What is a passive candidate and how do you reach them with your HR vacancy?
Finding top talent can be challenging at the best of times, and the thought that the best fit for your HR role never sees your vacancy is demoralising. For this reason, seeking out passive candidates may be a game changer. We’ll take a look at what exactly a passive candidate is, why they are crucial in filling HR roles, and innovative ways to attract them to your vacancies. We can even help you directly in sourcing your new HR team or filling your HR vacancy.
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How do good HR team dynamics benefit your organisation?
In a lot of smaller organisations, and start-up companies, the owner and executive team deal with the majority of HR functions.
Early in your company’s growth, this approach can make sense from a financial and practical perspective. However, as your team grows, so too will your need for a dedicated HR team. A growing business needs a capable team to tackle evolving tasks associated with hiring, employee engagement, training, team management, and more.
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When does a startup need to hire a HR Manager?
Identifying a tipping point in the growth of your startup that means you need to hire an HR manager can be tricky. It’s a common conundrum for smaller companies and new organisations that want to scale quickly, but keep costs low.
Ultimately, every company will need a HR team at some point, to help them enhance company culture, save money, and improve their hiring strategy. But hiring a HR manager might not be a priority for your business straight away. A lot of startup leaders, particularly those that want to reduce operational costs and stay agile, manage HR processes themselves to begin with.
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HR careers: how to begin your journey
At this time of year, careers and futures are at the forefront of many peoples’ minds. You might be an upcoming or recent graduate looking to begin your career. Or maybe you’re considering a career change and feel that HR might be the right place for you. HR as an industry is an evolving field with vast opportunities, and embarking on this career path can be both rewarding and exciting. But where, and how, do you start? From understanding HR roles, to working with specialist recruitment services, we’ll make sure you can begin your journey from the most informed place.
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How to find really good HR staff and hold on to them!
What do we want? Great HR staff! When do we want them? Well, in about 1-3 months’ time when they’ve worked out their notice!
OK, it’s not the most rallying cry, but it’s realistic. Excellent HR staff can be like gold dust for your organisation; they’re valuable but can be hard to find. Then, when they’re in your team it’s all about retention since you know that other organisations will likely be after them too. Often recruitment and retention are intertwined, since recruiting the right ‘fit’ for your organisation increases the chance for a long employment.
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