Hire faster: tips to create a faster hiring process
When it comes to finding and hiring top talent, timing is key. The job market is flooded with candidates who are receiving multiple offers for similar positions. Even though candidates are concerned with pay, benefits, and career prospects, they are also concerned with how quickly they can receive an offer. This makes speed a factor in their decision-making process; whichever company is fastest to get to them has a better chance of success.
Speeding up your hiring process can help conserve time, energy, and resources, but how can you do this without sacrificing quality?
Quality Job Descriptions
Your job description should be clear and enticing, with a solid description of responsibilities and what the company is all about. Poorly written descriptions will drive people away from applying.
Consolidate Interviewing Process
Having a concise interview process will help candidates stay interested in the position. Two interviews are the ideal number, as anything longer could exaggerate your hiring process due to scheduling conflicts.
Your talent acquisition specialists should have clear guidelines on what questions should be asked and an immediate turnaround time for discussion on which candidates stand out.
Communicate
Make sure you are keeping your candidates informed of what’s happening throughout the process. Even if there are no updates, send follow-up emails so your candidates feel included and don’t think they’ve been ghosted.
Automate Your Process
Often, your talent acquisition specialists are busy and don’t have time to spend scrolling through endless applications. Using online tracking software can help with simple administrative tasks so everyone has more time to do what’s important – finding the best candidates.
There are many different ways to speed up your process, and the tactics you use will vary slightly based on industry. However, empowering a team to operate efficiently and effectively will lead to faster, quality hires.