{"id":3509,"date":"2023-03-23T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/blog\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2023-12-11T17:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:05:05","slug":"volume-hiring-headaches-heres-how-you-can-simplify-your-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/blog\/volume-hiring-headaches-heres-how-you-can-simplify-your-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume hiring headaches? Here&#8217;s how to simplify your recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to hiring candidates in volumes, regular hiring practices just don\u2019t hit the mark.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re recruiting in the hundreds &#8211; or even thousands &#8211; of roles, efficiency is key. Lack the right processes and hiring managers can quickly become overwhelmed, seeing their candidate pipeline fall apart. Like having a bucket with a big hole in it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volume hiring is a different beast from regular hiring; It\u2019s driven by automation, streamlined processes and utilizing data and insights to ensure you are owning your volume hiring vs being drowned by it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re looking at some of the most common challenges companies face when it comes to volume hiring &#8211; and the strategies you can implement to deliver successful recruitment campaigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Challenge: Attracting Top Talent<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year after year &#8211; and especially in a challenging labor market &#8211; we hear from companies how attracting high-quality, top talent is one of their biggest challenges in volume recruitment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when finding high-calibre candidates is a premium, how can companies stay ahead of the curve?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-18703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-scaled-e1679565251474-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Woman trying on her laptop \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When volume hiring is the name of the game, it\u2019s important to think about awareness; how you can amplify your employer brand, how you can improve the reach of your job ads, and where you can leverage existing channels to squeeze every last drop of potential out of the talent pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>I<\/strong><b>nvest in your employer brand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to attract those engaged candidates while standing out against your competition and becoming top-of-mind for candidates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Introduce a referral program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within your business to incentivise current employees, while ensuring a higher quality of candidates\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Leverage social media recruiting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, taking to traditional platforms such as LinkedIn and Twitter. With the rise of #careertok on Tik Tok, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/09\/how-tiktok-influencers-are-helping-companies-recruit-new-workers.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">companies are flocking to the platform<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to hire emerging talent, specifically around Gen Z and millennials.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maintaining your talent pool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don\u2019t forget your potential pool of candidates that expressed an interest in your company &#8211; or progressed through the pipeline previously\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Partner with job search engines like Adzuna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, experienced at delivering in high volumes (well, we couldn\u2019t leave ourselves out, could we?!) With more jobs than anywhere else and millions of monthly visitors searching for high-volume jobs and can ensure you receive a stream of additional high-quality candidates for your roles. You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/hire\/start-hiring\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=volume%20hiring%20campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">find out more here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or speak to the team about your hiring needs for the year ahead.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Challenge: Misaligned hiring needs<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A challenge that can cause major headaches for recruiting teams is a lack of clarity around exactly what the hiring needs are for your roles. Define your hiring needs before you get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Align your hiring goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with your business objectives. Take the time to clearly define and identify the specific roles &#8211; and skills &#8211; you need to achieve them\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Set expectations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> together with hiring managers. Before recruitment begins, it\u2019s important you\u2019re all on the same page. Work with hiring managers to clearly define exactly what they &#8211; and you &#8211; are looking for, to speed up efficiencies in the process further down the pipeline\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Define the critical skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and competencies for each role to make way for more efficient (and effective) hiring. Instead of time spent evaluating candidates\u2019 potential, you can focus on assessing whether they meet your established criteria whilst improving the quality of the hire and reducing turnover rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Challenge: Streamlining Processes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With businesses struggling with high-drop off rates and citing it as one of their biggest volume recruitment challenges, it\u2019s no surprise that streamlining processes features as a big challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world where clunky and slow recruitment processes can cost you valuable time, money and great candidates, streamlining processes can help you eliminate gaps in your hiring. Looking to improve your processes? We\u2019d recommend:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Investing in an ATS<\/strong> (applicant tracking system). Take some of the manual stress out of your search by utilizing an ATS to help track and organize CVs, ranging them against your critical skills and competencies and ultimately, help identify the most qualified candidates from your pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Making automation your friend<\/strong>. You likely don\u2019t have the luxury of focusing on each candidate, and each step of the process individually, you need to think about how you can automate CV screening, scheduling interviews and sending follow-up emails to the candidates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Use data to inform decision-making<\/strong>. Collecting and analyzing your recruitment data can help you identify areas for improvement and continuously improve your recruitment process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Challenge: A poor candidate experience<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall candidate experience one of the top priorities for companies looking to improve their volume hiring in 2023. After all, when you\u2019ve done the hard work to attract high-quality candidates in volumes, the last thing you want to do is let them down with a poor experience that means they look elsewhere &#8211; or worse still, ghost you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18702 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/christian-erfurt-sxQz2VfoFBE-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Solution<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more companies place a priority on the overall experience, we look at ways you could do the same:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Simplify your hiring process<\/strong>. In a volatile job market, every hire counts and you don\u2019t want to lose candidates by having an unwieldy, unnecessary 10-stage interview. Reduce and refine your process to become more efficient.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Provide timely feedback<\/strong>. Don\u2019t want to be ghosted? Make sure you don\u2019t do the same. You can automate your process to ensure candidates are kept in the loop at each stage of the process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Set expectations of what\u2019s to come<\/strong>. Be open and transparent with candidates about what they should expect at each stage of the process<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Remember to ask for feedback<\/strong>. Whether good or bad, candidate feedback can have a significant impact on your future process and help you optimize your recruitment moving forward\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Making volume recruitment work for you in a tough environment<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiring in large volumes is no easy task. It can be overwhelming, full of road bumps and let\u2019s be honest, frustrating. From misaligned expectations to manual processes and poor experiences (for all involved), it\u2019s important your company is putting its best foot forward in the war for top talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the year ahead, it\u2019s time to tackle these challenges head-on to help you rise above the competition\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need some help hiring high-quality candidates? We\u2019re on hand to help. You can read more here or speak to one of our team about your hiring needs here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Looking for high-quality candidates in volume for your company? We&#8217;d love to help. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/hire\/start-hiring\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=volume%20hiring%20campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn more<\/a> about how we can help or <a href=\"https:\/\/dnqtpg6i.sibpages.com\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chat with us here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.com\/blog\/hybrid-work-thriving-or-barely-surviving\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=content&amp;utm_campaign=volume%20hiring%20blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hybrid work: thriving or barely surviving<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to hiring candidates in volumes, regular hiring practices just don\u2019t hit the mark.\u00a0 When you\u2019re recruiting in the hundreds &#8211; or even thousands &#8211; of roles, efficiency is key. Lack the right processes and hiring managers can quickly become overwhelmed, seeing their candidate pipeline fall apart. 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