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Top 4 Aspects of Hiring Process

Written By - John - May 26,2014

In the many buckets that fill up the Human Resources world, it is argued that hiring can be one of the toughest/ most aggravating.

You have to schedule interviews, coordinate the internal interview process, go through the selection process, perform all pre-employment onboarding and offer a position.And even after all that there is never a 100% chance that the ideal candidate will accept.

Because of how exasperating this process can be, sometimes steps can be skipped or not taken seriously. I have seen recruiters who try to get from A to Z by skipping steps B-Y. And while some hiring practices can be made more efficient, it is in your best interest to be as thorough as possible if you are going to succeed. (**Note: Thorough does not mean 5 rounds of interviews for a Salesperson, if Google can hire an engineer in less steps, you are wasting your time).

There is a cliché term out there called “War for Talent”. A lot of people throw it around to try and drive home a point, but I don’t think they really get it. The war is not who can offer the most money, but instead who sells their company the best; from start to finish. Candidates are no longer considered just happy to be given the first offer they get. You need to sell your position/ company to them during every step of the process. If at any time during the hiring process you don’t have it together then you are hurting your chance.

Because of how exasperating this process can be, sometimes steps can be skipped or not taken seriously. I have seen recruiters who try to get from A to Z by skipping steps B-Y. And while some hiring practices can be made more efficient, it is in your best interest to be as thorough as possible if you are going to succeed. (**Note: Thorough does not mean 5 rounds of interviews for a Salesperson, if Google can hire an engineer in less steps, you are wasting your time).

There is a cliché term out there called “War for Talent”. A lot of people throw it around to try and drive home a point, but I don’t think they really get it. The war is not who can offer the most money, but instead who sells their company the best; from start to finish. Candidates are no longer considered just happy to be given the first offer they get. You need to sell your position/ company to them during every step of the process. If at any time during the hiring process you don’t have it together then you are hurting your chance.