Managing “all” those applicant responses
With the news focussing on the economic fallout from Covid-19, you wouldn’t be surprised to learn there are lots of response to job adverts right now. But we will let you into a little secret, there are often lots of responses, some great, some not interested (yes, really) and some looking for more hours, less hours, paid commute, parking space and the biggest request a much higher salary! Managing your response can be a full time job, with high responses, comes more time spent reviewing CV’s and it could leave your next employee out in the cold for longer than you would ideally like.
Using a recruitment agency because you are struggling to find your perfect new employee…? Yes, absolutely, we do that, but we are also here when there are high volumes of candidates. We are able to take the response, answer all questions, brief candidates giving detailed information to keep their interest in your opportunity, undertaking screening, organising interviews (and 2nd interviews)and updating candidates to let them know they have been successful or not to the next stage, allowing you to focus on what you do best – your actual job. We will work with both you and the candidate to arrange suitable interview times, we confirm everything in writing and talk through a thorough interview brief giving our candidates everything they need to be fully prepared and ready to shine and all you need to do is read their CV and allocate some time in your diary to interview.
The internet is the best thing ever (imagine being in lockdown without it it *shudder*!?). It allows instant connections and applications, however it also can bring volume which in turn, adds to your workload. If you had 100 people respond to an advertisement, how many of those would have applied if they had to send their CV the old fashioned way (buying a stamp and going out in the rain to post the application?), probably not 100. We are here to help with recruitment and the best thing ever is that you only pay us a fee if we find you the perfect candidate! So imagine how hard we work to find your new employee.
Working with a recruiter, you will spend some time briefing us on your requirements and the company and then reviewing a short list of applications who already know about your job role and your company and much more (and they would have all been happy to buy that stamp!), saving you time reviewing, calling, organising interviews and keeping up with the responses (even when the vacancy has been filled).So, please don’t think us agencies are here when there are no candidates, we are always here and always ready to help. Should you have a job vacancy and you are wondering how to find your new employee, give us a call we’ve been recruiting in Bristol for a long time and have some really lovely testimonials from both our clients and candidates (https://www.alexandermaerecruitment.com/employers) Why not contact Sam or Kim and have a chat – we’d be delighted to hear from you. Contact: 0117 9055035
