Oh, recruiting…how business owners wish they could echo Kat Stratford’s sentiments in “10 Things I Hate About You” and say, “…mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all!”
Okay, maybe “hate” is a strong word – but, when it comes to recruiting, there are quite a few things that tend to get on the business owner and recruiter’s nerves.
Despite all the teenage-like angst we all experience, the thing that we can’t help but love most about recruiting is turning these challenges into successes for our clients!
Below you’ll find a list of the 10 Things We Hate About Recruiting with a few tips for conquering this tedious and crucial process.
Do you need a team of experts to help you with recruiting? Give us a call at 877-753-0970 or check out our website to learn more about Integrity HR’s Recruiting Services or recruiting tools like our Applicant Tracking System or Behavioral and Skills Assessments.
Resumes, phone screens, interviews – there’s no way around it, recruiting takes a lot of time. So, what can you do cut down the waste of this precious resource?
Resume’s aren’t known for their beauty, and reviewing these info-laden documents can get pretty monotonous. To make this process a little more enjoyable…
How many times can you listen to a stranger answer, “How did you hear about this position” before they start sounding like Charlie Brown’s teacher? “Oh, I heard about it through wah wah wah wah wah waaah.”
To keep your phone interviews interesting, try asking creative, behavioral questions to yield some more intriguing answers. For example:
Reading through applications can take a lot of time and effort, and it gets pretty frustrating when you realize they don’t even meet the basic requirements of the position. Try the tips above for reviewing resumes, and also try to:
In recruiting, there are few things as bad as pursuing a passive candidate, whether through cold calls or application mining.
There’s no real way to get around this one, except to recognize and respond to passivity early on.
When a candidate accepts another offer before you can reconnect with them, it can feel discouraging and sometimes a little sneaky. It’s like we’re all back in elementary school getting picked last for recess again!
Avoid the twinges of rejection and…
Sometimes when candidates aren’t responding to emails, phone calls, or even interviews you can feel more like a babysitter than a recruiter. Remember, non-responsiveness can often be interpreted as lack of interest. Don’t waste your time and…
You’re uncomfortable asking, they’re uncomfortable answering! It’s never easy to talk about money, especially not with someone you’ve just met. To help ease your discomfort…
In recruiting, there’s nothing quite as difficult as telling someone they didn’t get the job, especially when you personally liked the candidate. Remember that it can be just as hard for them to hear the news as it can be for you to share it. Make it easier for both of you and…
After pursuing and discovering the “perfect” candidate – they rescind or fail the pre-employment screening. You can’t ensure that losing a candidate at the very end will never happen, but you can…
Recruiting can be a challenge, and there’s probably more than 10 things about the process that can be frustrating to navigate.
But, even our top 10 Things We Hate About Recruiting can be successfully conquered with the right HR Team!
Do you need a team of experts to help you with recruiting? Give us a call at 877-753-0970 or check out our website to learn more about Integrity HR’s Recruiting Services or recruiting tools like our Applicant Tracking System or Behavioral and Skills Assessments.
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