Tips to Hire Your Best Employee Yet in 2024

employee recruitment

Deciding to start up the recruitment process may feel like you’re taking on an enormous task. Business owners who are looking to onboard an employee should look for more than a body to fill the position. At Pivot HR, our consultants have experienced helping many businesses in hiring, and we understand how to help you get the best results out of your efforts. Find out more below.

Know What You Need

An accurate job description is just the first step in your hunt for the right employee. It’s time to get introspective: the best employee for your business will fit more than the role, but also the team and wider company culture. Focus your efforts on finding the candidate that will have more than the minimum qualifications—the longer the term your new employee spends with you, the less money and effort you will be devoting to re-hiring.

Screen and Test Applicants

The hiring process can be daunting, especially when filling multiple positions simultaneously. However, it’s essential to invest time in properly pre-screening applicants to eliminate unsuitable candidates early in the process. Such tools as skill-testing questionnaires or collaborating with an external HR recruitment agency like Pivot HR can eliminate time wasted on unsuitable candidates.

Update Your Compensation and Benefits Plan

If you are constantly back in the recruitment phase for the same role, it’s time to pop the hood on your compensation and benefits plans. Are you accounting for living costs and inflation? When was the last time you restructured? Are your benefits competitive with other relevant businesses in your industry? What incentives are you giving employees for hard work? Your answers to these questions can shed light on the reason behind high turnover rates.

Hire with the Future in Mind

The recruitment process takes up time and money: operating a business with a constant hiring cycle means you are indefinitely losing money on not retaining good employees. If there is any one place to invest your money from the get-go, it’s in recruitment. Businesses that ensure they hire qualified candidates and who prevent problems in the initial stages of employment will see fewer problems in other areas in the future. Like a weed, issues with employees can stem in one area and quickly grow into other areas. The right employee should fit into your business and solve problems, not create them.

Spend Time On Your Decision

Ultimately, you may not have the time you want to spend on hiring the right people. Outsourcing your hiring to professionals like Pivot HR will alleviate stress and tasks from your schedule. By leveraging their expertise, you can ensure that your hiring process is efficient and effective, allowing you to focus on your core business operations. Pivot HR’s specialized knowledge and resources can help you attract top talent, streamline the recruitment process, and ultimately build a stronger, more capable team.

Choose to Outsource With Pivot HR

If you need a hand finding the right fit for your growing team, contact Pivot HR. Our experts can conduct thorough interviews and screenings to help you make a decision on which candidate suits the role and the company best, without losing copious amounts of time.

Contact us today to learn how we can help your team grow!

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