As a recruitment agency these are some of our helpful tips we have put together. These will help to ensure everything runs as smoothly as it can and that the best possible candidates are presented to you in the shortest amount of time.
- Provide a detailed job specification as well as advise any additional benefits you might provide
- Discuss from the onset what your expectations are around reference checking and skills testing, qualifications /VISA checks, drug & alcohol &/or police checks
- Along with how you would like communications to be carried out (for instance we ask email, mobile, direct line) and how often (every second day, weekly)
- Advise your recruiter who the resumes should be sent to, what the interview process will be and who will conduct the interviews (1st, 2nd, 3rd, panel, phone interview, video conference etc)
- Ask the recruiter who will be handling this role for you and who they should expect correspondence from
- Make it clear what your expectations are around the time frame you are hoping this placement will be made in and what happens if these expectations are not met
- Define what the cultural fit for your organisation is as well for the department this new employee will work in
- Advise soft skills that are important to the role
- Make it clear which hard skills are negotiable and which ones aren’t
- Let your recruiter know the salary expectations you have for this role, making it clear the maximum you can afford to pay
- Advice if the offer will be subject to anything (testing, checking)
- Let your recruiter know when you will review the salary (after 6 months probationary period or after 12 months)
- Discuss your expectations around the guarantee should it be necessary
- Finally ask when payments for this service are due to ensure validity of any guarantees