If not done right, the hiring task can be painfully time-consuming and frustrating. Not to mention, you’re trying to find the right person for the position. What if none of the candidates selected are right? What if the perfect candidate was the one who didn’t qualify for the next round? Or worse, the perfect candidate accepted another offer because you didn’t have enough time for interviews.
These are the angst-filled questions that tend to haunt employers.
It’s simple to reduce the pressure of the hiring process by outsourcing the tasks. These tasks can be writing job ads, posting job ads, reviewing resumes, pre-screening candidates through a phone or video call, writing up candidate evaluations, and identifying qualified candidates.
Here are 5 reasons why your small business should outsource hiring tasks.
1. You’ll save so much time. Really.
Think about the amount of time and energy you’ve already spent thinking about hiring and looking for tips on the hiring process. Now imagine the time you’ll spend crafting eye-catching job-ads, reviewing resumes, and interviewing candidates.
It really does add up.
There are only 24 hours in a day, and to spend so much time focused on the hiring process is taking valuable time away from other important things that need your attention for your business to flourish.
Also – there’s no one doing the work for the position you are hiring for. That means either you or another member of your team is spending critical time on tasks that might not necessarily be your or their strong suit. That’s why you’re hiring to fill the position, right?
The average time to hire is 45 days. By outsourcing your hiring tasks to professionals at WorkSmart HR, who are solely dedicated to completing your hiring tasks, you’ll see a streamlined time to hire drop to only 14 days.
Time is a very valuable but underrated asset. Use it wisely.
2. You’ll save money.
When planning to recruit top-notch candidates, keep in mind you’ll have to pay for online advertising of the position, hiring software, and screening costs.
A study conducted in 2016 found that the average cost of each new hire is around $4,129. Background checks can run from $25 – $85 per person. Recruitment software in 2020 can range from $45 to $950 a month.
Let me set the scene. You’ve decided not to outsource the hiring tasks, so you do it yourself. After weeks of interviews, secondary interviews, and background screening, you finally find what you think is the right candidate for the position. Let’s call him Smith.
The first week Smith is great. He meets the deadlines, he tries to chime in on team meetings, and he even works late some days. By the time week number two rolls around, you’re feeling pretty confident with your hire. Until he starts to slack off, miss deadlines, show up late and leave early. What the heck happened to the Smith you hired?
If Smith doesn’t leave of his own will, you’re going to have to fire him. That’s going to cost the company, not to mention the loss of valuable time, and you’ll have to start the recruitment process from the beginning.
Unfortunately, this is just part of the small business world. Fortunately, if you outsource hiring tasks, you are hiring professionals who have interviewed, screened, and identified quality candidates as well as candidates that just won’t fit. Hiring experts are always on the lookout for all important soft skills, not just job task skills.
3. You’ll have quality candidates.
If you search for a specific set of skills, it can be challenging to track down the right candidates. When you outsource the hiring tasks, the professionals you’ve hired have systems to find the candidates with the skills you are searching for.
They narrow down the options and provide you with the top candidates to fit seamlessly into the position.
4. Your business will have low turnover rates.
High turnover rates tend to suck the life right out of a company. A company with a high turnover rate impacts productivity, employee engagement, time, and cost.
The more time and energy you spend on recruiting – the more likely you’ll get quality candidates that fit in with the company as a whole. However, you might not have the time and energy to do so.
Don’t sacrifice your company because you don’t have time. It’s so important to have quality candidates that allow your company to grow and transform into its full potential – the vision you’ve always had.
5. Your business will grow and flourish!
You’re hiring to fill these positions for a reason. With the right people, your company can really take off. Also – by outsourcing recruitment, you can spend the time that you would be spending recruiting and hiring and focus that time on growing your business in other ways.
You are outsourcing trained professionals who know how to hire quality candidates for you. Allow your business to prosper and thrive.