Clinical RawlsianLook, companies that are having a hard time finding staff need to realize that in this economy, looking for workers is a full-time job. You can't just post an ad on Indeed and call it quits. You've got to be out there all day everyday working the phones, working your network. Make an impression by sending thank you notes to candidates who grant you an interview. And always remember: if you keep at it every day and never give up, you will eventually find a worker. You can do it!
PS: Make sure you get help writing your job ad. Even minor spelling and grammar mistakes are a big red flag to potential candidates. Also, get back to candidates quickly and make sure that you always are on time for an interview. Your sob story about how having to cover the floor because nobody else showed up today isn't going to mean much to a potential employee.
If you're trying to find a "creative" worker like a graphic artist or web designer and are having trouble, consider paying someone for a few months without asking them to do any actual projects. You won't make any money out of it, but it will be good exposure and show your potential employee what a good employer you might be one day.
Interviews with workers are hard to get, so be careful not to say anything that might put off a potential worker. Never, ever talk badly about former workers, even if you absolutely hated them. If a potential worker asks about your company's greatest weakness, don't just say a strength. Be honest about something your company really needs to work on. It shows you have character and insight into your own limitations as an employer. Potential workers will respect that.
If you are an older company that hasn't had to look for workers for a while, don't fret. Yes, your competing with cooler, younger companies that are always going to go the extra mile for their workers. These younger companies don't know what it's like to have shareholders that are counting on you for their dividends or corporate bonds that need to be rolled over. But as an older company, you have something younger companies don't: experience and work ethic.
Remember what Thomas Friedman said: the world is flat. COVID + WFH have made the world even more flat (so, like, concave I guess?) If you're not offering workers what they want, they'll just go overseas to look for companies who can do more for them while asking less. You're not just competing with companies in your city, state, or even your country. When it comes to trying to get a good worker, you're competing with companies all over the world. Scary, huh?
Mary M. Redoutey@MadMadMadMadRN I can remember when 50 people showed up for one Masters level counseling job... It feels good to be seen as a rare commodity and to have employers want you.
I like the idea of employers having to work a bit at responding and thanking applicants for interviewing... It is nice to finally see the shoe on the other foot
I like the idea of employers having to work a bit at responding and thanking applicants for interviewing... It is nice to finally see the shoe on the other foot
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sbi@MadMadMadMadRN Fantastic!
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Chance The Lawyer ⚡︎I don't know if I should be embarrassed or proud that I have actually done this before.
Reddog@MadMadMadMadRN Nice turnaround.
Henwhen@MadMadMadMadRN these are perfect!
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Kevin Doyle@MadMadMadMadRN as someone who just lost the only two great candidates for a posting this is too real
Lone Veirup@MadMadMadMadRN I am not in the jobmarket just now, but is there a glimmer of hope that the shoe is on the other foot?
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Max Leibman has moved!@MadMadMadMadRN I love this so much.
I remember all the hand-wringing a couple years ago on LinkedIn and business news sites about candidates “ghosting” recruiters, even failing to show up for a job they had accepted. And I was like, “Wow. Really? They just stopped responding to you? How unprofessional. That must feel terrible.”
Joani Taylor@MadMadMadMadRN LOVE THAT!!!!
skuaI'm so impressed that you've kept this positive. Developing the skillset needed to find employees isn't an easy thing.
A corporations could organise traineeships for HR personnel to help those who are struggling to skill up faster?
Often 2 months in the photocopy room gives HR staff the time and space they need to tap into their latent creative employee-attracting abilities.
Or a hospital might train a few HR staff as orderlies so they can better relate to healthcare workers.
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💉*9 Roger@MadMadMadMadRN brilliant
BigD@MadMadMadMadRN I was being interviewed for a job once by the boss of the company.
He kept yawning.
I didn't want the job, nor him as a boss, after the third.
He kept yawning.
I didn't want the job, nor him as a boss, after the third.
Gulag Gulagovich Gulagov@MadMadMadMadRN capitalism sucks,. This is fatalism.
OldBrushNewPaper@MadMadMadMadRN Indeed - the first thing to do, when the tables have turned like they have, is to not just try and flip it back in the faces of the people one is trying to convince to work with one!
Randy Tayler@MadMadMadMadRN Perfection.
Peter J Miller (he/him)@MadMadMadMadRN @HowieBing this is so perfect - love it!
Abby Marie - 🌱👸@MadMadMadMadRN Truth! I was infuriated when I heard an add on the radio the other day for Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. They advertized that they could help you find a job if you were blind or visually impaired. Just call them and they'll set you up.
Wow! That sounds really nice!
But wait, My boyfriend has sent 3 job applications there in the past year, he's called their job coach directly, and nothing... Then we heard that... ☹️😕😒😠
Wow! That sounds really nice!
But wait, My boyfriend has sent 3 job applications there in the past year, he's called their job coach directly, and nothing... Then we heard that... ☹️😕😒😠
George Hotelling@MadMadMadMadRN You can show initiative by showing up at a candidate's house and insist on handing your job listing to the candidate personally. The personal connection you make will give you an edge, and you'll likely be able to hire them right there on the spot.
Isaac Freeman@MadMadMadMadRN The last couple of times I’ve been involved in hiring, the focus has been very much on selling the company to candidates who already had offers elsewhere. In one case what clinched it was that the demo code for our technical interview had cute emoji in the README.
They’re a great developer, and we’re lucky we put that extra effort into preparing for the interview.
They’re a great developer, and we’re lucky we put that extra effort into preparing for the interview.