Businesses who are in need of new employees want to know how they can get the top talent to apply for their jobs. An essential key to success for businesses is their employees so it’s only natural that everyone wants the best of the best. HR professionals play a crucial role in the hiring process. Here are some tips for the HR department when it comes to attracting the best job applicants.
If you want the best employees to apply and work for your company, you’ll need to make a great first impression. HR professionals know that applicants need to put their best foot forward if they want to be hired, but it’s just as important for the business to do the same. When formulating a job posting, HR professionals should make sure that it is accurate and realistic. Only list the job experience, skills, and education level that the position actually requires instead of adding on a heap of other qualities that are nice to have but not totally necessary for the job. Excellent candidates may not even bother applying if the job description is confusing or if you are looking for a laundry list of qualities that they feel they can’t fill. Let applicants know a little bit about your company and why they should want to work for you. The best job applicants don’t just want a job but rather a company that they can grow with and feel at home in.
A huge part of making a great first impression with candidates means setting expectations. When HR professionals and managers tell an applicant that they will schedule an interview, follow through and schedule it. Understandably, things come up and things get busy but if you aren’t able to schedule the interview or you know you will be delayed in scheduling it, let the candidate know. Applying for a job can be a nerve wracking experience and the longer a candidate goes without hearing from you, the more they will begin to assume that you are no longer interested and they will take their skills elsewhere. Show them that your company is considerate and committed by giving them a call or shooting them an email to let them know what’s going on on your end.
In order to really wow the applicants you want, the HR department could give standout applicants a tour of the workplace. Show them what they can expect to come to work to every day and let them get a taste of the workplace environment that you have cultivated. Tell your candidates openly about work hours, travel and telecommuting, office equipment, and any other important aspects of your workplace. HR professionals know that happy employees are productive employees so let your applicants know up front exactly what they are signing up for.
There are many talented potential employees out there. You just have to get them to apply. While applicants are offering a good first impression to your company, you also need to make sure that the impression you create makes people want to work with you.
