If you wait to plan your next hiring cycle for the moment a current staff member resigns, you’re missing an opportunity.
Most businesses need to hire a replacement when a key staff member leaves. Such “in-the-moment” hiring plans are inevitable. However, you can minimize their impact on your business by making proactive, multirange hiring plans that work to sustain and encourage the continued growth of your business. Here’s how:
Know your hiring plan’s goals.
Your hiring plan will need to identify, recruit, and hire the right people at the right times. To decide how to do this, start with your company’s growth goals over the next few months and years. Who will you need in order to make a key “leap” in growth? What skills does the person need to have, and what personality type or approach to work will help them succeed in the position? Having clear goals will help you build a timeline, identify the necessary skills, and create a job description that will help you launch the search when the time comes.
Have a hiring process in place that focuses on identifying top talent.
When it’s time to hire, your managers shouldn’t be scrambling to put together interview questions, set a timeline, or communicate with candidates. Create and implement a hiring process that handles these tasks in a planned, deliberate manner, with time for hiring managers to think carefully about their options at each stage of the process. Make sure hiring managers have strong interviewing skills. Your recruiter can help you ensure your hiring process is streamlined to find the best talent in less time.
Seek out the best talent in the field – even when you are not actively hiring.
Do you know the top performers in the field? Who are the “rising stars”? Learn who is available by checking out their online portfolios, blogs, and LinkedIn profiles. Make an effort to chat with top talent at conferences and trade shows. And don’t forget to connect with your staffing firm regularly – your staffing partner knows the industry well and can help you stay in touch with the best talent.
At SMR Group Ltd, our recruiters can help you create a strategic staffing plan that aligns your hiring needs with the growth of your business, so that you can hire proactively. Contact us today to learn more.
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