3 Recruitment Strategies to Use in 2018submitted on 7 December 2017
People are always the biggest assets a company can have. The right team members have the ability to contribute so much to the growth of the company. As the people in the company grow, the company grows alongside them. That growth will soon lead to the need for more skilled team members.
Relying on conventional recruitment strategies alone is not enough. 2018 will be an even more challenging year for businesses. Recruitment is something that needs to be approached from a different angle. Here are the top three recruitment strategies to incorporate next year.
Recruiting Passive Candidates
The best candidates aren’t always applying for the positions you want to fill. Today, going through resumes and job applications you receive is not enough. You have to expand your search and start tapping into the available passive candidates to recruit valuable team members.
Fortunately, the internet is on your side when it comes to finding the perfect candidates for key roles. Thanks to social media, there is more information about the best people than ever before. All you have to do to find the right information is an online search.
You can also use platforms such as LinkedIn and Medium to find candidates based on their thoughts. The increasing popularity of personal branding has persuaded a lot of people to start sharing their thoughts. The next Medium post you read may be written by the perfect person for that managerial role you’ve been trying to fill.
Clear Definition of Roles
It is also more important to recruit people with specific skills than to hire someone that can do everything. Opening a broad job vacancy is a common mistake many businesses still make today, but it is a mistake that will prove to be catastrophic in the near future.
You don’t want someone who can do everything; chances are, you can’t afford someone who can do everything either. What you want is someone who is very good at doing certain things. Instead of casting a wide net, you need to start using the right bait – that’s the job description and vacancy ad you place online – to catch top talent.
We even have resource centers such as Quality Education and Jobs to use as a reference. These sites are not only geared towards employees but also there to help employers be more specific when searching for future team members.
Remote Workforce
Last but certainly not least, we have the growing tendency to hire remote workers becoming more prominent in 2018. It will not be long before a small business in the United States starts hiring experts from different parts of Asia and Europe.
It’s the expertise that matters. People can work from any location in the world and still contribute so much to the growth of the company. Using this strategy, you will have more superb candidates to choose from; you are now choosing from a worldwide pool of talent.
These three strategies will help your business stay competitive, especially when it comes to acquiring new talent in 2018. Be sure to keep them in mind the next time you have a key position you need to fill.
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