews.
Conduct trial days
It is difficult to assess a candidate’s ability to handle the key tasks associated with a role via interview. Invite them in for paid trial days with your firm, so you can see how they cope in real life situations. This will also allow you to determine how candidates conduct themselves around your existing employees, ensuring that you hire someone who fits into your team. If your business operates away from physical premises, require candidates to complete paid tasks remotely instead.
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