Recruiting - The Blackbox
Facts about how “Right” talent impacts your Top Line in the long run are spread all over the internet. However how do you Reach-out, Attract (Market), Assess and On-board this talent is a mystery which all leaders have opinion on but don’t understand fully In today’s article, trying to open some layers of this “Blackbox” and see how it works. Reach-out — This is a complex problem considering facets of Organisation’s brand value, industry it operates in, role being hired for, and last the available supply. From a layman perspective, this is what you will do to source applications (mind you we are still talking about Reach): Job Boards / Portals Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram) Referrals — Direct / In-direct (Will organisation pay referral fee to someone unknown if they refer a perfect hire?) Consultants — Executive Search / Lateral depending on Role Careers Page (For organisations which have a good brand) Existing Database (Most under-utilised source for most organ