How to Recruit and Hire New Employees While Working Remotely
How to Recruit and Hire New Employees While Working Remotely, If your company is looking to fill positions while out of the regular office, you will need to adapt your regular recruiting efforts.
With COVID quarantines in full effect across the country, many companies have shifted to fully remote operations. However, hiring for essential positions can’t stop just because you’re not physically in the office.
If your company is looking to fill positions right now, you will need to adapt your regular recruiting efforts and keep your candidate pipeline full in this new remote work landscape.
“Companies that are [recruiting] new talent during the pandemic will need to make some common-sense changes to standard procedures, such as using video conferencing tools for interviews,” said Will Bachman, co-founder and managing partner of Umbrex.
The reality of remote recruiting and hiring
While the abrupt transition to full-time remote work may be challenging for companies, this situation could be extremely beneficial if you’re recruiting. According to Bachman, full-time employees who are now working from home will have greater flexibility to take a call from recruiters.
“Additionally, the pandemic is causing many employees to question many assumptions about their life, and so a greater percentage of the talent pool may be open to a discussion about a new role,” Bachman added.
With the opportunity to snap up top-notch talent for your team, companies need to ensure their recruiters are ready and able to keep the candidate pipeline running smoothly. This includes equipping them with the technology they need to work from home and having the proper reporting channels in place so everyone can be kept up to date about open requisitions, said Bachman.
How to communicate with and onboard candidates if you’re hiring during COVID-19
If your company’s hiring strategy has changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kristen Ribero, director of enterprise marketing at Handshake, recommends that companies take a proactive approach and close the loop on all open communications with active candidates. With so many things currently in flux, candidates will remember and appreciate companies that keep them informed in personalized, empathetic ways throughout these new hiring processes.
