6 Challenges Every Company Will Face in Recruitment :
Recruiters face many kinds of difficulties that could make them scream into their pillows at night. The typical recruiting difficulties that any company can face can be found here, along with tips on how to deal with them.
- Recruiting competent candidates:Similar to selecting a nice wine to go with a grazing platter on a Saturday afternoon, enticing top talent may be challenging and requires some skill.Attracting quality candidates is one of the largest (and most difficult) tasks you will encounter when it comes to hiring. Because how can you expect to build your company the way you want to without strong talent?
Tip: When writing a job ad, ask yourself ‘what benefit is this brining the candidate?’ and include those details at the top. We tend to get caught up talking about the features of the company, but no one cares about how many awards you’ve won.
Use ‘you’ and ‘your’ more than ‘we’.
I.e., “You’re a natural negotiator and this role will have you involved every step of the way”. Try it.
- Quick hiring:
Nobody will criticise you for trying to hire talented people quickly, especially not the applicant, who will support you in this. Nevertheless, it might still take businesses a long time to employ someone. Yet why?
Well, there are several reasons why this could be, such as a shortage of candidates, too long reaching a consensus that the candidate goes elsewhere or a ridiculously long hiring process.
Tip: Look at your hiring process: Are all the stages necessary? Are you looking in the right places for your candidates? Are you responsive when a candidate enquires about the position? These are all questions to ask that will help streamline your process.
- Engaging Qualified Candidates:
The better you are at your job, the more people want you. Qualified candidates will be surrounded by recruiters, like fans around a frontman in a crowded gig. Not only does this make it tougher for you to get their attention, but trickier to keep them engaged, too.
Tip: It’s all about research. Before contacting a passive candidate, research what motivates them, their passions — and give them exactly that. Personalize an email and highlight all the things you can offer them. Think less about you, and more about them.
- Taking Advantage of Data:
Using data while recruiting may help you get the greatest personnel, no matter how challenging and unpleasant it might be at times. Unlike using spreadsheets, which require tons of manual work and are prone to human error, recruitment software makes it easy for you to organise and compile data in an efficient way.
Tip: Using systems like ATS Platform, you can store and export reports and track key recruitment metrics that matter to you and your business.
- Recruiting Fairly:
There are no two ways about it, companies have to recruit fairly, meaning employing people of different cultures, backgrounds and genders. The benefits of having a diverse workplace outweigh any old fashioned stereotypes ten times over, and it’s not just about brand reputation or some lofty social goal of ‘inclusion’, either.
A diverse workplace is not only a creative and productive one but also one that makes people feel included, no matter who they are or where they come from.
Tip: Use objective hiring techniques like structured interviews and ‘blind’ hiring software, and ensure your panel of interviewers bring a wide range of unique perspectives.
- Giving Candidates a Good Experience:
Remember a moment when you had such excellent treatment that you felt like a warm, cuddly butterfly inside. That experience probably stays with you and makes you feel good when you think about it, am I right? You must convey this feeling to your top applicants.
You should handle applicants the same way you treat your staff. By doing this, you’ll not only improve the reputation of your brand but you could also move your business up, it might push your company to the top of their list.
Tip: There’s nothing worse than leaving a candidate hanging, so always tell them when they can expect to hear a response. And if you’re scheduling an interview, give them all the info they need (like who to ask for, what they need to bring) and explain what they should expect from the interview. And lastly, be nice.
