Does your recruitment process ensure you get the best

recruitment talent?

Are you a good recruiterfor yourself?

It’s funny but when it comes to recruiting for ourselves we often make a mess of it – is your own recruitment process attracting the best people?

The clients we hire for most have the best recruitment processes so we thoughtwe’d share them with you so you can ensure that you can attract and secure the best talent to your business too.

We have put together a check list of hints & tips to help make sure you get the best recruiters for your company.

How long should the interviewprocess take? The saying “strike whilst the iron is hot” can’t be truer – the clients

we work with that turn round 1st and 2nd stages within a week are the ones that have hired more this year and attracted the best talent.

Why is this important? it beats your competition for starters but also shows the candidate

that the company are serious about hiring and making decisions – they feel wanted and confident the business is growing.

How many stages should there be?• 2 but no more than 3• It’s good to have a stage where you get them to meet the team – ensures a good

fit for the business and gets them to feel what it would be like to be part of the team

• Have a strong structure in place and stick to it – if you say 2 stages make sure you do it this way – candidates generally feel more confident in joining companies with good hiring processes

• Make sure you give thorough feedback – this again shows strong recruiting best practice

• Feedback should be immediate – candidates feedback straight away and you should ensure you do the same to keep the candidate engaged in your process

How should you make an offer?• Managing expectations: Work closely with your Rec2 Rec – don’t just offer direct The best offers are made and accepted when they are in line with expectations so if

you want to ensure the offer is accepted work hand in hand with your R2R consultant to ensure that they know what you expect to offer and they can advise what they are likely to accept – we are after all on the same side – we want to secure you talent. Many candidates actually don’t like to be offered direct and if you want to offer yourself we can work with you to make sure the offer is received properly - we know already what they are likely to think

• Be direct and offer a realistic package against their current and market value – we can advise you throughout of what your competitors are paying in the market and how your overall offer sits against the market to make sure you are competitive in hiring top talent. For most people salary is more about how much you value them too.

• Don’t leave it to them to set the package – you want to make them feel wanted so listen to their expectations but you set the offer – it’s indicative of how much you want to hire them and makes them feel valued. It can often come across as you want to negotiate their lowest level not what they are valued at.

• Don’t leave it too long - If you have met someone 2-3 times candidates do expect an answer realistically within 24 hours – you expect them to know whether they want to work for you in this time frame so the same applies!

Take too long and you seem disinterested.

Checklist• Have a consistent approach • Ensure your process never runs over 2 weeks from CV to offer (unless for senior

appointments• Have a clearly defined structure and stick to it• Work closely with your R2R consultant to manage expectations and handle any objections• Be competitive – work faster and smarter than them to attract recruiters to your business• Be thorough with your feedback – this really does give a great impression• Manage the offer with your R2R consultant to ensure candidates accept and will be happy

with your offer – everyone wants the candidate to accept after all!• Make sure you sell your company well and have a good story – with the competition for

recruiters so high you have to make your proposition stand out• Ensure that everyone who leaves after an interview has the best impression of your company

whether or not you want to hire them – recruiters tend to talk!• Be decisive – people want to work for a company that make decisive decisions – it says a lot

about a company that has a good process and can make decision quickly

Get in touch

If you want any advice or would like to talk through your own hiring processplease get in touch on 0161 935 8310.