Common Recruiting Pitfalls to Avoid
As we all face the challenges of recruiting enough highly-skilled and professional workers to sustain company growth, it is important to put your best foot forward to attract top talent. Here are some common pitfalls we see and that you should avoid. Job descriptions with too many requirements. Some companies post job descriptions with an impossible number of requirements, and then use software to filter through thousands of applications. Their talent search is doomed from the start when there are precise words needed to alert the applicant-tracking software that a candidate should get through the gates and into an interview. …
How to Attract Top Talent
Employers can make their organizations more attractive to prospective top talent in several ways by: Cultivating a strong company culture Developing an employment brand Offering competitive pay and benefits Having a well-designed recruitment plan Start first by cultivating a company culture that attracts the type of talent you seek. By way of an example, Southwest Airlines allegedly recently received more than 50,000 applications for 500 available positions. Companies concerned over what their culture is or what it is becoming use employee surveys, listening posts, town hall meetings, spokespersons meetings, suggestions boxes, social media, exit surveys, etc., to solicit issue areas. …