Recruiting is an expensive and time-consuming process. A streamlined recruitment process is not only crucial for saving time and money on the hiring process but for ensuring you snag the best ag candidates. Top talent never stays on the market long. There’s no doubt that you will lose out if your recruitment process is slow. These 4 tips will help you speed up the recruitment process.
Interview Only Top Candidates
The interview process can really slow down recruitment. Many ag companies interview too many candidates for a single position, even though they know half of them weren’t that impressive. Instead, only choose 2 or 3 top candidates who were truly a fit on paper. If they weren’t a fit on paper, chances are they will not be in person either. Try to schedule interviews close together and sooner rather than later. Candidates will not want to wait too long to see if they’ve been chosen for the job. They may take another opportunity if you do not move fast enough.
Advertise Internally First
Chances are, your next great employee is already at your company. Before the job opening goes public, go ahead and alert your internal network. Internal job postings give current employees who are looking to make a move a chance to apply. You never know, the perfect fit may be working elsewhere within your ag organization.
Provide a Clear Job Description with a Short Deadline
Providing a clear job description and the skills needed increases the chances of receiving a higher number of applicants who actually fit the job description. Not to mention, your HR department can better identify the best candidates for the job, which speeds up the hiring process.
Partnering with an Ag Recruiting Agency
The best tip to speed up the recruitment process is to partner with the nation’s leading agriculture staffing agency. Staffing agencies have an extensive database of ag job seekers that you may not be able to find otherwise.
At Morris Bixby, our specialists will take the time to understand your personnel needs and leave no stone unturned to find only the best candidates. We will thoroughly vet each candidate and only provide you with the cream of the crop to interview. Contact us today and leave the tedious legwork to us, saving you time, money and speeding up the recruitment process.