Finding the right employees for your company is a crucial aspect of any business. While there are many aspects in what is needed to make it work, finding talent in the right places is a great starting point. Here are some tips on doing just that.
Finding the Right Talent
Finding the right talent isn’t always easy. The key thing to keep in mind is that it almost always takes a little time and effort for the right fit. Once in a while, you get lucky and find the ideal person with little time and effort. But that is not the norm.
Many employers tend to focus on filling open spots as soon as possible. That’s not always the best way to look at it. Quality passive potential is something you don’t want to overlook. Your best talent does a few things such as explore their options, network, and see what fits their needs. If they visit your career landing page and don’t see any options or openings for them, they usually move on.
Just like you focus on sales or customer leads, focusing on capturing the best leads for new talent is equally important.
How Do You Do It?
One way is to use your career page to add a job alert. This gives visibility to future openings, and allows you to foster engagement from the best talent. This doesn’t mean you should lead someone on. That never works out for the best. Instead, mention you are always on the lookout for the best designer or manager, or whatever opening you expect to have in the future.
You can even offer a subscribe to button so they are notified when something is available.
Another way to do this is through a recruiting site. Once someone signs up, they are given notifications on potential jobs. The talent gets to choose what type of options they subscribe to so that only their interests are kept in mind. This allows you visibility with the talent should they choose you for their list, or subscribe to your notifications on job openings.
Think Smart
As mentioned, some employers only look to fill a spot when it’s needed. Instead, start considering your long-term goals.
A candidate who’s not a fit today could be a fit for the future, which can come sooner than expected if you’re in a fast-growth stage.
Keep these potential employees in the loop, and make sure you touch base even if they aren’t initially choses. This creates a good rapport that you can use to your advantage in case the person hired doesn’t work out.
A Group Effort
Make sure your hiring team and employees are a part of the hiring system. They often have potential candidate names that are right for your team.
About Synergy
Synergy Solutions is an executive and search firm focused on roles within the technology sector. If you have questions regarding this article or would like to discuss strategy on open roles at your company, please contact us and someone will get back to you within the next 24 hours.