5 Must-Know Tips for Hiring Managers

1. 5 Must-Know Tips for Hiring Managers By: Vacancies.ae

2. 1. Be Aware of Ebbs and Flows • Most industries have cycles, which means they experience both highs and lows. For example, there’s a boom in construction during the summer months, but snowplow operators aren’t usually in high demand in the middle of July. • Being aware of your firm’s ups and downs can help you prepare for hiring at particular times of the year. Understanding your hiring needs ahead of time will make the process easier by ensuring you can start the search well in advance, rather than being forced to scramble at the last minute and settle for less-than-ideal candidates.

3. 2. Don’t Be Held Captive by Job Descriptions • Job descriptions are no doubt important in the hiring process. You want to be sure the job description you post—along with the requirements and qualities of the ideal candidate—give an accurate description of what the job entails and who would be a good fit for the role. • But hiring managers sometimes get trapped into thinking that who they hire must exactly match the description on paper. That means they feel they must hire someone with five years of experience, even if a candidate who has just three years of experience would be a great fit for the role. • Don’t be beholden to the description; allow yourself to consider candidates whose profiles differ from your “perfect” candidate.

4. 3. Have a Strategy • Perhaps one of the biggest mistakes hiring managers make is going into the hiring process without a plan. They assume they’ll simply know the right candidates when they see them. Poor hiring decisions often come out of this seat-of-the-pants methodology; you may have a gut feeling that someone is a good candidate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the person is right for the role. • Instead, devise a recruitment and hiring strategy that will allow you to make decisions based on measurable aspects of a candidate’s profile, such as past experience, soft skills, and personality traits.

5. 4. Pre-Screen and Test • If your firm gets a lot of applications, it can be difficult to sift through them all. Weeding out candidates who are unqualified or inexperienced is easy enough, but it can become tedious. Worse, it can be difficult to narrow down the list of candidates once you’ve gotten rid of the obvious poor matches. • Pre-screening and testing can help you match candidates more closely to the job before you decide to extend an interview offer. That can save you time and money, and it can help you make sure you get better interviewees for every position you need to fill.

6. 5. Partner with a Recruiter • The hiring process is both time consuming and costly. It is also a bit risky: You can post a great job description, pre-screen candidates, and still end up hiring a poor fit for your company. Partnering with a recruiter can help you avoid most of the pitfalls in the hiring process. • Recruiters have access to a large pool of highly qualified candidates, both those who are actively looking for work and those who may not be searching right now. The recruiter also has expertise and access to the latest technology to help you find the best possible candidates to fit virtually any position in your firm.

7. References • http://www.dg.ca/blog/5-must-know-tips-for-hiring-managers • https://www.vacancies.ae/jobs/jobs-in-dubai • https://www.vacancies.ae/jobs/jobs-in-abudhabi • https://www.vacancies.ae/jobs/jobs-in-sharjah • https://www.vacancies.ae/jobs/jobs-in-ajman