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Revamping Your Hiring Practices

Hiring Has Changed, So Should You

• The recruiting world is constantly evolving. Due to this evolution, it’s important to keep up with the latest hiring trends and to rid your brand of outdated processes.

• Using standardized hiring and recruiting practices within a business is vital to the quality of candidates that apply to specific positions.


The process should include:

• A position description • Benchmarks for success • Position profiles outlining what qualities and communication

styles that work best for your brand

Standardization will help brands communicate to candidates exactly what they are looking for, hopefully empowering the right people to apply.

The Standardization Process


If you’re guilty of any of these 4 hiring practices, then you need to revamp your hiring guidelines before your next recruitment cycle:

• Not utilizing the Internet• Relying heavily on resumes• Hiring process takes months• Quick, 30-minute interviews

Stop Making These Mistakes


Do: Utilize the Internet

• Promoting open positions on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn increases the amount of preferred candidates in the pool of potential employees

• Social media can also be utilized by recruiters as a research tool during the initial review process


• ADP reports that 46% of job applicants lie on their resume in some capacity

• Resumes shouldn’t be the only thing recruiters look at

• Ask individuals situational questions in interviews to see how they solves problems

Don’t: Rely Heavily on Resumes


• Up to about 40% of companies use pre-hire assessments when contemplating who out of their pool of candidates to hire. These assessments help to weed out the subpar candidates, saving hiring managers hours of time.

• Have candidates take skill assessment tests, such as computer knowledge quizzes or demonstrations, writing tests or basic math tests.

Do: Use Pre-Hire Assessments


• If you sit on making hiring decision for extended periods of time, chances are those candidates have lost interest or found other jobs.

Don’t: Let the Process Takes Months

• It takes the average candidate up to 2 weeks to hear from a company they interviewed for. Hire candidates within this same time frame, or your dream applicant may have be lost to another company.


• How much can you learn about an individual in 30 minutes? An hour long interview allows you to dive deeper into exploring the candidate’s skills, experiences and behaviors.

• Have more than one individual meet with an applicant so that multiple people can pick up on different traits and weigh in on the final decision.

Don’t: Conduct Quick Interviews


• If your company is guilty of just one of these mistakes, it’s time to think about changing your strategy. You may be surprised with the quality and quantity of great candidates that you will receive.

Do: Make a Change


To learn more about how to revitalize your hiring practices, consider contacting an AdviCoach today at: http://www.advicoach.com/contact-us.aspx

Do: Contact AdviCoach Today


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