Fingerprinting | A Guide To Quality (Not Just Quantity) Hires Pt. 1
Fingerprinting | As unemployment rates decrease to their lowest number in years, employers face a new challenge managing their workforce.
According to the HireRight’s 2016 Benchmark Report, respondents report that finding qualified job candidates and keeping good employees are the top investment categories they plan to focus on.
Now that the job market is more candidate-centric, employees are more likely to switch jobs in pursuit of a better work environment, benefits package, salary, or opportunity.
Employers are recognizing the increase in employee turnover and are looking for ways to not only find qualified workers, but to retain them too. [ Tweet this!]
Hiring, onboarding, and training a new employee can be a costly prospect for an employer, making it worthwhile to try and keep an employee who is familiar with the job and the organization.
How to Attract Qualified Candidates:
1. Start with clear and understandable job descriptions
Outlining specific experience points, qualities, and expected work ethic will allow you to attract the type of employee you want for the job.
Also, consider livening up the job description and include other bonuses of working for your organization, such as the great team they’ll work with or the casual dress code.
2. Use your current employee network
Many good employees are often found and recruited by reference of a current employee.
Most people will only recommend someone they believe will be a good worker, since a bad hire might tarnish their personal or professional reputation. [ Tweet this!]
3. Reevaluate the hiring process
Is it too long or complicated?
Many candidates don’t want to waste their time and will often take another opportunity if it presents itself before you can even get them past the initial stages of vetting.
You might try group interviewing to speed up the process, and at minimum, make sure your candidate is aware of what to expect with respect to your entire evaluation process. [ Tweet this!]
4. Make the interviewing process a two-way street
Encouraging candidates to ask questions during the interview may give the insight into what is really important to that person.
It may also give them a glimpse into what it’s really like to work for your organization.
5. Improve your company brand
People want to work for a company that is well known or has a good reputation. -HireRight
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