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Published on Jan 14
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Human resources and recruiting are continually evolving. With a growing crop of younger talent, including Millennials and Gen Z, traditional recruiting practices are being cast aside in favor of creating a workplace that is more inclusive. Staying on top of the latest recruiting trends can help you capture the attention of top talent before you even begin targeting them for hire. Here are three recruiting trends you should adopt this year.
Engage in employer branding
Your employer brand is your company’s reputation as an employer that you convey to potential and current employees. It should encompass your mission, values, culture, and personality, while also communicating that your company is a good employer and an ideal place to work. Having a positive employer brand helps with talent recruitment and employee retention and engagement.
With 75 percent of job seekers researching a company’s employment reputation online before applying for a position, your employer brand has never been more vital to your recruiting efforts. If your company suffers from a bad reputation, you may find yourself not only struggling to attract candidates but also struggling with employee retention.
Develop a talent pool
Having a database where your recruiters and HR managers store their top job candidates is vital to recruitment success. Your talent pool can serve to significantly reduce your hiring time and help you develop relationships with talent before they come to your company thereby boosting retention once they’re on staff.
Whenever you bring a gold medal candidate, put your silver and bronze medalists into your database. If your management or other staff members belong to professional networking organizations related to your industry, encourage them to talk to potential future candidates and seek out resumes from interested parties to be included in your talent pool. The next time you need to fill an open position, you’ll have a pool of talent and be able to choose the best one – saving you and your team valuable time and effort on recruiting activities.
Make hiring a team effort
Imagine knowing that every new hire you make will be a great fit professionally and personality-wise with your existing team. Collaborative hiring encourages both your HR team and members of the department you’re hiring for to work together to interview and hire talent. This type of hiring improves the quality of hires and helps reduce turnover.
Make team members part of the selection process by allowing them to review candidate applications and resumes, but be sure to redact personal information like addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers. Collaborative hiring allows your HR team and other employees to ensure that your new hire will be the best fit for your company.
Stay in the know
With the changing demographics of the modern workforce, your HR department has to work harder than ever to keep your company relevant in recruiting efforts. Remaining on top of emerging recruiting trends can be time-consuming, but we can help. Learn more about Sheakley’s PEO and Human Resources Outsourcing Solutions and contact us for your free consultation today.
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