This process can take hours, days and even weeks just to select the right applicants for an interview and then the hiring process must take place. The frustration finally begins, at times, after you have completed the training process only to find that the person is not going to work out after all and you're forced to begin the vicious cycle once again.
Finding the right recruit for an hourly position can be taxing on a recruiter. It becomes easy to miss the right applicant amongst the sea of others that tend to pile up once an opening has been announced. More than likely, this has happened multiple times to you and you probably don't even realize it.
However, as technology advances, you begin to learn that there are tools that are being developed that can greatly help with this situation. With utilizing some of the tools that will soon be at our fingertips, finding the right employee for the right position will quickly become easier than ever before.
One of the best tools that has been found is an applicant tracking system. With these systems, companies are able to save lots of time and money in the hiring process by streamlining the method of accepting and managing applicants online. Recruiters can not only manage applicants by many different ways including position, location, and even time availability, but multiple individuals can participate making the hiring process collaborative.
Let's face it, when you are looking for a potential hourly employee, not only are you asking the employee to sell themselves to you but you need to sell your company to them as well. Most applicants apply for multiple companies and positions at a time, so it is safe to say that highly qualified hourly employees will have a number of suitors available when it comes time for them to make the decision to accept an employment offer.
Nothing is more frustrating for a recruiter than to go through the entire recruitment process, make the job offer and be turned down. Either a better offer has come along, the applicant has found other employment while you were wading through all those applications, or maybe they didn't feel as if the job was right for them. No matter the reason for the denial, recruiters are always left wondering what they could have done differently.
First, we will address the timing issue. Contacting future hourly employees in a timely manner is crucial to the recruitment process. You can think of this as if you were buying a home. Sometimes if you see something that you really like, you have to make an offer quickly…before someone else does. This happens quite frequently in the employment industry and is just another reason why applicant tracking software can benefit you.
As above mentioned, a second issue is with competing offers. If you are looking for the best hourly employees, you need to have the reputation as to being the best employer. This may mean offering benefits and perks that other companies do not. Having a great benefits and salary program is a great way to attract and retain the best employees.
The final issue is with the employee themselves. At times, employees may decide that they are not a good fit with your company. Try not to take this information to heart; some hourly employees have certain preferences that will not work in every environment. It is important to remember that one of the best ways to retain a good employee is to hire the right one in the first place. If an hourly employee starts out feeling as if they are not a good fit, chances are they will not stick around for long.
Finding the right hourly employees for your company tends to take up much of the time that a recruiter has to offer. However, with the aid of an applicant tracking system, this does not need to be the case. With the right tools in place, you will be able to find employees that fit your needs and begin the process of hiring them quickly and efficiently.
So stop missing out on those great hourly employees just because you have a gigantic pile of applications on your desk. Begin the process, now, to set up a system that works for you. Recruiting should be a task that is met with enthusiasm and excitement. Let an applicant tracking system bring back those feelings for you today, before your next hiring adventure.
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