Many of us as recruiters, and hiring managers deal with this challenge every day. We want to do our best when it comes to hiring. As per data published by Glassdoor sometime back, on average, 250 resumes are received for any job ad, out of which between 4–6 candidates are shortlisted for an interview.
Recruitment is a challenging process. A well-scripted and error-free resume does not guarantee a great candidate for the position. It is very critical to understand and validate a good candidate. A candidate who has a great attitude, personality, and skills for the job you are hiring for.
Here are five practical tips to help you hire awesome talent not resumes 😊.
The Sourcing Strategy
It is crucial to understand the source of your candidates. With several recruitment tools available, it is important to assess where you would find the candidates you need. To source the right candidates, your sourcing must be contextual to the position you are hiring for. With the advent of new social media channels, a lot of candidates search or look for opportunities in some of those (eg Discord, Fishbowl, TikTok, Moj, Josh and others). Referrals are also a great way to source talent.
Discovering their professional stories and backgrounds
It’s about stories. It is important to discover who they are, their achievements, their interest, and their focus. You’re hiring depends on your discovery and understanding of who they are. What do they aspire to achieve? and what are they passionate about. Video / Video resumes are a great way to discover this and see some skills in the demonstration. As they say –“A video is worth a million words” 😊
One Way video Interviews:
One Way Interviews over a video help you pose questions to assess soft skills, technical knowledge, communication skills, and hard skills. For example, a chef can demonstrate his culinary skills. A graphic designer can be asked to demonstrate his UI and UX skills. This is a time-saving task for you and the candidate and helps you make authentic decisions on hiring
Keeping it real:
It’s necessary to have authentic conversations with the candidate on things like reasons for the job change, understanding work style, work ethics, career aspirations and other critical aspects. This conversation is one of the most important aspects of the whole process. It helps you lead to a hiring decision.
Feedback and Closing:
This is a significant part of the process where a lot of employers fail miserably. Whether you hire the person or not, what stays with an applicant is the experience, especially after the process. This engagement determines how your employer brand will be perceived. Humanizing the entire hiring process and giving a customized experience to candidates who apply to your jobs is one of the biggest challenges in today’s world and determines your success in hiring people and not resumes.
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