Finding the right people to work for your team is how you can help your business grow. After all, you can’t do everything alone, so you need people with the same values as you who care about your business to take on the day-to-day tasks. The trouble is, with so many vacancies out there and a shortage of people to fill roles, many businesses are struggling to find new staff. You therefore need a strategy not only to bring in recruits, but also bring in the right people for your roles.
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Social Media Can Be An Excellent Way To Recruit
You may have used a number of online job boards in your search for staff, but have you considered using social media? When you place job adverts on social media, you can target them towards the kind of people you’re looking for, filtering by things like location and education level, and the ads are therefore only shown to relevant people. Best of all, these people don’t necessarily have to be looking for a job right now but seeing your advert might just encourage them to consider a move. If you’re looking at placing job adverts on social media, it’s worth considering working with a Facebook advertising agency who can make the most out of your budget. Also, they can make sure your adverts are properly optimized to ensure they’re seen by as many people as possible.
Consider Working With Hr Specialists
Many companies are reluctant to work with recruitment agencies or other specialists, as they often worry they’ll miss out on the best candidates, or that it’ll simply be too big an expense for a small firm. However, HR specialists can be extremely valuable to any business, as they’re great at finding people who are the right fit for a business. It’s worth finding out more about what HR consultants do, so you can decide whether to hire one. As a small business, you might want to hire someone on a freelance basis to find people for your team, but no doubt as you expand, you may have someone who deals with HR full-time in your team.
Some of the advantages of hiring a recruiter include:
- Getting access to candidates who otherwise may not see your job adverts
- The hard work of filtering resumes and sending out rejections is made easy
- It saves you a lot of time
- While it can be expensive, you’re more likely to get the right fit, so you aren’t recruiting again in a few months
If you’ve never used outside help for HR or recruitment before, now might be a good time to give it a try.
Consider Creating A Testing Process
While someone’s resume may have all their impressive achievements, how do you know that this person will work well in your business? This is why many businesses have now introduced testing as part of their recruitment process. Whether it’s a test to see if someone can do the role and has the right level of attention to detail, or whether it’s deeper, psychometric testing to see how someone reacts to certain situations, testing can be extremely useful. Of course, you shouldn’t take test results as the only metric, but if someone tests well plus has the right skills and experience, then they could well be the best person for the job.
Make Sure You Know T he Legal Requirements
One of the main issues with hiring someone new is that you need to know the laws around recruitment. This can be everything from making sure the person has the right visa to work in your country, to ensuring you pay the right amount of sick pay. Check out your local government website for information on recruiting and hiring. This will ensure you don’t fall foul of recruitment laws and keep things running smoothly when you hire someone.
It’s not always easy to find the perfect person to fit into your team, especially if you’re a small, close-knit team already. However, at some point you’ll need to recruit, and it’s worth thinking about how you’ll go about it. Whether you use modern methods such as social media, or more traditional methods like networking, follow our tips to find your perfect employee.