Over the last few years the dynamics of recruitment have changed. With employment continuously hitting a new high, hard to fill roles are simply getting harder to fill.
Did you know that bad hires cost UK businesses over £4.13 billion pounds a year? We've put together 4 tips to help you make the most of your hiring budget and return on your recruitment investment.
1. Job Advert Writing
The job advert is the main tool in your talent attraction armoury. If your advert fails to make an instant impression you risk missing out on the most suited applicants. When looking for a new role, candidates search on three main criteria, job title, salary and location. The typical candidate will have a number of roles available in their search, your job is to make them apply for your role. If you're not so sure on how best to write an advert, not to worry, here's some free tips to writing a great advert.
2. Use Social Media
Social media is becoming an ever present tool in the world of recruitment, in particular Facebook. Collaborate with your marketing team and work together to attract talent to your vacancies. Sharing your vacancies on social media enables candidates to ask questions and engage with the post thus reaching an even wider network. Encourage your workforce to share the advert with their network to further enhance the reach of your post. Not sure how to make the most of social media for recruitment? Find out how you can use Facebook as a brand booster and utilise the targeting capabilities of Facebook to broadcast jobs to relevant applicants here.
3. Employer Branding
There is no question that employer branding attracts talent to companies. Look at Google or Facebook for example, do you ever see them advertising for a job? Many companies seemingly ignore this method as they see it as unachievable and expensive. This simply isn't true. You don't have to be on par with Google or Facebook to get employer branding right. Here's how you can improve quality of hire with Workvine's 6 employers brand keys.
4. Utilise Methods That Work
If you have a limited budget, it's simple. You want to invest in what works best for you to see a return on investment. Do you know what job boards work best for you? Are you hitting the right amount of quality job boards to achieve results? Analyse your job board performance to give you clear insights into what works best for you. If you would like our advice on the best job boards for your industry or role we'd be happy to help. Ask us a question here.
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