How to Keep Employers in the Recruitment Loop

Many human resources professionals understand the importance of keeping employers in the recruitment loop. While companies may develop an employment guide for recruiters to follow, these guides may leave you with questions about specific requirements for positions within the company. Seeking feedback from managers, team leaders, and even current employees and keeping open lines of communication can help you ensure that your recruiting efforts result in hiring the candidate best fit for the position.

Email communications are an excellent choice for quick questions about the employment guide or the positions for which applicants are needed. They allow for quick responses and create a paper trail that you can use when forming interview questions or screening resumes. While the basics of what recruiters look for change infrequently, the specifics of a position or project may require clarification before you can proceed effectively. Email communication options and protocol may be outlined in your employment guide, but it is up to you to ask the right questions to ensure the perfect fit for the job.

Meetings with managers and team leaders can provide even greater insight into exactly what kind of person the team seeks. Your employment guide may have requirements for employers or human resources professionals regarding scheduling meetings, and you may have to work out amenable times and places with the team or teams involved. This is a great chance for you to discover how the team operates and get a feel for the personalities of the many members already producing work for the employer. Mike Bishop notes that in many fields, including IT, temps and contracted workers may work alongside employee team members. Based on the position and requirements of the job, you may wish to consider bringing them in for the meetings as well.

Though few administrators or managers may wish to schedule time for it, your employment guide may have requirements for employers that involve bringing team leaders into the interview process directly. Allowing a lead to help screen candidates can result in a great fit for the team, but those not regularly involved in recruiting need to understand the basic laws and considerations that affect a recruiting interview. You must take precautions to ensure that the lead only asks questions directly pertinent to the position at hand. This will help reduce any potentially dangerous or illegal questions.

Savvy recruiters like you understand that everything you need to know isn't always found on the pages of an employment guide. Soliciting regular feedback from employers in the form of emails, meetings, and interview sessions can help ensure that you fill positions with the best candidates possible and make the most of your human resource department's time.

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