If you want to hire the top talent, clarity and strategy must be at the forefront of the recruitment process. Clarity of why the role is needed, the expectations for it and how the role helps your business reach its goals must be understood by all stakeholders involved. The importance of clarity was discussed in Talent Acquisition Part 9. Now, it’s time to discuss the strategy for the hiring talent your business needs, since these two elements go hand in hand. Why strategy is important when hiring Your business needs new hires with specific skills, so it can expand and achieve its goals. To do this successfully, a strategy needs to

The scenario: You need to reach your business goals. But to do this, you need to make critical hires. The best way to ensure you make the right hire is to have a clear hiring process. A clear hiring process allows you to build a strong ‘employer brand’ and attract the best talent, ultimately winning the War for Talent, allowing your business to achieve and surpass its goals. The importance of clarity Creating a clear hiring process begins with every stakeholder involved understanding the need for the role, being involved in creating the process and adhering to it for every interview and eventual hire. The need for clarity is important because

You want to hire the best talent for your business. One of the most effective ways to do this is by using Recruitment firms. Yet, when we scroll through our LinkedIn newsfeed, we notice there seems to be a negative attitude toward recruitment firms across the digital industry. This is puzzling because almost every business we know utilises recruitment firms in some capacity in their overall Talent Acquisition Strategy. Although we notice, the role Recruitment firms play is not fully considered or utilised. How to use Recruitment Firms to their full potential In Part 3 of this Talent Acquisition series, we discussed how your external partners should be a strong component

Hire for attitude and train for skill. This concept allows you to build an entire company with one purpose: success. Success heavily relies on all employee attitudes and values aligning with the company. When scaling your business, it is easy to lose sight of the values, the element that put your business into a position of strength. Don’t. Every hire, from leaders to interns must have values that align with the business to retain and grow your position in the market. The importance of values when hiring Company values must drive all business decisions. This ensures your business moves in the desired direction, so you must hire against these values. Thus,

Can you imagine being so dedicated to making the right hires that you personally interview over 3000 Candidates? That is what Sergey Brin did during the first 5 years of Google. It was done to ensure Google made the right hires, which aligned with his company vision, values and culture. He knew the business he wanted to create would never be achieved unless ALL the people hired could deliver against his outlook. As a business leader, you have a different perspective on how to make the right hires and what attributes and skills the Candidates need.  To attract this talent, you must have a strong employer brand. Don’t let it get