Expensive training won't stop people making what they already know is the wrong decision.
Organisations spend a fortune on training trying to avoid recruitment mistakes. Yet no matter how much money and time they spend with training companies, mistakes keep getting made.
We are often called in after someone has made a recruitment 'error'. That means we have been 'on the spot' to interview hundreds of people to find out what went wrong.
We've found in the vast majority of cases, a lack of training is NOT the reason the wrong person got picked.
The reason is usually the same. They couldn't get the person they needed, but they were desperate for 'somebody'. So they made a choice that they knew was high risk because they felt they wouldn't get anyone 'better'.
Even when the inevitable happens and the person doesn't work out, it's often argued it wasn't a recruitment mistake, just a necessary, logical choice.
It was framed as a binary decision and it was better to have them than have nobody.
Even those that could have waited for the right person could justify why they chose not to. They didn't believe the right person would just 'turn up' and whilst they delayed, they risked losing recruitment support or even authorisation to recruit.
The worst thing is that when the 'new recruit' leaves and it's time to choose their replacement, nothing is likely to have changed. All the decision-making rationale remains the same and so, the cycle begins again...
The effect on staff morale and productivity can be disastrous.
Most people know how to pick the right person - if the option is available to them. Therefore, increased training won't help them eliminate recruitment disasters. It's far more effective to concentrate on attracting the right people in the first place. That way, people won't feel 'forced' into making the wrong choice.
It's a win-win for both the organisation and the new starter:
In fact, the only ones who tend to lose out are the training companies!
Reach the right candidates quickly, avoid competitors and increase your offer acceptance rate.
Pinpoint the candidates you need and get them ready for exactly when you want them.
Uncover the real talent and combine with 'headhunting' to reduce costs and increase your success rate.
As always, feel free to get in touch for an informal, confidential chat.
You can contact us here.
If you’ve suffered disappointment before, it’s understandable that you might be...
Who they are, why you need them and why you shouldn't...
We'll help you increase your success rate. Then we'll make it...
How we can achieve a higher success rate and still...
How Would You Make Recruiting & Employing Disabled Staff Easier? We have...
If you’ve invested money and time into recruiting ‘in-demand’ talent and...
A suite of solutions to overcome the problems you face when trying to recruit 'In Demand' candidates.
We focus purely on helping you recruit 'in demand' candidates. Nothing else.
Our approach is unique. It comes from analysis of over a decade's worth of recruitment campaigns all aimed at recruiting in-demand candidates. We kept what worked and we learnt from what didn't.
We constantly test against the latest corporate and academic research to make sure we keep you ahead of your competitors.
LATEST NEWS FROM DFHUMAN RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS
You probably think you and the agency are on the same side. But this isn't necessarily true.
WILL THE LATEST TRENDS REALLY HELP YOU RECRUIT IN-DEMAND TALENT?
We constantly test new ideas that claim to help you recruit in-demand candidates. We evaluate how successful they are in a real-life, UK setting. Reports have included reviews on ways to find hidden talent, methods to keep ahead of your competition and interview strategies that are meant to increase your success rate.
If you would be interested in taking part, contributing your opinions or maybe you would just like to receive the findings, then please click here.
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE RECRUITING & EMPLOYING DISABLED STAFF EASIER?
Copyright © 2021 dF Human Recruitment. All Rights Reserved.