If You're Not Consistently Recruiting, You're Consistently Missing Out

A question our clients often ask us is…

Should we post our job ads even if we’re not actively looking to hire right now?

The answer is YES!

Here’s why…

Attracting applicants doesn’t happen overnight.

If you wait to post your job ad until you need to hire someone as soon as possible, you will …

- experience a delay in building your applicant pool

- have a smaller applicant pool to choose from

The urgency to hire combined with the scarcity of applicants might lead you to hire the first “good enough” applicant that applies because you are desperate enough to do so.

Often this decision can end up causing more harm to your company than if you hadn’t hired at all…

-spending time and money training this new employee

-determining this new employee is not a good fit

-having to let this new employee go

-starting at square one again in your hiring process

It takes time to find the right person for your open job.

That’s why it’s crucial that you are always recruiting and always keeping your job ads posted on job boards!

Recruiting even when you’re not actively hiring is one of the smartest things you can do to prepare for when you are actively hiring.

When you post your job ads on job boards while you’re not actively looking to hire, you can…

-slowly and steadily build an applicant pool up

-reduce the stress you face when it comes time to hire, because you’ve already, passively done a lot of the work

-catch the eye of great candidates that are working in your industry for your competition, but are looking to switch jobs

So what are the steps to make sure you are always recruiting even if you’re not actively hiring?

1. Have a compelling job ad written.

2. Post your job ad to job boards, your website, and social media. And keep it there!

3. Get your employees involved in spreading the word by having an employee referral program/incentive setup. Ensure it’s easy for them to share your jobs.

If you’re not actively hiring, then you’re not getting any applicants and therefore sabotaging your future hiring efforts.

So many of our clients that have switched to an “always recruiting” mindset have seen a huge payoff when they get to the time when they do want to hire.

They can start their hiring process without always starting from the ground up each time they need to hire someone. 

If you feel like you can never find the right applicant at the right time, it’s likely because you need to shift your hiring process to “hiring at all times”.

So get your job ads up and have your team spread the word that you are always hiring!

If you’d like help setting up your hiring process so that you are always recruiting, or if you have any questions at all about how to solve your hiring pains, please do not hesitate to reach out.