Streamlining the Talent Process: How to Get Top Talent Today
To grow and succeed, companies must hire the right talent. Equally, and increasingly, companies must hire at the right time.
Recent research found that almost half of the employees surveyed ranked a growing workload as the largest contributor to their work-related stress. As recruitment timelines continue to lengthen, a significant share of that added work can be attributed to the vacant roles. In 2021, LinkedIn analyzed 400,000 confirmed hires to find the average wait time. Engineering roles took 49 days, research took 48, and financial services took an average of 44.
When the process stalls, the existing team suffers. Fortunately, employers can make a few simple decisions in their hiring strategy to boost efficiency and avoid sacrificing quality for speed. Explore the following ways that you can streamline your hiring process to fill your vacancies with top talent:
Ensure Internal Buy-In
Slowdowns happen, and internal alignment is often the first culprit. Managers have responsibilities, and sculpting the new scope and desired qualifications can take time and mental space. Those role profiles must then be represented in a structured, clean, and clear job description and circulated through the right channels to the right candidate pool. All of this work must be done before posting the job to ensure you have a candidate profile in mind and are ready to act when you find options.
The One(s) That Got Away
Time is of the essence for the prospective candidates, too. In competitive job markets, talented prospects are fielding interest from multiple organizations. A dedication to efficiency reflects well on your company and diminishes the likelihood of the candidate receiving or accepting competitive offers. Showing organization, speed, and ease during the interview process can help employers secure more qualified, eager candidates. Actionable ways to implement this include reducing or eliminating screening calls, shortening interviews, and having a fast turnaround on background checks. Efficient and focused interviews are works of art. Candidates guided through an intentional series of explorations will be more likely to understand the role and articulate their qualifications.
Utilize Technology
Leveraging technology and automation strategies to streamline resume screening, applicant tracking, and candidate correspondence can drastically reduce the busy work of volume-based interviewing.
Find Your Partner, Find Your Pace
Quality is non-negotiable for any employer expanding their team. But considering the sector-agnostic wave of workload stress, speed has to be an equal priority. Seeking a professional talent acquisition partnership is the first step to streamlining the process. Recruitment firms and search partners have tried and true systems designed to reduce delays, support internal alignment, and mobilize an established network of qualified talent. A skilled recruitment partner can create and implement search strategies, determine job requirements, find, screen, and interview candidates, and facilitate their introduction to the team.
Extended processes can increase stress, decrease morale, and risk a domino of vacancies within the existing team. To mitigate these challenges, employers need to pair effectiveness with efficiency. Experienced talent acquisition professionals can help managers and hiring teams leverage clarity, technology, and specificity in their search strategy. At Beyond TalentEdge, keeping you focused on your job is our job. We take the search off your hands to introduce you to your next hire, quickly.