How to Network with Potential Candidates… When You’re Limited on Time

Good job candidates are hard—but not impossible—to find. Everyone knows the entire hiring process can be lengthy. But even as a busy manager, you can take steps to make it much easier and faster to find top talent in your industry. Just follow these sourcing tips from one of the best temp agencies in Atlanta—Snelling Georgia Group.

Seven Ways to Streamline Your Hiring Process

Short on time but still need new employees to round out your staff? It’s a common concern with employers! Just follow these seven tips to make the journey from posting a job to extending an offer that much quicker:

Write Overly Descriptive Job Posts

The more complete your job listings, the easier it will be for qualified candidates to apply. In fact, when you are very specific about the qualifications needed to be a good match, your job posts will help you automatically narrow your candidate selection.

Ask for Employee Referrals

Your workers can be a primary source of input on potential new hires. That’s because they’re familiar with the company, the culture, and the job responsibilities—and may know other qualified workers who would do well in your work environment. You can help to grease the wheels in your employee referral program by offering bonuses to employees when a successful hire is made.

Send Your Top Supervisors to Career Fairs

You most likely don’t have time to attend a career fair on your own. But these are still great sources of candidates in search of work—in a situation where you can match a face and personality to a resume! It’s perfectly acceptable to assign supervisors or members of Human Resources (i.e., individuals familiar with your company) to a career fair to meet and greet potential new hires!

Build a Backlog of Talented Candidates

In the past, you may have had multiple applicants vying for a job opening, and obviously, you could choose just one. But don’t throw these valuable hiring opportunities away! Maybe a candidate would also be well-suited for a different opening at your company, or maybe a year or so down the road you find you need to staff up further. Keeping resumes on hand is a good way to source future hires.

Use Facebook Ads

If your business has a Facebook page, purchasing ads is an effective way to reach a broad audience. Your ad will pop up on the pages of potential candidates, and since many people use social media, the possibility is good your ad will attract plenty of attention.

Ask Employees to Share Job Ads on Social Media

You can also ask your employees to share posts you create for job opportunities at your company. The benefit to this approach is that social media users who are apprehensive clicking on a corporate ad may be more likely to bite when a post comes from someone they know.

Work With a Staffing Agency

If you don’t have the time to invest looking for this candidate, a staffing agency can help. Recruiters are experts at what they do, and take on the “heavy lifting” associated with finding and hiring new candidates. This opens up your time to focus on managing your business.

In Search of New Workers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area?

Let Snelling Georgia Group help! We’ll work with you to understand your staffing needs and find candidates who match. To learn more, contact us today!

 

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