Landing top talent, especially in a tight labor market, requires acting quickly to prevent candidates from accepting offers from other employers. However, you must also ensure you are strategic in order to still make a deliberate, educated decision.
Learn about streamlining the hiring process with these tips and tricks for office administration success:
Define and Prioritize What You Want in a Candidate
Taking the time to gain clarity upfront will pay off in the end by making the evaluation process more efficient. Define the qualifications you seek, from required office administration technical skills to specific soft skills and characteristics that would ensure they align with company culture. Then, prioritize the desired qualifications so you don’t get held up having back-and-forth discussions comparing and contrasting candidates.
Write Comprehensive Job Descriptions
So much time is spent filtering through applications to determine who is actually qualified, so it is crucial to provide enough information to allow jobseekers the opportunity to self-select out. Write comprehensive job descriptions, including a realistic overview of responsibilities and requirements, company culture, salary, and other compensation information, and any other frequently asked questions you receive from candidates. Being direct and clear with the job description may result in fewer applicants, but the pool will be more qualified.
Establish a Standard Hiring Plan
Keep your hiring process on track by putting an official procedure in place. Establish a standard hiring plan with specific, actionable steps and accompanying timelines. Work backward from the date you would ideally like to extend an offer to an office administrative candidate, and define the various stages and estimated time each would take. This can help you spot any inefficiencies in the planning phase and have a schedule to remain accountable.
Standardize the Interview Structure
A strategically planned interview can help you gain insight into candidates to help you more easily be able to make a hiring decision in a quick and accurate manner. Standardize the interview structure to ensure you are evaluating and rating candidates based on the predefined criteria. This will cut down on subjective decision-making that is not only time-consuming but also more likely to result in bad hires.
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