Consequences of Indecisive Hiring
When you are hiring, do you catch yourself implementing any of the following practices:
Are you wanting to see 4 or more candidates before making a decision?
Are you interviewing and then not making a decision on that candidate until a few days later?
Are you making more than 3 people on your team interview a candidate before making a decision?
If your answer was yes to any of the following, you may need to change your approach.
Here Is Why:
Hiring is a lot like the Atlanta home buying market right now. When you see a house you like, you need to make an offer even if you haven’t seen 2 or 3 other houses to compare. In the same way, candidate #1 will not wait until you have a candidate #2,#3, and #4. Waiting will likely cost you that first, great candidate.
I know you are tired of hearing the statement "we are in a candidate market" because candidly... we are too! However, we must appeal to candidates in order to grow. 76% of small business CEOs say they need to hire this quarter, and that means competition. Many candidates we talk to say the interview process getting dragged out is the main reason they are not taking a job.
Best Practices in this Market:
With your recruiter, come up with an interview process plan that includes 2-3 people in the same few days. Decide your process on the front end to make your intentions clear and transparent with the candidates.
Get back to your recruiter within 8 business hours after the interview to communicate next steps (no-go, offer, or 2nd interview). We will communicate to the candidate immediately.
If you interview a great candidate, do not hesitate. Destroy old policies and requirements because that just doesn’t work at this time. Seeing multiple people means you lose the first ones!
As always, we are here to guide you. This is a rough hiring time, but we can give you the support to make it as efficient and easy as possible. Let us know how if you have any specific questions! Email me if you do.
Weekly Tiny Sales Pitch: The HR Audit
When it comes to HR, do you feel like you have processes in place to ensure you are compliant with State and Federal regulations, retaining your best employees, and hiring with efficiency? If you are skeptical on any of those, the HR Audit is a perfect HR discovery tool for your small business. Here is more information if you are interested: HR Audit Informational Material
As Always, IO and tHRiving are here to help with all of your Hiring and HR Needs. If you would like to speak with me, call 404-259-6449 or reply to this email to get in touch!