Monday, 24 February 2014

Using leadership to attract the best…and keep them



One of the most frustrating aspects organisations face in recruitment is the risk taken in hiring someone, who for some reason or another, is not a good fit and soon leaves the organisation. So how can this be prevented? The key lies in optimising your hiring steps to not only attract the best candidate for the role, but also to ensure they stay on board and remain active participants that contribute to your organisation’s goals. We will show you how you can actively utilise some of these strategies with leadership qualities in mind, so that as an employer you can attract (and keep!) the best talent.

Attracting the best through your job description and screening

Consider the thought process of a talented candidate on the hunt for a new job; they scroll through hundreds of job vacancies only to see the same, dull outline of a position. These organisations in no way reveal any incentive or passion for this prospective employee. However, you can change that.  The best way to ensure the right people are applying for your position vacancy is to perform the ‘screening out’ process. For example:
Rather than focusing on clarifying that the requirements for the position vacancy you have is for someone who possesses “5 years experience” and a degree in your respective field, it might be more advantageous if your advertisement conveyed the following, “Use your degree and professional training to work within a highly trained team to provide an elite level of service, as well as focus on your individual career development.” This will certainly draw higher quality seekers to your campaign.

Encouraging the top candidates through the interview process

When planning to process potential employees onto the next phase of hiring, make it a priority to approach each candidate with the following thoughts in mind: “How will I be offering the candidate a CAREER, rather than simply a job within this organisation?” and, “Can our team values and vision translate to their own values and strengths?”. That way you can ensure that the candidate selected is a good fit culturally, possesses adequate knowledge and competencies to fulfil the position, and also can be a valuable asset that is focused on their own development pathway.

Keeping successful candidates through effective leadership

It widely known that job satisfaction and engagement of employees are imperatives for the success of not only individual productivity, but also the organisation’s as a whole. Recently, a study known as Project Oxygen was initiated by Google and endeavoured to identify what made leaders within their organisation the most effective; and the results, although very straight forward, can be applied to any leader in any workplace.

  

The key strategies effective leaders need:


  • Identify a clear vision and strategy for their team 
  •  Provide employees with a career, not simply a job 
  •  Be goal-oriented and productive

To shift the type of candidates who apply for your next job vacancy, it is imperative to move away from the traditional job descriptions, emphasising the minimum skills required, and a focus on describing compelling career opportunities to hire effective team players who are competent, motivated and excited about their career. After that, employing key leadership strategies will ensure these top candidates will remain engaged and dynamic participants of your team.

Are you utilising clear and efficient screening practices?

Core hiring metrics such as time to hire and retention can be significantly improved by using innovative online screening systems. Psych Press’ Voice Advantage allows you to quickly identify the true voice of the talent you need by pre-recording interview questions, and then allowing you to review the best video or audio responses in your own time. Our psychologists can also work with you to generate an online screening system to filter out unqualified candidates then create behavioural styled interviews for only top candidates to use.
See how Voice Advantage works.

Happy hiring!



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