Four ways to make 2017 your best recruiting year yet

Now that 2017 is in full swing, you may be looking at recruiting new talent in order to have the most successful year ever.

With so many applicants and your competition hiring as well, it can be challenging to know exactly what to do or where to start. How can you ensure the best candidates apply for your positions? Well, there are four methods you can start implementing now that can help, including:

Develop a job description that outlines the skills you’re looking for
Not receiving enough applicants for a position or several positions you may have open? Your job description may be to blame. You’ll want to make sure the job description you use for each position outlines exactly the skills you are looking for. If you are over-projecting and trying to find someone with even more skills just because it will be beneficial, you may have fewer applicants because people will not feel qualified to apply. The best thing to do when writing a job description is to consider which skills are absolutely necessary to list and which ones can be labeled as “preferred”.

Examine candidates’ social media
Social media can tell a lot about what a candidate is really like. You can get a feel for their interests, hobbies and personality just from the kinds of things they are posting. While you may not be able to see all of their posts on every channel, social media provides a window into what the employee might be able to bring to the table. You may also notice some red flags such as party pictures and profanity that may help to deter you from certain candidates.

Utilize employee networks
Finding a job is often about who you know. The same goes for recruiting. You’ll want to reach out to your employees and encourage them to spread the word about your new positions with their friends and people they know who will be qualified for the positions. Some businesses even offer incentives to employees if someone they recommended is hired for a position. Not a bad tactic to use if you’re looking to boost employee morale and attract the best new hires at the same time.

Recruit using the internet and social media
Often, the more people that apply to a position, the better. You will have a lot more candidates to choose from and you’ll likely end up hiring the best people possible. To get a large pool of applicants, you need to effectively get the word out about your open positions via the internet and social media. On the internet, be sure to post your position on job sites that are popular in your area. On social media, post open positions on LinkedIn Jobs and Facebook job groups.

Following each of these methods can help to ensure you hire the right employees for the jobs you’re seeking. Finding the best candidates, however, takes a lot of time and expertise and you also have a business to take care of. At eSTAFF, we provide many recruitment services that will help find the people you’re looking forso you can just focus on interviewing and your business. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help!