Recruitment - How to get your process right

Everyone has their own formula to success but at Huntsman we ensure that we advise businesses on a streamlined process that works for them and how to increase their probability of a successful campaign.

Having worked with several firms over the last decade, the one's that have been successful in hiring "Top Talent" have all had one thing in common - A very efficient and proactive recruitment process where everyone involved knows their role!

We have all seen the posts on LinkedIn about Steve who had 15 interviews and never heard back, or the time Mary got a job offer three months after her last interview only to have accepted another job elsewhere, or when the company decided to pull the role at the last minute due to a restructure.

Recruitment is as simple as it sounds, but only if you have a good process in place and have the right people working both for your firm and externally in support.

We advise clients on the following 10 steps:

1. Have a clear hiring process from a Vacancy being live and signed off to a candidate starting on Day1.
2. Everyone needs to know their role from Internal Talent / HR to the Hiring Manager and the Agency.
3. Letting the decision maker make the decision! The old analogy of too many cooks.
4. Don't saturate the role or your Company Brand by using a huge amount of external Agencies.
5. Be clear and definitive around timescales.
6. Communication is Key - Feedback, Next steps of Process and How the back office process works regarding paperwork (Offer & Accceptance)
7. Be efficient and don't be afraid to make your intent known about your preferred candidate.
8. Be honest about where you are in the process.
9. Provide a detailed Job Brief that can be shared with Candidates.
10. Provide your companies Benefits to a Recruiter before the role goes out to market.

There are many more areas that can be scrutinised but the above can form a good check list to ensure that the process is in place, the right people supporting the process are in place and that the success rate of Offer to Acceptance increases.

Clear and timely communication is one of, if not, the most important factor in recruitment. Taking time to provide detailed feedback not only educated the candidate for further stages or in their search elsewhere, but also speak volumes of your business. Far too many firms reject without reason and this leaves a sour taste for future job opportunities.

We have worked with several companies in improving the Recruitment Process and unsurprisingly they are now attracting a better calibre of candidate and have a higher success rate in attracting industry talent. Please contact our Managing Director, James to find out more about how we operate and where we can help.