Five Ways to Modernize the Hiring Process

When developing recruiting and hiring strategies, all too often modern organizations fall back on outdated "best" practices.  Examples of this include not discussing salary, not providing feedback to job applicants, and saying "you'll be hearing from us" instead of letting job candidates know approximately what day and time they can receive feedback. These outdated practices have the potential to derail an organization's applicant traffic. Here are five ways to modernize and strengthen your organization's hiring processes. 

Five Ways to Modernize the Hiring Process

1. Use SMS Messaging

Hiring a new employee often consumes a great deal of an employer’s time, much of which he or she may spend composing emails and playing phone tag with candidates. Not only do these methods suck time, but they are starting to seem antiquated. Through text messaging, the communication method many candidates prefer, employers can send quick updates and schedule interviews with a few short lines of dialogue.

2. Rethink Your Interview Questions

Step away from standard interview questions to which, having heard them so often, your candidates can likely relay the perfect canned answer. Asking unique interview questions forces interviewees to act on their feet, think outside the box, and engage in more meaningful conversations.

3. Use Video Interviewing Technology

Through this method you can perform first-round interviews with candidates in a way that’s convenient and efficient for both parties. Applications like Skype or tools like HiringThing’s integrated video interviewing platform simplify the pre-screening process. Video interviews are ideally suited to initial interviews in which employers want to get a sense of a candidate’s personality and fit before inviting him or her to an in-person meeting. They are also great to assess a candidate’s verbal communication skills.

4. Be Mobile-Friendly

From banking to ordering dinner, people do everything from their phones, and applying for jobs should be just as modern and mobile-friendly. An optimized mobile experience that allows candidates to easily apply and access job-related company information will update your recruiting process and increase their attraction to your company.

5. Utilize Social Media

Mobile-friendly job postings will allow your employees and colleagues to quickly advertise new positions on their personal social network pages, exposing the people they know to your company. Accepting a resume from someone who is connected online to a friend or associate is a great way to find a candidate. You are more likely to interview and even hire someone with a personal referral than an unknown applicant. Extending postings to social networks will increase your exposure and put your postings in front of a pool of individuals who may come recommended.

Increase Your Applicant Traffic

A few updates to the way you seek applicants and conduct interviews can have a huge impact on your hiring process and can increase your likelihood of finding the best people to join your company. A more modern and tech-friendly process will make the most of the time you spend hiring, give you access to the best candidates, and satisfy your entire recruitment team. Need additional ways to modernize your hiring practices? Check out The HiringThing Guide to Increasing Your Applicant Traffic. 

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