Smart Strategies to Recruit the Right Candidates

Michael Finnigan
Dec 16, 2019

Recruiters always look for different strategies through which they will be able to cut down the time needed to hire people into their company. As per recent research, only 30% of businesses could fill their staff requirements in 30 days or less, and others take between 1 and 4 months to recruit.

If the recruitment process is very long, about 57% of those seeking jobs are bound to be less interested in that organization.

Other research has found that top-quality candidates become unavailable in just 10 days. To recruit qualified people into your business before others hire them, you have to improve your overall recruitment process. To make it much more effective than how it is, you have to work on reducing the total time to hire. Some strategies which help minimize that time are as follows.

Source Candidates through Social Networking Websites

You being a recruiter can easily source potential employees via social media platforms. These platforms can help you hire candidates more rapidly without any extra cost. By the same token, candidates do not have to spend much money specifically to search for jobs online.

Your followers on social media might be looking for open positions in your business. Even if they aren’t, they might share your “we are hiring” posts on their social media accounts. The more shares and likes you get, the likelier your post is to reach the right person. If someone grabs the opportunity to apply for that job, and you get the right candidate, it is a win-win situation.

Look Within Your Own Company

You first have to know the skills and strengths of your current workers, and measure whether these are in line with what your company requires. If you find candidates suitable for any open position, you might want to consider them for it. For instance, someone with experience writing can be considered for editing.

Promoting your workers like that will help minimize the time to fill in positions. Above all, this will give you experienced candidates who are familiar with your business.

Run Advertising Campaigns

To cut down the time needed to hire candidates and let potential workers know about your openings, consider running ad campaigns. This series of job-related advertisements will boost your odds of recruiting qualified people for open positions.

If your recruiting budget is large enough, then you can run advertisements to raise awareness about the company you work for as a recruiter.

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