Try these steps to find the best candidates for your job openings.
No business owner wants to sift through job applications only to discover that the candidates lack necessary skills. It's a frustrating waste of time for both the employer and the applicant. Worse still, if you're searching for a specialist but keep coming up empty, you may settle for someone without the expertise to truly deliver.
While you can't prevent unqualified candidates from applying, we want to ensure you're also getting those hidden gems. Let’s focus on filtering out the irrelevant resumes and attracting the ones that truly meet your needs.
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1. Clarify Job Requirements with Expert Guidance
It may seem obvious, but it's essential to start your candidate search with a clear, well-crafted job application. Consider these important structural pieces:
What will this employee be required to do?
What would it be nice for the employee to do, but doesn't belong as a necessity in their job description? How would it be appropriate to list these tasks in the application?
What skills do you need the employee to have? What software do they need to use? Does the position require a commute? What days and hours will you need them to be available to work?
Additionally, what skills would it be preferred for the employee to have, but aren't absolutely necessary? How can those 'strongly preferred' traits be communicated in the job posting?
Next, seek a second opinion. By collaborating with industry experts, you can refine your job descriptions to attract the best talent. Consultancy teams bring years of hiring experience and can ensure your job posting is perfectly aligned with your needs.
2. Maximize Exposure
The wider you distribute your job posting, the more resumes you'll attract. Top-tier talent may only be active on a specific job platform. By casting a broad net and targeting the right platforms, you increase your chances of reaching high-quality candidates who might otherwise slip through the cracks.
Leveraging a strategic mix of general job boards, industry-specific sites, and niche platforms ensures you're visible to the best talent, no matter where they’re searching.
3. Implement Proactive Sourcing Strategies
What if your current employees could seamlessly connect you with skilled professionals in their network? By implementing internal referral programs, you can significantly enhance the quality of candidates. If the ideal tool isn't already out there fore you, we can help build and streamline a custom program.
Targeted talent searches can give you an edge, but don't overlook a resource many forget: consultancies. When you're looking to fill just one or two roles, you might instinctively turn to freelancers. However, some of the best freelancers operate within teams.
4. Strengthen Your Brand
We all still judge a book by its cover. To attract the right candidates, your brand needs to resonate with them.
This could involve anything from refining your unique value proposition to offering additional perks, or even revamping your website—whatever it takes to present your company in its best light and connect with top candidates who are ready to meet you halfway.
Let us help you craft a brand image that attracts high-quality candidates.
5. Evaluate Candidate Skills
Platforms like LinkedIn offer assessments you can attach to job postings, which is a great way to evaluate critical skills before the interview stage.
However, these platform tests often lack versatility or customization. If you’ve ever taken one yourself, you know they tend to be generic and may not focus on the specific skills you're seeking.
For more precision, consider using tailored assessment tools. This ensures candidates meet both technical and soft skill requirements, saving time for both you and the applicants, while also giving them insight into the actual skills you'll need them to bring. These custom tools may be easily found with a quick Google search, while others might require tailored development. Ultimately, only you can determine the best fit for your needs.
Securing those Better Resumes
Still can't figure out why better resumes aren't coming your way? Or are you only receiving applications from candidates who don't match your needs at all? When you can't pinpoint the hiring issue, a fresh pair of eyes can get you out of the rut. BearPeak Technology has the renowned team that can get your hiring system back on track.
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