I was home sick recently with a bad cold and started thinking about whether or not to go to the doctor. I probably won’t because it’s not that bad, but it got me thinking about how companies diagnose their recruiting challenges and how they go about deciding to change their recruiting strategies.
Here’s my point: How many bad hires, slowed hiring processes, unfilled jobs or unsatisfied hiring managers does it take before a company decides to change their recruiting strategies?
My answer: Too many. We (at least in the United States) are the workers who go to work sick, don’t take vacation and answer email on the weekends. Similarly, we are asked to do more with less at work and often believe there are no other options.
So, like I did with my cold, we generally say “it’s not that bad” and move on. But at some point, and especially with changes like the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the economy getting better, decisions will have to be made and you may need to diagnose your recruiting problems.
Here are a few suggestions for getting started:
In the end, you may find it would be better to go to the doctor. Sometimes what you need is an outside opinion, or at least another perspective to consider. There may also be solutions out there that you are not familiar with or haven’t tried yet. This is where RPO and MSP come in.
But even if you don’t move to an outsourced program, doing nothing may cost your company in ways that are not yet apparent. While it’s clear the economy is moving slowly, it’s also clear that companies that have efficient recruiting practices are set to continue to take advantage of companies that don’t.