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Bad hires waste time and resources. If someone is not on board with the values and goals that your business wants to uphold, it can be detrimental. How do you know if your next hire will mesh with the ecosystem of your workplace? You collaborate. If done correctly, you will save money, boost employee retention, experience less burnout, and more! To persuade your whole team to be on the same page, here are four bulletproof reasons.
1–Employees showcase the company goals and values.
Getting the team involved in the hiring process pays off in terms of attracting the right talent. In fact, employees may be the best ambassadors for your company. 75% of job seekers consider an employer’s brand before even applying for a job. It is obvious that taking the time to establish employer branding with plenty of team input will do for your hiring performance. Testimonials from inside the workplace will give potential applicants a sense of what they can expect if hired. This results in not only more candidates, but better quality hires that are already on board with the views of the existing employees.
2–The picture of the ideal hire becomes clearer.
In addition to presenting the right image to potential candidates, working together also creates a better image of which candidate would be the perfect fit. Ideas from the whole team give a broader sense of who will mesh and lead to a more complete list of characteristics and skills to look for in a candidate. The key is to use this list of requirements the team came up with to form job descriptions that depict the ideal hires. This way, unqualified candidates are much less likely to apply, and you can focus on shortlisting the quality candidates for further evaluation, saving tons of time in the process.
3–The value of employee networks is being realized.
Employee referrals are rarely implemented, but when they are, they result in more successful job matches and quality hires. With rules in place, employee networks can provide the perfect fit more easily and quickly than any other sourcing technique. As long as you set guidelines and offer an easy way to suggest candidates, such as a sourcing extension that automatically inputs potential candidate data into your applicant tracking system, your candidate quality will increase. Having a say in the overall work environment will increase morale and camaraderie, as well.
4–Interviewing as a team unveils candidate personality.
It’s not just about sourcing. Interview techniques are being implemented that involve everyone in the office. This may seem overzealous, but it isn’t as labor intensive as you would think. An interviewee will always put their best foot forward, so employers are being creative in order to see through this facade. The best way to do so is with unusual interviews. For example, rather than sticking to the norm of one interviewer running the show, conduct a ‘team test’. This gives everyone a say in the decision, and the candidate is less likely to have prepared for these interactions, so they will be natural and unrehearsed.
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Author bio:
Perry Oostdam is the co-founder and CEO of Recruitee, a collaborative hiring platform for teams of all sizes. Recruitee helps optimize the entire hiring process, from candidate relationship management, employer branding, and job posting to candidate sourcing and applicant tracking. The company has offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Poznań, Poland and works with companies around the world.
