What your hiring process says about you

Any candidate who applies for a job with you has invested time in your organization, so your process may inadvertently tell a candidate how you value your employee’s time.

Three key areas ensure you give the right message (and a winning candidate experience).

Firstly, offer a simple, streamlined application process. For example, don’t ask candidates to input data, such as work history, when it’s readily available on their uploaded resume.

Secondly, communicate early and often:

• Send a confirmation when an application is received
• Update candidates when they progress or let them know if there is a hold-up or unexpected delay
• As soon as a decision is made, let them know – a fast ‘no’ is much better than leaving candidates hanging.

Thirdly, keep things moving. In today’s fast-paced world, your process should move fast to help you snap up the best talent before your competition does.

An outdated or clunky hiring process will likely leave candidates with low expectations about your internal systems and processes. Your hiring process should match your digital aspirations, and today, that’s about online, fast and seamless.

The key things to consider here are:

• A streamlined careers page and job portal
• AI-driven resume screening
• The use of an intelligent virtual assistant for candidate support and guidance
• Real-time communication to streamline candidate engagement

Today, most organizations recognize the people and business benefits of diversity and have policies in place when it comes to recruitment. However, if your hiring process doesn’t actively encourage diversity and fairness in hiring, you may be giving mixed messages. And, even worse, not hiring the best people for the job.

When auditing the diversity in your hiring process, some questions to yourself ask are:

• Are we using language in job adverts or application pages that might inadvertently discourage some sectors of society?
• Is the application process accessible?
• Is there a chance that human biases will impact the outcome?
• How are we assessing candidates to ensure the process is fair and competency-based?

And, of course, if you are using any recruitment tech to support your team, it’s essential to make sure it eliminates bias too.

The good news is that today’s recruitment tech can help you deliver, from your initial careers page presence through to skill assessments, interviews, and finding the right candidate.

Look for market-leading tech, underpinned by solid organizational psychology to ensure fast, fair, and accurate hiring every time. impress.ai’s customized, AI-powered solutions are designed to do just that while saving your time and money too.

You can check out how our solutions have achieved results for banks, tech consultancies, telcos, and government agencies, to name just a few. And when you are ready to get started on your own journey to better recruitment, get in touch with the team here.