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The Recruitment Process

Staff can be difficult but you can't run a business without them! Excellent will actually transform a weak into strong and healthy operation.

It can often seem as though these miracle workers are mythical and totally impossible to locate. The much commented on ‘skills gap’ can mean finding the right employees difficult for your business so how do you go about it?

Why is the recruitment process so important?

The recruitment process is vital as if you can get it right you greatly reduce the risk of taking on the wrong person for the position. Get it wrong, and you will find that you don’t even attract applications from suitable candidates, much less find them during the selection process. This all means you’ve wasted good money on a flawed recruitment process.

Recruitment should not just be considered as a process to fill your immediate employment needs but should be viewed as a part of an overall organisational strategy for resourcing and recruiting personnel. Once you have filled one vacancy, you should have a list of candidates who you would consider for the same or similar jobs in the future. This could make the process much simpler and cost effective the next time round.

Recruitment is not only about filling vacancies. The process exposes your organisation to the public. Think of these people as potential clients so if an applicant has had an unfavourable experience with your company, you can guarantee that they will tell others about it and word gets around. It’s vital that the whole recruitment process creates an excellent impression of your organisation

How do you go about finding the right candidates?

Firstly, you have to draw up a ‘job profile’ making sure you yourself fully understand what you need in a candidate. Ensure you understand the legal aspects of job advertising (such as discrimination) before you start. Your council website should have some useful information.
You also need to place your advert somewhere to give it the best exposure. The most common ways include:

• Local Press – Local newspapers usually offer job advertising. Prices for newspaper recruitment advertising vary greatly dependant on how large you would like your advert to be. Expect to pay between £100 up to £1000.
• The Job Centre – Your local Job Centre offers free recruitment advertising to local employers. Once you have registered with the Government Gateway you can place adverts with them over the phone or via the internet. Be prepared to set aside a decent amount of time to do this as it can be quite time consuming to set up.
• Recruitment Agencies - Recruitment agencies will assist you with your recruitment advertising. Not only will they take on the advertising costs but will source the applicants on your behalf. Fees for their services range from between 20% and 30% of the starting annual salary. For example, to fill a £15,000 starting salary position they may charge you around £3,000.
• Job Boards – Usually less costly than advertising in the local paper they can reach a wide audience, particularly as people are becoming more internet savvy. Applications can be emailed straight to you which is often more convenient than receiving them in paper form.

I hope you find these tips useful and get that perfect employee!

It can often seem as though these miracle workers are mythical and totally impossible to locate. The much commented on ‘skills gap’ can mean finding the right employees difficult for your business so how do you go about it?

Why is the recruitment process so important?

The recruitment process is vital as if you can get it right you greatly reduce the risk of taking on the wrong person for the position. Get it wrong, and you will find that you don’t even attract applications from suitable candidates, much less find them during the selection process. This all means you’ve wasted good money on a flawed recruitment process.

Recruitment should not just be considered as a process to fill your immediate employment needs but should be viewed as a part of an overall organisational strategy for resourcing and recruiting personnel. Once you have filled one vacancy, you should have a list of candidates who you would consider for the same or similar jobs in the future. This could make the process much simpler and cost effective the next time round.

Recruitment is not only about filling vacancies. The process exposes your organisation to the public. Think of these people as potential clients so if an applicant has had an unfavourable experience with your company, you can guarantee that they will tell others about it and word gets around. It’s vital that the whole recruitment process creates an excellent impression of your organisation

How do you go about finding the right candidates?

Firstly, you have to draw up a ‘job profile’ making sure you yourself fully understand what you need in a candidate. Ensure you understand the legal aspects of job advertising (such as discrimination) before you start. Your council website should have some useful information.
You also need to place your advert somewhere to give it the best exposure. The most common ways include:

• Local Press – Local newspapers usually offer job advertising. Prices for newspaper recruitment advertising vary greatly dependant on how large you would like your advert to be. Expect to pay between £100 up to £1000.
• The Job Centre – Your local Job Centre offers free recruitment advertising to local employers. Once you have registered with the Government Gateway you can place adverts with them over the phone or via the internet. Be prepared to set aside a decent amount of time to do this as it can be quite time consuming to set up.
• Recruitment Agencies - Recruitment agencies will assist you with your recruitment advertising. Not only will they take on the advertising costs but will source the applicants on your behalf. Fees for their services range from between 20% and 30% of the starting annual salary. For example, to fill a £15,000 starting salary position they may charge you around £3,000.
• Job Boards – Usually less costly than advertising in the local paper they can reach a wide audience, particularly as people are becoming more internet savvy. Applications can be emailed straight to you which is often more convenient than receiving them in paper form.

I hope you find these tips useful and get that perfect employee!

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