{"id":33296,"date":"2016-12-12T15:52:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T23:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/?p=33296"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:58:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:58:23","slug":"making-the-right-hire-our-best-practices-should-be-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/making-the-right-hire-our-best-practices-should-be-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Making The Right Hire: Our Best Practices Should Be Yours."},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess you could call me the original \u201cSmart Recruiter.\u201d After all, as the first Head of Talent here at SmartRecruiters, it was my job to quickly ramp up to scale our business \u2013 more than doubling our global team from 70 to over 140 in less than 36 months.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bit ironic, of course, because our company\u2019s very mission centers on giving recruiters like me access to innovative tools to compete for the very best talent, plus partnering with our clients to share our strategic best practices for making great hires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do I follow the best practices we preach? You bet. I discuss those topics below<\/strong>, as well as in our new whitepaper, \u201c<\/span>Making the Right Hire<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d with four best practices to adopt as 2017 dawns.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Start off smart:\u00a0a vision of success > a list of skills<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the best practices described seems straightforward enough, but it\u2019s a bit tricky. Each job requires a job description, so you start by defining the skills you\u2019re looking for, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

Nope. That\u2019s <\/span>totally <\/span><\/i>backwards. Stop and change direction <\/span>immediately<\/span><\/i>. (See, I told you it\u2019s a bit tricky!)<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have a job to fill, you\u2019re looking for someone who can actually <\/span>accomplish<\/span><\/i> something \u2013 not merely possess a specific skill set. So first define what a candidate is expected to get done, and <\/span>then<\/span><\/i> use those objectives to determine the skills and experience needed to meet and exceed those expectations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Think about it from the candidate\u2019s perspective: are really talented individuals going to be inspired to join your team based on a list of skills? No, that\u2019s a poor job description. Top talent will be far more impressed by how you express your vision for success<\/strong>, and how they can participate.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Hint: Those who <\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span><\/i> motivated by such a vision aren\u2019t top talent.)<\/span><\/p>\n

A meeting of the minds: synchronize expectations<\/b><\/h2>\n

Skills come in many flavors. As a recruiter, I want to make sure a candidate has certain \u201csoft skills\u201d that fit our culture<\/a>. On the other hand, hiring managers look for \u201chard skills\u201d specific to a job. Therefore, both need to work together to make the best hires.<\/span><\/p>\n

So one of our best practices at SmartRecruiters is to kick off the process with a meeting of the minds<\/strong> that always includes a recruiter and hiring manager. That\u2019s essential<\/em>. If you two don\u2019t agree on what someone needs to accomplish in a new job, how can you possibly know what skills are needed? You\u2019re stuck! You can\u2019t even write a job description, let alone know where to find the best talent without collaboration and clearly defined goals<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The consequences of taking short cuts at this stage are very painful. If you start hiring people without a vision of what you want them to actually do, you waste months of time and bring people onboard who won\u2019t stay with you very long.\u00a0<\/span>That\u2019s costly \u2013 and certainly no way to quickly scale up.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t already following these best practices, make a New Year\u2019s resolution to do so. Be sure recruiters and hiring managers start the process with a meeting to define expected accomplishments and use that as a basis for developing a list of core skills \u2013 not the other way around.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"SmartRecruiters<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn about some of the other best practices we follow here at SmartRecruiters by downloading our new white paper, \u201c<\/span>Making the Right Hire<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I guess you could call me the original \u201cSmart Recruiter.\u201d After all, as the first Head of Talent here at SmartRecruiters, it was my job to quickly ramp up to scale our business \u2013 more than doubling our global team from 70 to over 140 in less than 36 months. It\u2019s a bit ironic, of […]","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":33302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[838],"tags":[],"series":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/makingtherighthire1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podcast-icon.jpg","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hiring-success-podcast\/id1472174987","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9oaXJpbmdzdWNjZXNzcG9kY2FzdC5jYXN0b3MuY29tL2hpcmluZy1zdWNjZXNzLXBvZGNhc3Q","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"soundcloud":{"key":"soundcloud","url":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/smartrecruiters\/sets\/hiring-success-podcast-1","label":"SoundCloud","class":"soundcloud","icon":"soundcloud.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3bM8YzLjM2G9qJXLBBySaB","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"
Making The Right Hire: Our Best Practices Should Be Yours.<\/a><\/blockquote>