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Ten and twenty years from now some of us will look back on this event as the catalyst for huge life changes - health, family, societal, our life purpose - some discovered, others permanently altered or rapidly accelerated. As business leaders, we can be a positive catalyst for our People - employees, customers, prospective customers, partners, vendors, investors.
Some practical tips you might be doing already or worth considering. 1. Show Calm, Empathy, build Resilience Job interviews are sort of like first dates. Candidates are typically nervous and they are in 'performance mode'. This can make it difficult to determine if they’re the right match for your team and company. But don’t panic! There are ways to break the ice and get the candidate to relax so that you can uncover their true self and determine if they’re a fit for your business.
Start by asking questions like: Your time is valuable. When you have a missing team member, you must pick up the workload, handle your own responsibilities and try to fill the vacancy. It can spread you so thin that nothing gets your full attention.
The fact is attracting, procuring and retaining top talent is difficult in any market, but especially right now. When employees leave for another position, go off on their own or retire, the process to fill their vacancy can be daunting, especially if they held a vital role or were a key player in your company. Then, of course, the added stress and workload don't help much either. In many cases, Human Resources is often your best ally, but they can also be overwhelmed with benefits issues, employee relations, and all of the other projects and roles HR fulfills. Some companies don't have a HR professional on staff, let alone a whole department. It’s times like this when partnering with a recruiter may be your best bet. I want you to think of recruiters as the designated hitter on your team. Since we live and breathe talent acquisition, we can deliver only the best candidates to the companies we work with. But that’s not all. Is it time to wave the white flag? Know When to Surrender and Ask for Hiring Help
Your time is valuable. When you have a missing team member, you must pick up the workload, handle your own responsibilities and try to fill the vacancy. It can spread you so thin that nothing gets your full attention. It’s no secret that finding and hiring top talent is a time consuming and costly endeavor. But sometimes hiring managers make mistakes in the process causing top candidates, those who you want to hire, to turn away and lose interest in your company.
Yet when you can expedite the hiring process and keep those key candidates’ interest piqued, you can minimize the impact on your organization’s budget and workload, procuring the best fit. To have this happen, you must avoid certain pitfalls. Here are the top four candidate turn-offs encountered during the interview process: |
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