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With the ever-evolving landscape of the job market, it can be difficult to figure out what is going right (and wrong) in a hiring process when on the search for a new employee. In addition to your day-to-day duties, you are now tasked with all that comes with making a hiring decision… and that is only after you spent hours researching what the current requirements, average salary, and needs of job seekers look like today.
Making the choice to hand over the reigns sooner rather than later is often a big relief according to many of the HR departments and hiring managers we work with. But, moving forward with a recruiter requires some critical steps to help ensure success on all fronts.
The biggest suggestion we have for hiring teams is to start early. If you are at all suspicious that you might need help making hiring decisions, reach out to us today. We can easily begin having conversations and help you better understand where your needs are before your team is stretched thin and in desperate need of an extra set of hands. Waiting until you are scrambling to make a decision is stressful, but Perceptive Recruiting can help you prevent that "hair on fire" feeling by guiding you in the hiring process.
The first step after starting the process is to establish clear communication with us. Discuss the job requirements, the ideal candidate profile, the timeline or process for hiring, and the most important cultural aspects for a potential candidate to meet. It's crucial to be clear about your expectations to our team, and give us a clear understanding of what to prepare a candidate for so we can choose candidates that are committed to seeing the process through with you.
Creating detailed job descriptions is also important. The more specific you can be about the job requirements, the easier it will be for us to find the best candidates. Make sure you include the necessary qualifications, experience, and skills required for the job. If you don’t have the time to create your own job description, the next best thing is having this information outlined and ready to go for your intake call so we can help create one for you. If you want to know what a successful intake call with a recruiter looks like, click here to see a step-by-step guide!
Setting realistic expectations is also critical. While recruiters can help find the best candidates for the job, it's essential to understand that the hiring process can take time or require flexibility with requirements if the right candidates look a little different than what you imagined. Finding the perfect candidate may not happen overnight. Be open to suggestions or advice and open to working together to find the best solution. Perceptive Recruiting likes to act as a recruiting partner with our clients, not just another vendor you rarely hear from until you get a stack of resumes. We work to create a natural extension of your internal team.
Once we present a carefully selected pool of potential candidates, it's essential to provide timely feedback. Let us know what you liked and didn't like about the candidate. This will help us quickly give feedback to candidates you want to continue the process with, keeping them excited about moving forward while next steps are scheduled. We also want feedback so we can adjust who we are looking for and refine our choices to better suit your vision or needs as they are discovered.
Finally, it's important to follow up with us even after hiring a candidate. Let us know how the candidate is performing and provide any feedback you may have. This information can help us improve our recruitment process and find even better candidates for your future hiring needs. We also love hearing how happy you and your new employee are with the decision! Success stories make the hard work worth it.
Contact Us to Begin the Process Today!
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