In order to hire top talent, it’s important to be up to date on the latest trends in recruiting. With the huge flux in resumes, it is really hard to separate the top talent. From tapping into your mobile platform to devising creative interview solutions, the staffing world is constantly updating its recruiting techniques. Here are a few practices that are innovative in the staffing recruiting world! Regardless of your company’s size, these techniques will help propel you to your dream candidates, so you can place them in the right positions.
1. Take advantage of the mobile platform:
Most of your top talent will be applying to jobs directly from their mobile phones, so it is important to make sure that your website can be easily accessed from a mobile device. Your potential candidates are also most likely on social media sources, and a great way to reach out to top talent and get great referrals is through expanding up your social media platforms. According to Eremedia’s Dr. John Sullivan in his article “The Top Ten ‘Bleeding Edge’ Recruiting Trends to Watch,” videos are one of the best new online recruiting techniques. Sullivan says, “Online video now accounts for 50% percent of all mobile traffic. So now that viewing videos (rather than static pictures or reading text) has become widely accepted, they must be used in every aspect of recruiting. If you’re not already using video job descriptions, videos for employer branding, video employee profiles, video job postings and video job offers, you need to realize that authentic videos are an essential supplement to all traditionally print messaging. Videos make it easier to see and feel the excitement at your firm.”
With a top notch mobile website, social media, and video campaign you will be on the road to attracting all the top talent!
2. Get creative with your Interviewing Techniques
One of the best ways to separate your top talent is by using creative strategies when it comes to the interview process. Referrals can be one of your greatest strategies, but when it comes to interviews, you may want to branch out a little bit. Coordinating a group interaction or group interview is a great way to find top talent! Not only do you get to meet a lot of candidates at the same time, but you also get an opportunity to see the way that your candidates operate in a group setting, which may help you to place them in a job that will fit them well.
Create events that will bring potential candidates to you such as an open house, if you will. Create a Facebook event and invite as many potential candidates as possible to come. You may have plenty of RSVPs, but the people that will actually show up are interested, driven, and may be the exact talent you’ve been looking for. In addition, much like the group interview, this is a great technique for seeing potential candidates interact in a group setting.
As one of the leading staffing firm in Jackson, MS, Staffers keeps up to date with the latest staffing trends and love sharing them with you! For more information, contact Staffers today at 601-362-1010.
