The best talent looks for teams with solid, seamless processes.  The best people want to work in organized companies, companies that even during uncertainty (enter all start ups!) can show calmness, organization, and strategy.  Your hiring process is the first example of what life at your company will look like.  So you have a choice: you can present yourself to the market as disorganized, lacking ownership & authority, and slightly chaotic OR you can set your hiring structure up to showcase the A-team you are.

How to create a seamless hiring process

• Before posting a role be sure you can answer the following

• What are we hiring this person to solve?

• How will this person show success in this role?

• What key traits are we looking for in this candidate that the rest of our team is lacking?

• 10 business day rule - from the first phone screen to offer should take no more than 10 business days

• Communication - even if you have no update yet, update your candidates

• Talk money/perks early - no reason to waste everyone’s time just to have an offer rejected

• Structured Interviews - scorecards, organized stages - all of these pieces help hiring move more quickly and ensure equitability across interviews

• Keep your ATS up to date - this should be your single source of truth at all times

• If you’re hiring 3 or more roles at a time you need a recruitment partner to own the process.

Why is this important?

• Organized hiring practices help relieve any extra burden on the hiring teams, reduce cost per hire and hours per hire.

• Great candidate experiences helps with smoother onboarding, smooth onboarding is the number one contributor to employee retention

• Solid hiring practices create equitable hiring practices which allow your top candidates to shine clearly through the crowds

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