5 Powerful Secrets To a Successful Recruitment

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What are the secrets to finding the right candidate? As the demand for human resources across industries grows, HR professionals and employers must continually recruit new team members to ensure business continuity. Finding the right personnel for specific roles in every organisation matters.  Would you want to hire the wrong fit? No! And that’s why every HR manager or employer is keen on always hiring the best fit for the job. And this is where the recruitment process begins. For the past 13 years, Jobberman has helped employers find the right candidates. We have had many happy handshakes as a result of providing better recruitment solutions that meet employers’ needs in Ghana. Our digital recruitment services have proven to relieve the recruitment stress that burdens HR managers, recruiters, and employers seeking the most efficient, easy, fast, and cost-effective way to find the right fit for their vacant roles.

Here are the secrets to a successful recruitment process.

1. Define the Role

Every job demands a certain level of expertise and requirements. Defining the role means what the role entails and which skills, and even personality, will best produce results when hired. Job roles differ by job level and industry. It is therefore imperative that employers specify whether a certain level of professional experience or a specific educational qualification is required to carry out the job. For example, a managerial role requires that the applicant have a certain level of knowledge about the job, which is vital to listing the job.

Job descriptions are said to play an essential role in attracting the right fit. Ideally, they serve as a guide for job seekers on precisely what the employer is looking for and whether they are qualified to apply for the advertised role.

On Jobberman, employers who list their vacant roles highlight the specific requirements needed. And this has proven to attract the best-qualified candidates for the jobs. On the other hand, the job description determines which recruitment solution you may need to get a faster, better hire.

2. Advertise on the Right Job Boards

Advertising on the proper channels also plays a vital part in the recruitment process. Most often, employers and recruiters rely on recommendations from family, friends, and their networks to fill vacant positions. Currently, in Ghana, employers rely only on Jobberman Ghana to advertise their vacancies and source talent. When you list on Jobberman, you get access to a large pool of qualified candidates who are ready to seize their next opportunities.

3. Effective Shortlisting Process

Once a job is listed and candidates apply, the next step is shortlisting. Shortlisting is the process of sifting through CVs to compare candidates and select those suitable for the role. When done manually, it poses the process to some shortfalls and discrepancies. To avoid all these, Jobberman’s digital platform has an inbuilt AI system that can collect, track, and automatically sort applications per the job’s requirements using the ATS. This speeds up the process and automatically eliminates low-quality candidates.

4. Testing for the best candidate

The ATS has successfully sorted applications, yet you want to be fully convinced that the applicant can do what he or she claims. Do that with a test. A higher percentage of employers and recruiters report that skills assessments have proven effective at identifying who is competent for the job and has the expertise before a final interview is scheduled. The Jobberman skills assessments have been helpful to employers who need to verify the specific technical proficiency of job applicants. These employers say: “It’s been great knowing that you can objectively compare candidates after the test and you can make an informed decision without being biased”. Find out how this works here.

5. Effective Interviewing Process

Now to the final part of the recruitment process, the interview. This is when job applicants meet recruiters or employers face-to-face/ virtually to articulate their competencies. At this point, the employer’s main objective is to determine whether the applicant is the right fit for the job.

The “secrets” to success are rooted in structure and insight: clearly defining the role, leveraging the right job boards like Jobberman Ghana to access qualified talent, implementing an effective shortlisting process often enhanced by ATS technology, testing for essential skills to verify competence objectively, and concluding with an effective interviewing process.

Looking for the right candidate? Contact Jobberman today!