If hiring is on the horizon for your company, what’s important to keep in mind in the year ahead? Business has changed dramatically over the past few years and your recruiting and hiring efforts need to reflect this. To ensure they do, keep these recommendations top of mind when you’re kicking off your next big hiring initiative.
#1: Embrace remote work and flexible schedules.
Remote work was increasing little by little each year until the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns hit. Then it exploded and now it’s here to stay, further fueled by high gas prices.
The lesson? People want to be able to work remotely or to maintain a hybrid schedules. So offer this benefit whenever you can. If you don’t allow for flexibility for employees to work remotely, then it can impact your hiring success. You can even lose out on your top-pick candidates.
#2: Promote your career culture and company brand.
With the rise of technology, social media, and mobile marketing, it’s easier than ever for companies to give candidates an inside look into their culture and brands. If your corporate brand could use a boost, now’s the time to work on it.
You can take steps such as posting videos on social media about daily life at work, inviting employees to author blog content about perks and benefits at your company, and creating a career website that is vibrant and mobile-friendly. All these steps will pay off by painting your company in a positive light for today’s candidates.
#3: Develop a referral incentive program.
Your best source of candidates is still your existing team. If you don’t have a formal incentive program for employees to refer people in their network, now’s the year to start one. This way, you can tap your existing staff for referrals and speed up time to hire, lower cost to hire, and find better fit candidates. It’s a win for everyone.
Get help with hiring.
If you’d like expert help hiring in 2023, turn to Provisional Recruiting. We’re a leading staffing agency serving companies across the Northwest with talented candidates from a range of fields.
We’ll take care of the resume screening, background checks, skills testing, interviews and more, so you can focus on other business priorities. It’s an easier, headache-free way to hire in the year ahead. Contact us to learn more.