In recent years there have been many economic and workplace environment changes which have created significant workforce impacts for many organisations globally. Be it organisational growth, the great resignation or just general staff retention, when it comes to recruitment, the market is more competitive than ever and many companies are struggling to find the right candidates for their open roles. Those that do hire, more often than not, can’t retain their people or find that their skills assessment during the interview process wasn’t thorough enough and their new hires aren’t quite up to scratch.
Even with obvious concerns over the unthinkable of World War 3, inflation and economic recession, there are still plenty of good career opportunities out there, bringing challenges to many organisations due to highly skilled talent shortages. One might think given the amount of cut-backs and redundancies in recent years that filling a job would be a piece of cake! Well think again.
The truth of the matter is there is a skills shortage and a supply and demand issue.
Whilst internal recruiters may have access to a lot of prospect candidates, many of the best potential employees will not be considering new opportunities for a range of reasons, be it loyalty or fear of the risk in moving roles given the current economic climate. Many organisations are therefore finding it increasingly difficult to attract the right candidates.
If you want access to the best talent, you need to have a proactive search strategy for the passive candidates in the market, not just rely on advertising. The benefits of working exclusively with a ‘specialist recruiter’ (elitesearchsolutions.co.uk)
Once you have identified the best pool of talent, both active and passive, then comes the tricky part. How do you attract the passive candidates to leave their comfort zone and seek a new career and how do you demonstrate to active candidates that out of the many job roles available to them, yours is the best?
There are many benefits companies can offer such as flexible working, training, development, career progression, culture, financial and job security, to name a few. But none of these will matter if prospective employees are not aware of your company’s recruitment & career USP’s.
We act as an ambassador of your brand.
By getting to know clients and their requirements in-depth, we can really focus on the top-tier candidates for each role, whether they be passive or active candidates. A professional and informative approach and the fact that any hiring company has retained a specialist recruiter, gives a great first impression to prospective candidates, presenting them as an organisation that allows serious candidates to want to find out more.
Most individuals seeking a new career move are now increasingly selective, so it’s important to position your business and the role correctly as you may get only one chance to make the pitch to your preferred candidate.
If you don’t have the right recruitment strategy or the right recruitment partner, then prepare to encounter challenges!
Good specialist recruiters know their market inside out and have spent years honing their skills and market knowledge. Having specialised purely within procurement, supply chain & sustainability recruitment for many years, Elite Search have access to extensive networks of passive candidates who are keen on securing their next career move, but most of whom will not be actively applying to job adverts. Furthermore, over time we have developed trusted relationships meaning we can access talent pools that many other agencies and recruiters simply cannot.
If you are having recruitment challenges or are seeking to attract the best procurement, supply chain & sustainability talent to your organisation then do not hesitate to reach out for a confidential discussion to find out more about Elite’s services and solutions
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