by Tom Bozyczko | Aug 5, 2020 | For Employer, Recruitment
Remote recruitment often seems complicated, but the truth is that done properly it can produce surprising results. Take into account that the job offer is seen by many people, so you can expect a huge number of applications from the moment it appears.
Remote recruitment
More and more companies are opting for remote recruitment as it takes relatively less time than traditional recruitment. First of all, in standard procedures, after sending the application, a face-to-face meeting takes place, which takes a lot of time. In remote recruitment, after initial verification of submitted applications, it is enough to make a phone call or send a test task. So at one time you have contact with many candidates. In the next stage of recruitment, on the basis of the sent task, you can verify which of the persons pass to the next stage, and which do not. This means that in a short period of time you can find a whole team to work with, without having to invite them to meetings.
Verification of the candidate
Many companies wonder how they can verify a particular candidate, i.e. do a so-called background screening, but here the options are several, depending on what the company does. It is perfect to send online tests or a test task to job candidates, because the time of sending back the completed one, as well as its accuracy, will tell a lot about a particular candidate. Often, its completion alone will allow you to assess an employee's knowledge of the software on which they will work in the future, or their approach to the tasks at hand. In many cases, after the initial verification of submitted documents, a video interview can be conducted, which will also be able to test knowledge of a specific topic. After the interview, we can move further in the process. The verification of the candidate will be particularly important if the employee will be responsible for customer contact. It is imperative to keep this in mind in order to be able to approach the recruitment process completely differently in the near future. Remote recruitment is not difficult to implement, provided that someone prepares it properly. There are also online solutions that check the candidate's relationship with previous employers e.g. Checkster -but here we have to be especially careful in the context of RODO regulations.
Recruitment - who is responsible for it?
The HR department is often responsible for the recruitment process, but not every company has one. Not only the manager is perfect, but certainly for many an external recruitment company will be the ideal solution. In their teams they have specialists who not only will be able to prepare a job offer in optimal time, they will verify the documents sent, but most of all they will prepare a list of candidates who best meet the expectations set by the company. Thanks to this, the list will reach the right person, and then test tasks will be distributed, which will lastly help in making the right decision. Remote recruitment allows you to get to know the market of employees, select a group of those who meet the requirements and current demand, but also allows you to verify their knowledge and skills. More and more companies are using this solution, as it is undoubtedly a big time and money saver. "Bad recruitmentcan cost a lot.
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by Tom Bozyczko | Aug 4, 2020 | Recruitment
Remote recruitment has blossomed in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has made many employers aware that the internet offers more and more opportunities, including the ability to conduct effective remote recruitment and, for some roles and industries, full-fledged remote working. Enabling remote working is not only about saving space for a position, above all it is about relieving the burden of tasks that need to be completed on time.
In 2020, more and more companies are using this solution as it has many positive aspects. But how do you find the right employee? How should remote recruitment look like? What does a remote recruitment meeting look like?
Remote recruitment - time to start
In every company there comes a time when, despite the division of responsibilities between individual employees, there is a lack of manpower. In such a situation, the thought arises of hiring another person, who will relieve the already employed and who will additionally take care of other tasks or projects. As a result, the management decides to hire another person. Preparation of a job description, together with the requirements that the candidate must meet, is the first step.
Remote recruitment - where to start?
Completing what is expected of the candidate, but also gathering all the responsibilities they will have, will allow you to prepare a job offer. It is also necessary to take into account the working time that is foreseen, even if it will be typically task-based. The pre-verification process is an important issue. For some, it will be sufficient to send a CV to the e-mail address provided or to the company's career site connected to the ATS (Applicant Tracking System), while some companies decide to prepare a recruitment task or a questionnaire, based on which all the data will be collected and a preliminary selection will be made. A job offer prepared in this way should be placed on job portals or sent to a cooperating recruitment agency
Remote recruitment - preselection and contact with the candidate
Many start-ups do not realise that recruitment processes can be simplified, accelerated and automated and how helpful ATS screening and selection tools are today. Thanks to them, it is possible to review and assess applications in optimal time, send feedback, so the candidate has an overview of the status of his application and knows very well whether he passed the next stage of recruitment or not. The next question will be - how to conduct a recruitment interview remotely?
The next step is to contact the candidate and inform them that the interview is being conducted remotely. Interviews are conducted remotely so it may be a phone call or better a video call using applications such as Google Hangout, Zoom, Skype etc.
Depending on the preferred contact, but also the convenience of the recruiter.
It is not only the course of the conversation that is important, but also the questions that will be asked. In many companies, the first contact is to ascertain the credibility of the documents sent, but it is often an interview during which the terms and conditions of cooperation are discussed. In addition, the candidate may be sent online tests to confirm their skills, such as DISC or SHL.
Remote recruitment process
Remote recruitment can be carried out in various ways, so it is worth remembering that the more extensive it is, the more likely it is that the ideal person will be found for a particular position. The first point is always the advertisement, a lot depends on its structure and content. For this reason, you should make sure that it is properly prepared. The next stage is the receipt of applications, and after the deadline by which they should be delivered, a preliminary verification takes place. At this stage, inform the candidate who did not meet the requirements set out in the advertisement, but also those whose documentation is incomplete. Once you have found the right people, it is advisable to contact them by phone or meet face-to-face.
Many companies now prefer to be contacted by video interview, but much depends on the scope of work or the type of position for which recruitment is being carried out. Quite an important element in the remote recruitment is the test task, it is largely this that will make it possible to see whether the person will work or not. In addition, sending a test task to all candidates who have passed the initial selection will give a picture of who works really fast and performs the assigned tasks efficiently. The final stage will be to check the obtained tasks, but also to contact those who have passed all stages and to make them an offer of cooperation. In this way you can get an employee who will not only perfectly fit in with your expectations, but above all will significantly reduce the workload of the entire team.
Recently, more and more companies have decided to employ people remotely, as this does not require organizing a workplace, but significantly improves the functioning of the entire company. It is worth considering how this currently looks, but also whether you want to make any changes in the near future. For many, this approach will be a really great solution, which will ensure that the company will be able to function properly and all tasks will be carried out smoothly.
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