how to reduce time and cost in hiring
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HiringThing.com shows how to create a process for successfully finding and attracting qualified job candidates and outline how this can be done with calculated investments in time, money and effort.TRANSCRIPT
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How To Reduce
Time and Cost
In Hiring
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Today’s Presenter
Rachel BellDirector of Marketing
HiringThing
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Today We’ll Focus On
How small and medium businesses
can find great talent – fast and affordably
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What Will You Learn Today?
How to quickly attract qualified candidates
Ways to supercharge the pace of candidate screening
Steps to develop or enhance employee referral programs
Ways to streamline interviewing to save time and money
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You Might Be Thinking...
My hiring process is time consuming. Why is it so hard to find
qualified candidates? Sorting through resumes
is just so painful I know my employees
have to know good candidates
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Finding Great Candidates - Fast
Find and Attract Qualified Candidates – Fast!
Supercharge Candidate Screening
Harness the Power of Employee Referrals
Streamline the Interview Process
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The most successful job postings are the ones that are
the easiest for candidates to find.
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Keep Your Job Posting Simple.
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Straightforward job title Spark interest with a killer opening paragraph Include a separate list of required skills & qualifications Provide a salary range. Location and travel expectations
Create a Job Description Worth Noticing
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Throw the lengthy application process out the window
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Show Off YourEmployer Brand!
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Focus on a Great Candidate Experience
Communicate is key
Clearly articulate next steps
Evaluate and Modify the Process
Turnaround time is key
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Any questions about what
we’ve discussed so
far?
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Create Powerful Job Descriptions
Supercharge Candidate Screening
Find and Attract Qualified Candidates – Fast!
Harness the Power of Employee Referrals
Streamline the Interview Process
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“Time is the measure of business”
- Francis Bacon
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Create a Hierarchy of Must Haves
Does education matter?
Same goes for past experience
Will you consider anyone from another industry?
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Four Criteria to Speed Up Your Screening
1. Location
2. Industry
3. Function
4. Experience and Education
Bonus – The Obvious Stuff Like Spelling!
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Now, you’ve eliminated 80% or
more of the resumes in your
stack.
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Edit the job description or job title if it looks like you’re getting candidates who don’t fit what you’re looking for
Consider posting on niche job boards that attract a very specific type of candidate
Use an ATS and utilize keyword search and auto-archiving Clear your schedule so you can focus on reviewing
applicants, instead of trying to “fit it in” to your day
Put the Process into Overdrive
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Questions?
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Your Employees Can Help Find Candidates
Harness the Power of Employee Referrals
Supercharge Candidate Screening
Find and Attract Great Candidates – Fast!
Streamline the Interview Process
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Referrals By the Numbers
Speed – referrals are the fastest in time to fill (25% faster than job boards)
Retention – over 20% higher than job boards
Percentage of applicants – 7% are referrals
Percentage of hires – 28 – 40% of all hires
Diversity - #1 source for diversity hires
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Setting Up an Employee Referral Program
Keep it Simple Incorporate social platforms Incentivize appropriately Integrate with other systems
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Establish Some Ground RulesDefine which employees can participate
Set up a process
Establish expectations
Cover important EEOC info
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Focus on Offering Cash Incentives Set a cash amount that is Compelling! Recognize successful referrers Keep employees informed of the progress of their
referral Educate employees on how to be successful referrers
Create a Successful Program
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Any questions on this?
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Streamlining the Interview Process
Streamline the Interview Process
Find and Attract Qualified Candidates – Fast!
Supercharge Candidate Screening
Harness the Power of Employee Referrals
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Pre-Screening and Phone Interviews
Review resumes and questionnaires to prescreen
Rate applicants based on pre-screening
Invite your top candidates for a phone interview
Conduct a 20-30 minute phone interview to identify top candidates
Schedule top picks for a phone interview
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Prepping For the In-Person Interview
Prepare questions to stay focused Review the candidate’s resume prior to interview Schedule enough (but not too much) time Be prepared to answer questions
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Use open-ended questions – you want to get as much information as possible from the candidate
Get specific on things that matter – credentials, experience, job history
Behavior questions – ask the candidate to describe a situation and her reaction
Questions you can’t ask - direct questions about family, marital status, age, religious or political affiliation
Question Types and Techniques
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Today We’ve Given You a Few Tools
How small and medium
businesses can find great talent – fast
and affordably
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And We’ve Covered How To:
Find and Attract Qualified Candidates – Fast!
Supercharge Candidate Screening
Harness the Power of Employee Referrals
Streamline the Interview Process
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