Getting best value from your recruitment process

To get the best value from your recruitment process it pays to hire the right candidate first time.

By Rachel Mitson, director, AFR Consulting.

Swing the odds in your favour by attracting the right candidates, then work on the process even after your chosen recruit joins your organisation.

This isn’t just a job title and salary. It’s a full job spec, details of the package on offer, the future prospects of the candidate in the company, and what makes your organisation and your proposition enticing enough to attract the best.

And once you’ve put all that effort into finding and employing the ideal team member, you’ll want them to stick around.

We have worked with companies to keep retention rates high by working with newly hired individuals to ensure they settle in and stay the course.

Provide one-to-one reviews over the first few months for a chance for everybody to give feedback and ensure expectations are being met on both sides.

Getting best value from your recruitment process isn’t a case of putting less in. That’s how costly mistake are made. To attract and keep the best talent, it’s best to be be thorough.

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