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Recruitment is a critical process for any organization. It requires investment of time, energy and thought to reap the best results. Since the cost of bad hires is very costly, companies like to make sure that they have it right from the beginning. Wouldn't you like to prevent labor issues before it start? It's all get down to recruitment and selection, and done right, it can save serious headaches and lawsuits.

We know that , each organization has its own unique policies, procedures, processes and protocols for its recruitment process. This is because essentially each organization is unique in its vision, mission, values and the kind of business that it does. Regardless of this, there are certain recruitment methods and processes that are outdated in the current context and require a revamp to be effective.

Innovative recruitment ideas or recruitment strategies are the solutions to some challenges faced by HR Departments around the world. Recruitment is changing and so should you in order to attract the best talents. Making use of new scientifically proven methods, human psychology, specialized screening, emotional intelligence, pre-employment tests, technology, realistic job preview questionnaires, the internet, and social media sites among others can help companies meet their hiring targets in a qualitative... and quantitative fashion.

This blog post provides innovative recruitment ideas, great recruitment management techniques, secrets on hiring quality employees, recruitment strategy, and why the quality of new hires matters.

Signs that you need innovative recruitment ideas are:

1. You feel that there are no skilled and job appropriate people in the local market. This is not true and indicates a problem with the recruitment process, especially the way the vacant job is advertised. If you are still using the last generation methods of placing generic ads in newspapers and magazines, it is time to revamp the style.

2. You use the same hiring process and screening protocol for all kinds of job categories from marketing to sales to even technical. This process just increases the chances of a bad hire, since the recruitment process is unable to test candidates for specific jobs that require specific skill sets and personality traits.

3. You have a very long, arduous and redundant cycle of interviews that seem to be never ending. It points to the lack of clarity in the company’s management about the job requirements that it is looking for. This can cost the company a very good candidate.

4. You have group interviews to choose candidates for a specific job that comprises of members that are not related to the field or even disinterested. This is again a redundant practice and does not help in adding value to the process in any way.

5. You do not have an established protocol and systematized recruitment process. This indicates a state of unpreparedness and unprofessionalism on the part of the company, besides being very old school.

6. Your recruitment process is too rigid and inhospitable in dealing with human subjects. A people’s approach that is reasonably flexible and establishes connections has better chances of being successful.

7. You have a high attrition rate (even before and right after training) and employees in the company are constantly quitting. This may indicate a major flaw in the hiring process that is not able to choose the right person for the right job.

8. New employees feel that the job that they are hired to do is not what they had applied for in the first place. This indicates that your advertisements on job boards, portals and other media is very vague and open to differential interpretation. In addition to this also signifies the presence of only one way, that is candidate to interviewer, communication.

9. You are not casting a wider net to the skill pool that exists in the environment with the help of the internet and social media sites. Establishing contact through these means encourages faith, good will and a two-way flow of information. You will also be able to tap into the tech savvy and resourceful Internet generation.

10. You still rely on conventional resumes and personal interviews to decide on the suitable candidate. There are many hiring tools like pre-employment assessments, essential skills tests and realistic job previews quizz that are available in the market today and significantly reduce the occurrence of bad hires.

One of the most basic mistakes that companies make is to be disconnected with the changes that are taking place in the environment and the market place today. The business has to align its needs with what is available, and choose wisely.

OVER TO YOU

What innovative recruitment ideas are you using at your organization?

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