ADVICES FOR EMPLOYERS, HEADHUNTERS AND RECRUITERS

Hiring the best people requires more than just looking. Only the smartest employers are able to recruit pre-qualified of potential candidates before filling the job position. Do you want to be a smart recruiter? Here are some ideas, just keep reading.

• Develop relationships with potential candidates so that you can recruit a large pool of potential candidates.
• Analyse the exact requirements of the position in the job description; then, use it to develop behavioural and knowledge characteristics of the ideal candidate.
• Make a top ten list with the responsibilities and characteristics you will need and use select resumes.
• Ensure yourself of publicizing your interest in the candidate because you could be rewarded with cash bonuses.
• Do not lose any opportunity in contact possible candidate of industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups, etc. making a master list of industry leaders.
• Create a plan to be in contact with those people systematically and regularly by email, some website, fax, telephone, etc.
• Forget about typical written job lists; go ahead and create your own web site including vision and interesting information that sets your company apart from others.
• Keep in touch with interested and interesting candidates; do not strayed your attention on those potential employees you could end losing them.
• Make possible these candidates to subscribe to some company newsletter writing them some personal mini-newsletter frequently and sending periodical updates about new job opportunities.
• Show to possible new companies and clients your business is very stable, make money and want to grow. Be also friendly making feel to your new employees be part of something bigger than themselves.
• Use the Internet for your recruitments additional to your web site. Learn more about it and discover the many advantages it has to offer you attracting great candidates.
• Post open positions on every communication media such as private vendors’ websites, state and/or local government websites, classified ad on newspaper-related web sites, commercial web sites, etc. Plus, do not forget also about traditional communication media like newspapers, spotlights, etc.
• Hire also headhunters and recruiters expecting to pay 20-35 percent of the cost of the new recruit's annual salary. Additionally, remember these new recruiters have an already-developed pool of candidates.