Question

From an HR perspective, what are some strategies that should be used to address #2 below?

(Please share any insights about Staffing/Recruiting that you've experienced. What things have you seen that were very effective as a candidate? Things that didn't work as a candidate? Why?)

Answer 1

Recruitment of a non performing candidate is one one the biggest liability that an HR recruiter may face. It is a known fact that the company performance efficiency decreases due to bad recruited employees. Moreover a company on yearly basis spends a substantial amount of money on training and recruitment drives. Also big clients always keep a watch on employee working with their partners and history of terminated employees and resigned candidates etc for renewal of contracts. This being said following are some suggestions that a HR should follow for better recruitment :

• Tightening recruitment process

This ensures that cream employees face the final procedure of interviews. Interpersonal skills and speaking can be tested here as final norm.

• Building a workplace culture that attracts full time working employees.

Good working atmosphere ensures the good consistent employees that would stick for years with the firm.

• Seeking all alternatives.

All the recruitment sources should be thoroughly analysed and should only approach beat amongst them.

• Engagement

A good HR has a timely communication with the recruited employee throughout his tenure in the firm. This ensures the candidate's reality from the expectations. Also it enables the senior recruiters to assess the employee as a candidate for regular Raise as he might be that gem that every company needs and might later became the CEO of company.

Some unsuccessful HR are also there around the corporate sector that kills the potential of a candidate.

They use personal reasons bro make a negative publicity of a good candidate.

Remove names of good candidates from shortlist for promotions.

Be very strict with some small discrepancy at a management level selection. Where only management skill truely is only trait that company really needs.