While Recruiting –What you need to know?

Few tips on basic gentilities that would make the recruiting process more sympathetic and productive at the same time.

In spite of scarcity of good quality resources and talent , it is a matter of surprise that companies disregard basic practices, which would form part of any recruitment course. Very few companies believe that recruiting is a two-way process. While companies are choosing profiles, today, potential candidates have a choice and are in turn assessing the organization that they are seeking for a role.

A number of times , recruiters neglect the fact that changing job is an emotional decision and any misstep could turn the candidate away ultimately leading to an unoccupied position making the search more lengthy and inefficient. Following basic courtesies could make the recruiting process way more sympathetic and productive.

Here are some basic things that may enhance the efficiency of recruiting process. These become more important when recruiters are looking for a key position with a candidate who may not usually be attracted towards your organization.

VALUE TIME:

Many a times recruiters keep candidates waiting without any sense of justification. Sometimes the candidates reach a venue only to know that the interviewer is missing and no one has a clue a clue about his whereabouts and when he/she would arrive. After scheduling of interview, whether in person or over a telecom/SKYPE, make sure that you are on time. In India we tend to disregard the time of others in business meetings, which gets even more aggravated in a recruiting situation due to plastic sense of dominance on part of the recruiters.

BE ADEPT:

Try not to reschedule interviews at the last moment. Innumerable times clients reschedule or cancel meetings/ interviews at the last moment without any concern for the other person’s schedule. Do stand by your commitment that you make during the interviews. Innumerable number of times, hiring managers offer certain things around role, compensation or location while in interview for the candidate to find a totally different scenario at the signing stage.

MAKE GOOD IMPRESSION: 

Try to make a good impression. With an undecided candidate, you only get one chance to convince him/her. Always make sure that the first interview is with an interviewer who is compatible. Don’t have a junior recruiter screen a senior candidate. It puts off the candidate and you loose whatever little chance you might have had to attract the undecided candidate. Do let the hiring manager do the first interaction.

TAKE FEEDBACK AND COMMUNICATE PASSIONATELY:

Take feedback even if candidate has not been shortlisted. If any individual has taken out time for interview the least he deserves is feedback. Communicate proactively and passionately throughout the process. Organizations go to still mode for weeks together. Basic courtesy demands, that we communicate throughout the process and more essentially when the time comes for feedback.

SYMPATHIZE AND BE AGREEABLE:

Changing job is an emotional journey. For recruiters, it may be just be another transaction, but not same for the candidate. His /Her whole family gets impacted by the decision. Put yourself in his/her shoes and see from his point of view. It will help the recruiter formulate their decisions better. And be nice as it never hurts someone to be nice.