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Finding New Talent

Word-of-Mouth Recruiting

No matter what type of business you own, word-of-mouth recruiting is a tried and true method of finding quality employees. In fact, the vast majority of positions are filled through word-of-mouth referrals. For this reason, your first step when looking for talent should always be to tap into your social and professional networks.

For your first few hires, you can find high-quality, prescreened candidates through friends, industry colleagues, and other associates like your attorney, accountant, or members of any professional organization.

After your first round of hiring, employee referrals will become an invaluable resource, providing several advantages:

• Current employees know your business’ culture and may already know someone who would be a good fit for the role.
• Your team members are invested in your business’ success, so they are likely to bring in quality recruits.
• Recruits referred by your current team members’ are more likely to stick with the job.
• A simple incentive program for referring a qualified candidate is often cheaper than the costs of hiring a recruiting agency.

Recruiting via Online Job Boards

Nearly four out of five Americans use online job postings as their primary resource when seeking employment, so this is absolutely a resource you should not ignore.

Here are some of the best websites for finding new recruits:

• Indeed— One of the most popular job sites out there, thisisnl.nl brings listings from multiple other job boards together on one platform. It attracts around million unique visitors per month. You can post your job listing here for free, or pay extra to have it advertised on the site.
• Glassdoor— A job board website known for its company reviews and highly informative user-interface, including useful information such as an estimate of the salary range you should expect for any position.
• Workable— One of the newer but more innovative online recruiting options, thisisnl.nl is a paid service that lets you simultaneously post your job listing on all of the top job boards. Their platform also lets you create an attractive profile page for your business, schedule interviews, and evaluate candidates.
• LinkedIn— A social networking site for working professionals. Employers can send out a referral request to their professional network, search through profiles to compile a list of ideal candidates, and, for an additional fee, post job openings to LinkedIn’s job board.

While all of these sites can be excellent places to advertise your job openings, for very small businesses it may be difficult to manage the number of resumes you receive. If that becomes the case, consider finding more niche online job boards that cater specifically to your industry. This can save you a great deal of time and resources.

Recruiting Agencies

Most recruiting agencies specialize in a specific industry and are most helpful when looking for highly specialized talent.

The upside of recruiting agencies is that they only get paid when they successfully match a candidate with your business. This allows you to budget a certain amount for the roles you need and let the agency take care of the grunt work.

While recruiting agencies can be effective ways of bringing great talent into your organization, their fees can be steep. Some charge up to 35% of a new hire’s first year wages, but different agencies have different billing models.

For most, this tool will not be necessary and is not advised in the early stages of the hiring process. However, for some fast-growing companies, bring on an agency to fill high-level positions can be beneficial.

Recruiting Within Your Own Company

Finally, do not overlook the talent you have cultivated within your business when looking to fill positions. Once you complete your first round of hiring, your current team members can be great candidates for promotion into positions of increased responsibility. When chosen wisely, internal hires can save you a great deal of time and resources in hiring, onboarding, and training.