Attracting, retaining and engaging talent is essential to power success in any organisation.
Recruitment
People are the cogs which drive any business and if a business lacks the skills and sufficient manpower to drive it forward, then business growth is stifled. Lack of adequate staff, to the extent that existing employees have unrealistic and overwhelming workloads, results in avoidable stress and burnout, which in itself breaches the employer’s health and safety obligations. To avoid this vicious cycle timely and effective recruitment solutions are essential.
Our resourcing consultants work with clients, reducing the time the management team needs to spend on recruitment activities. We support the employer to attract the best candidates from the start of the search activity. We believe that the best candidates often have a choice as to which employer to join. The impression candidates gain during the interactions at the selection stage really matter and we work with employers to this end.
We don’t underestimate the importance of being honest and accurate with candidates. It is essential that if an offer is made and employment commences, that the newly formed employment relationship blossoms and is lasting. Making sure expectations are appropriately aligned is a significant contributory factor in determining whether a new recruit is retained beyond the first few weeks.
Where vacancies are difficult to fill we take a holistic approach, optimising the employer brand and employment proposition. Having unrealistic expectations wastes time and benefits no one. We think outside of the box where a recruitment assignment is proving difficult.
Selection Testing and Tools
We appreciate the importance of cultural fit and the team dynamics. We offer a number of testing tools to explore these elements and provide a full interpretation service.
We will design skill assessments to support selection decisions. Using assessments in this way helps to reduce selection decisions being swayed by unconscious bias. The use of testing in the selection process to drive selection outcomes statistically results in more successful recruitment outcomes. Selection testing also provides objective data, which can be referred to when providing feedback to candidates.
Work Permits and Legal Compliance
With our end to end service provision, even if your preferred candidate needs a work permit or to relocate HR First provides a seamless solution.