Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Shortcuts for employee recruitment

Recruiting and selecting the employees can be a drawn out, painful process in the business. To cut down the stress of interviewing thousands of candidates and the selection of right and the suitable employees, there are some shortcuts listed below.

Connect with your local college or training institutes: Instructors of various business-related programs could be invaluable shortcuts to finding good employees. Get to know about the candidates you need to call the instructor of the relevant course or program, introducing yourself, explaining what you need, and asking for recommendations.

Connect with your local college or university’s cooperative training program: Cooperative programs are always looking for employers to provide suitable job placements. You get an employee with current skills and while it’s a temporary staffing solution, you may be able to hire the person as a full-time employee when he or she has completed the program.

Hire through a government program: You’ll find more employment programs listed in my Small Business Grants library. The downside of these programs is the time spent leaping through hoops, such as filling out application forms; the upside is the considerable cost savings.

Hire a student: If you can get by without having a permanent employee fill the job, the various hire-a-student programs available can be a great staffing solution. Watch your local papers or visit the sites.

Use employment agencies or consultancies: Employment agencies can be the most direct route to finding and hiring the employees you need. A good employment agency will take care of all the recruiting and preliminary weeding of applicants for you, sending you only a few qualified applicants to choose from.

Use if Internet: There are many “job board” sites on the ‘Net where you can place a job listing or search for employees. Using job sites can help you get your job posting before a national (and international) audience of job seekers at a low monetary cost. You will have to spend some time

By word of mouth out on the street: Last but never least is to try using word-of-mouth and/or referrals to find employees. Tell all your contacts (both business and personal) about the position you’re seeking to fill and what kind of employee you’re looking for.

Cut down on the time it takes to find the employees you’re looking for and increase the success of your recruitment process by taking one (or more) of these hiring shortcuts.

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