How to Find the Perfect Candidate for Your Light Industrial Job Opening
Every time you endeavor to fill an open position with your company you have a new opportunity to fin just the right person for the job. Each time you enter into the process, you are seeking that candidate who will glide right in and dazzle everyone with their knowledge, skill, and engaging personality. That person is assuredly out there every time you are looking for them. But how do you find them? You find lots of people who are willing to come on board, but not that perfect person. Well here are a few ideas to try and draw in the right person each time.
- Advertise your company culture, not just the job. There are jobs out there that are just like the one you are offering. And you want the top candidates to choose you, not the other guys. This is simple: just tell them why they should. Get the word out about why it is so great to work with your organization. Make sure everyone knows what your company culture is all about. What makes you interesting, what makes you better, what can they expect to get out of employment with you, what unique opportunities for development and growth do you offer? This way it isn’t a job they are applying for, it is an entire culture and environment and work experience that they are seeking. You are already unique, just make sure they know why.
- Ramp up your screening process. The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over but expecting different results. If this feels familiar to you, it is easy to do something immediately to change this pattern. Examine your screening and interviewing process. Make sure you are going beyond the basic Q and A session. Offer candidates the opportunity to actually demonstrate what they can do. Set up a second interview with those in whom you are interested where they can have a practical experience with your team. Get them paired up with a peer for an hour or two and observe them in the environment. If appropriate, give them a real work challenge they will encounter on the job and see how they handle it. All good candidates will be excited to show you just what they have to offer. And the insight you will gain into their qualification is priceless.
- Delve deeper into each candidate. The more you know about each person the more you can assess their fit with your organization. Many times, a candidate will have all the right skills, experience and qualifications and the wrong temperament. They end up being a square peg in a round hole, you spend a lot of time and money getting them up to speed, and they ultimately don’t work out. But the more you know about a person the better you can assess how well they will fit with your team and your culture. Check them out on social media. Find out about their hobbies and interests outside of work. Anything you can do to get a better understanding of who this individual really is will help you to accurately assess whether you should make them an offer or not.
At ERG Staffing Services, we are highly skilled at filling light industrial posts with qualified individuals who will be a good fit with your company culture. We get to know you first, so we can appropriately screen candidates for you later. Contact one of our trained professionals today to find out more.
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