Recruitment Methods: What Will Work In 2019?

You have probably heard it a million times and read it across various platforms that the job market is on an ever-increasing rise. Assessment methods which worked a few years ago won’t be very effective today!

It is important to use the right methods and tools to build an efficient talent pool.

Job assessments or pre-employment assessments as they are also popularly known to serve this very purpose of finding the right talent.

How to create a recruitment plan that will actually improve your hiring

If you’re a recruiter hiring without a recruitment plan, things probably get really hectic sometimes. It’s not difficult to see how we can get lost between taking new job briefs, sourcing talent, conducting interviews, and coordinating offers for multiple vacancies.

Do you find yourself wishing you had more control over your hiring? The best way to ditch the stress is to put some time aside to evaluate your recruitment planning process.

8 trends that altered the recruitment industry forever

For decades the recruitment industry was relatively static with recruiters having full control of the hiring process. The steps were straight forward: identify a vacancy, place a job advert, screen applicants, conduct interviews, and negotiate an offer.

We saw the first ripples of change with the introduction of online job boards in the mid-1990s, but recruitment processes still idled along. In the background, words like “digitization” and “applicant tracking system” were bandied about, but they meant little to the average recruiter.

Employee Spotlight: How I Moved Into Recruitment Marketing

I always dreamed of becoming a writer. I studied Creative Writing at university and after graduating, I stepped into the job market bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (and slightly naïve), assuming that I would fall into my dream job straight away.

Of course, I was wrong. I applied for publishing jobs, writing roles, unpaid internships, anything to give me the commercial experience I was lacking.

More information: https://www.webrecruit.co.uk/blog/company-updates/employee-spotlight-how-i-moved-into-recruitment-marketing/

How to Deploy a World Class Marketing Strategy for Talent Acquisition – A Round-Up

“Recruitment is 95% marketing.” And a strong marketing strategy uses an array of tactics to engage candidates at the right place, at the right time. But candidates need to be nurtured before they are ready for a hiring conversation.

In this breakfast event, held in partnership with Candidate.ID, we learned how to deploy marketing to build long-lasting, meaningful relationships with candidates in our pipeline over time.

More information: https://www.inhouserecruitment.co.uk/recruitment-marketing-round-up/

How to Interview Candidates Effectively: 3 Simple Ways

Here are 2 interesting statistics:

Recent research has found that nearly three in four employers (74 percent) say they’ve hired the wrong person for a position.
According to Career Builder, a single bad hire can cost a company upwards of $50,000.

I rest my case.

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-interview-candidates-effectively-3-simple-ways

HOW TO ATTRACT TOP TALENTS ONLINE

Attracting top talent for your business can often be a relatively challenging and intensive process. Finding the best and most qualified employees can make a huge difference in the overall success of any company. Therefore, while it can be an intimidating process, it is worth the extra effort to ensure that you are hiring the most qualified candidates.

The following information provides a closer look at effective methods that can help ensure your company is appealing to the top tier of the applicant pool.

More information: https://recruitmentjuice.com/blog/how-to-attract-top-talents-online/

Opening Doors: Implementing a Neurodivergent Friendly Recruitment Process

However, many employers worry that they aren’t equipped with enough knowledge to develop an efficient accessible hiring strategy and this is where the issue lies. Rezoomo.com‘s Joanne McDonagh and Brian Devane explain below why and how employers can help create a neurodivergent friendly approach to hiring.

Findings from a study carried out by Westminster ‘AchieveAbility’ commission for dyslexia and Neurodivergence (UK) found that 88% of neuroatypical candidates felt discouraged from applying for a job and for those that did apply 52% where left feeling discriminated against during the selection process.

More information: https://www.inhouserecruitment.co.uk/neurodiversity/

What are the popular types of recruitment?

Recruiting new talent for your company can take on many forms and shapes. There is no one sure way to attract the best talent, and more often than not, it is best not to put all of your eggs in one basket. The more avenues you seek in finding the best candidates, the better your chances are at actually landing one who will fulfill all of the requirements, and will remain in the position for the longest amount of time as well. So what are the most popular types of recruitment, and how do you use them to your advantage?

More information: https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/what-are-the-popular-types-of-recruitment

Why you should recruit on Twitter

“Recruitment is 95% marketing.” And a strong marketing strategy uses an array of tactics to engage candidates at the right place, at the right time. But candidates need to be nurtured before they are ready for a hiring conversation.