An existing team member gives their notice and now you’re scrambling to start the recruiting process to fill the empty position ASAP.
Don’t panic! Resourceful recruiting can make filling a position much easier for every leader.
Being resourceful to recruit top talent is not as cumbersome as it may sound. In fact, the opposite is true.
Because never in history have you had access to so many networks of people!
Recruiting the Old Way
Recruiting has evolved and changed over the years. The typical way that it was always done can leave some leaders frustrated and impatient.
Before you start your recruiting process, it’s time to review what’s always been done so you can move forward to become more efficient.
Take a step back, look at how most companies recruit.
- Identify a need
- Write description
- Post description to a couple of job websites
- Wait and react
Recruiting Today
Attracting top talent in today’s market requires more than just posting a job description and waiting. Top talent wants to know what it’s like to work at your company, not just a list of benefits.
It’s time to get creative (and have fun!) showing potential applicants an inside look at your amazing organization by implementing resourceful recruiting!
Resourceful recruiting goes further, faster.
- Identify who you know that exemplifies the type of person you are looking for.
- Talk to them about the benefits they value about the position and company.
- Target job listing description to appeal to someone like them.
- Change the job listing for each job website AND each social media platform.
- Ask everyone you know to post, share, tag, and comment on the job listing.
Being resourceful gives you leverage, speed, and access. This will help you fill your position sooner with a higher quality candidate.
Plus, you will create a pipeline of applicants for future reference, instead of playing the wait and react game which leads to lost time and added pressure.
Be proactive and responsive. Save yourself time and energy, while making it easier on yourself to ultimately hire the best.
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