Recruiting for talent was tough enough prior to the pandemic. Those in niche professions and industries were even tougher to win over. The pandemic has taught us to seek unique competitive advantages that stand out more to candidates. Recruiters and hiring teams can leverage the ideas below, including encouraging hiring managers to assist with broadcasting the openings within their networks.
1. Revisit your sourcing strategies and resources
- Include those your organization is yet to explore.
2. Create powerful and accurate job descriptions.
- Job descriptions visible internally should include more details than the postings.
- Make job postings more concise, enticing, and just enough to gain the attention of qualified candidates.
3. Assess your candidates correctly.
- Use prescreening questions to weed out unqualified candidates.
- Consider additional assessments for those in leadership roles to ensure longevity.
- Checking the box for being a “fit” is no longer the only focus.
- Recruiting teams should focus on the value new diverse thoughts add to the culture and to the organization.
4. Improve your successful social media recruiting tactics.
- Build your network and candidate pipeline with silver medalists.
- Join organizations and associations that allow free job postings.
- Encourage your hiring team members to share the link to the postings. They might have the right people in their networks after all.
5. Practice effective employment branding best practices.
- Ask your candidates what they care about, what motivates them, their vision, and their professional goals.
- Find an alignment with your organizational mission and vision. Take notice of whether or not they made those connections as well.
Your team can win over talented candidates through the framework above and more.
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