Perhaps there was a time when the recruitment process was a cinch where every candidate was qualified and took very little time to uncover. Perhaps even these talented individuals sought out your company and made staffing easy.
Unfortunately, those kinds of scenarios are few and far between and the reality of the recruiting process can be more painful than originally anticipated.
6 Painful Parts of the Recruitment Process
- A high turnover rate
There’s nothing more frustrating than the never-ending task of replenishing the ranks of your business. And with a high turnover rate, the recruitment process will certainly feel that way. The best people for your positions are often the people already occupying them. Keeping them should be your top priority. - Difficulty finding ideal candidates
When you do need to fill an open position, there are a number of factors that could make finding the right candidate quite difficult. If you don’t have the manpower, resources and access to the right staffing networks then recruiting premium candidates is going to be a painful process. - An overworked, underfunded HR team
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before; there’s only so much time in the day. Often there are too few dollars and manpower allocated to a dedicated internal staffing team. Both of these factors make it much more difficult to find the kinds of candidates that are a perfect fit for your open position. - A strategy-less staffing process
Try doing anything without a plan. You may get by on simple tasks, but as soon as they become complex – as complex as recruiting – you will need a sound strategy to do the job properly. - Starting without a pool of candidates
If you don’t have a talent pool to start the recruitment process, it means you have some heavy lifting ahead of you. It’s always easier to build a list of potential candidates if you’re already familiar with professionals in your industry and have the resources to recruit them. - Scrambling to fill a position
Unfortunately, it’s a familiar cycle that all companies have experienced at some point in time. A valued position has been vacated and now the staffing process becomes a scramble to fill that position. To make matters worse, if you have to start without a talent pool, the process just became harder.
How to Take the Pain Out of the Process
With everything you already have on your plate, the recruitment process can often feel like an additional (and unwelcomed) burden. It helps when you can rely on a staffing partner outside of your HR department.
Many companies have relationships with staffing firms in order to receive help when their HR teams need it. With their own efficiencies in locating, securing and managing potential candidates, staffing agencies can help you fill a role while eliminating all those recruiting pains.
Sometimes it is more cost efficient and less stressful when you invest in a staffing partnership. A professional recruitment firm already has a much bigger pool of candidates and can eliminate time wasted trying to screen candidates yourself.
With a clear outline of the requirements of your open role, a recruiting partner can pinpoint the top candidates you’re looking for. And with more suitable candidates to choose from, you’re far more likely to hire candidates that will stay at your company for the long term, reducing your turnover.
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