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3 Tips to Improve Your Hiring Process Today

By November 11, 2020November 17th, 2020Hiring Strategies, Interviews

The ability to recruit top-of-the-line talent is essential for the success of an organization. Your hiring process greatly influences how your team performs as well as the level of talent you attract and retain. These three tips can help you improve your hiring process today.

1. Eliminate Unconscious Bias

Unconscious bias can decrease the diversity of candidates you attract, negatively affect your decision making, and create a toxic employee experience. There are several ways to reduce bias in your hiring process. First, make the process as standard as possible. Every candidate should be asked the same questions and be judged by the same criteria. Second, use neutral language when writing job descriptions. The job descriptions should not appeal to one gender or ethnicity more than another. You can also reduce bias by blacking out names when you screen resumes, so you don’t know their gender or race.

2. Speed Up the Process

Inefficiency is one of the main reasons hiring strategies fail. The reality is high-quality candidates don’t stay available for long. Their transition from one job to the next could be less than two weeks. A slow hiring process can prevent you from landing exceptional talent and force you to choose between mediocre candidates. With this in mind, you cannot afford to be indecisive. When you find the right candidate, act quickly. It’s also important to reach out to candidates promptly after interviewing them so they know you’re interested.

3. Clarify Expectations

Most candidates have experienced a situation in which they accepted a job offer only to discover the role wasn’t at all what they thought it would be. High-quality candidates are looking for clear expectations. They want the interview process explained to them in advance and next steps carefully communicated. They figure if the hiring manager communicated what to expect from the hiring process clearly, they’ll communicate expectations for the role just as well. That said, accurately describing the role to candidates is essential. Ask employees who work closely with the role to describe what job responsibilities new hires should expect. If the job does not match what a new hire expects, they won’t last long.

An effective hiring process is essential if you want to attract and retain the best talent. You can improve your hiring strategy by eliminating unconscious bias, making the process faster and more efficient, and setting clear expectations.

 

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