How to Tackle Recruitment Related Chaos?

“We are an ISO xxxx certified, CMMI level x company. We follow all the standard processes and we maintain the quality.” These are the usual Vision and Mission statements of most enterprise level companies. We all know the importance of standardized processes and its benefits. But then, when it comes to recruitment, in spite of these standardized approaches the recruitment practices fail to deliver desired results?

Though recruiters work hard, why do they fail to meet the hiring targets?

So then the real question is whether they are looking at recruitment from the right perspective,
- Are they looking at right talent?
- Or, are they just trying to meet numbers and ignoring the “right fit” part thus not being able to close positions faster?

How will you figure this perspective problem out and rectify it? Most managers lack the visibility into their hiring process. They never get to see the bigger picture!!

Whenever I meet HR managers, they always ask me one question – What kind of reports can your application generate? Or how will I come to know about who is doing what?

In the same way, whenever I meet their team to showcase Talentpool, they ask me, how will it help get rid of reports and how it will help me focus on recruitment? How does a software help?

COMMON PLATFORM FOR ALL

Recruitment software is a common interface; where one can keep doing his/her own work and rest of the people can have complete visibility.

Well today there are so many options available through which you can help your recruiters work more efficiently and effectively. We often consider standardization of processes through ERPs. For example, SAP, a global ERP company has helped many departments streamline their operations. But global products often are not the best recruitment solutions because they are not aligned to your processes and practices.

SOLUTION NOT THE ENFORCED PROCESS

Stay away from solutions that want you to follow a certain process to get the desired result. Invest in a solution that promises to enhance the efficiency of the processes that you already follow. Your recruiters should not be wasting time trying to learn the system or adapt to it.
The whole point of investing in a solution is lost if recruiters cannot use it. Processes are worth only when they help us meet targets. What’s the point if your recruiters spend their time entering data into a complex ERP system? How is it different from entering data into an excel sheet?

IDENTIFYING COST CULPRITS

Companies generally invest in recruitment software to streamline their processes and meet hiring targets which in turn helps them reduce recruitment costs. Moreover, recruitment software can also help identify cost culprits and fix loopholes that lead to increased recruitment costs.