Today’s
India is different than it used to be before liberalization let to
the opening of the business gateway to India for businesses across
the world. Present job market is loaded with job opportunities and
particularly for the talented ones have umpteen opportunities to
choose from. As far as the employers are concerned, there’s
competition here too and therefore to get the best fits on board
smart and powerful recruitment strategies are needed to be put in
place. To work upon these strategies first of all we need to do some
ground work and one of them is to get the recruitment marketplace
facts right in the first place.
More hirers,
less seekers
The
business marketplace has abundant opportunities for the talented
bunch but the seekers are nowhere to be seen. In a nutshell there are
jobs but people wanting to switch are not many. Particularly the
talented bunch, are hard to find. If we go by the hiring statistics
over 75% employers finding it most challenging to hire talented or
quality staff. Additionally the hire time is on the rise. In 2018, it
took a month for a hire, was 20% more time compared to 2017.
Beyond
Job Descriptions
If
you think just a job description is enough for the job to garner the
eyeballs of your potential candidate then you need to rethink. You
need to give them more, more about your company, organization or
brand, more information around your company culture and your products
or business before applying for it. Surveys and studies say over 80%
look for reviews these days before they apply to the company. Over
half of the applicants follow this drill, apparently.
Matter of
Choice
Like
you are seeking the perfect fit for the job role, they are seeking
the perfect place, job role and incentives. Specifically talented
professionals get many offers and therefore the choice is more likely
theirs than that of employers. So, if you are looking for a talented
professional you have to have an edge above the others to get them
choose you.
First
Come First Serve
The
marketplace is hot and the availability is sparse. So, you need to be
fast to get the best pick. If you are not there when they are then
the others will get the cake, that’s the scenario. So acting at
speed is crucial to get the top picks. Hence, professional are
looking out for faster ways to screen through the quality
professionals so as to not miss the boat.
Well, this only implies that the task for employers is much more
exhaustive then it used to be in the earlier times specifically when
it’s about acquiring quality talent from the competitive
marketplace and hence smart and powerful recruitment strategies are
the need of the hour.
