Have you ever been frustrated by vague reports from your HR team or felt like the hiring results weren’t what you expected? You’re not alone. Many blue collar business owners face similar challenges when it comes to hiring and retention. But here’s something to consider: the issue might not lie solely with your HR team – it could stem from a lack of clear direction and understanding of who you want to hire.
Traditionally, HR departments have managed recruiting efforts on top of record keeping and compliance, but as companies grow and competition for talent increases, it’s essential to adapt. So, instead of pointing fingers at your HR team, let’s focus on the importance of providing a clear, actionable process that leads to reliable results.
The Clarity Problem
Have you ever felt like the recruitment reports you’re getting don’t give you the full picture? Or maybe, you can’t even remember the last time you got that information in the first place.
We recently spoke with a business leader who shared that their biggest challenge had nothing to do with the hiring process or even retention. The root of the problem was a lack of trust in their HR team. They felt like they were constantly fed excuses – HR telling them “it’s just the market,” or that “no good candidates are out there.” They were being left in the dark, with no real solutions being offered.
When your HR team isn’t equipped with specific hiring criteria and goals, they can only work with what’s given to them – and that can lead to frustration on both sides. Without clear expectations and a well-defined strategy, your hiring process is bound to yield inconsistent results.
How Recruitment Marketing Plays a Role
This is where recruitment marketing, combined with Employee Experience (EE), comes into play. Recruitment marketing goes far beyond simply posting job ads; it’s about attracting the right candidates from the start and guiding them through an engaging process that reflects your company’s values and culture.
By aligning recruitment marketing with Employee Experience, you can make sure that you’re not just filling roles – you’re filling them with the right people who will thrive in your company. This approach helps eliminate guesswork and increases long-term success.
How to Support Your HR Team with Clear Direction
Your HR team isn’t deliberately falling short; they just need a better process and more alignment with your company’s evolving hiring needs. Here’s what might be happening behind the scenes:
- Vague Job Requirements: Without specific, detailed job requirements, HR is left to interpret the roles as best they can. Clear job titles, expectations, and role descriptions are crucial for attracting the right candidates.
- Lack of Role-Specific Accountability: Recruiting should be a collaborative effort between leadership and your HR team. When everyone is aligned, the process becomes faster and more effective.
- Challenges with Market Perception: While it’s easy to say, “the market is tough,” it’s more productive to implement new strategies for attracting talent, such as improving your employer brand and offering clear career paths.
How the Core Fit Hiring System Can Help
At Core Matters, we’ve developed the Core Fit Hiring System to address these exact challenges. We help businesses gain clarity in their recruitment processes by aligning everyone involved with the same goals and ensuring that roles are clearly defined from the start.
Here’s how we help:
- Clear, Actionable Insights: We provide tools to track who’s applying, who’s qualified, and what steps to take next. This takes the guesswork out of recruiting and provides predictable results.
- Team Accountability: Hiring is a collaborative process and we make sure that leadership and HR are working together toward the same objectives. In some cases, this means adding an Employee Experience Specialist to your team so they can specifically focus on recruitment marketing, onboarding, and employee engagement.
- Proactive Recruitment Marketing: We integrate recruitment marketing, helping you attract candidates who are both qualified and a cultural fit for your company. It’s not enough to fill your job openings. You need to fill them with the right people.
It’s Time for a Fresh Approach
If you’re tired of feeling like your hiring process is falling short, it’s time to rethink how you approach recruitment. By giving your HR team a proven, repeatable process and aligning recruitment with Employee Experience, you’ll create a more efficient, results-driven system sure to attract and retain the best people in your industry. And with the Core Fit Hiring System, you’ll have the tools and insights you need to succeed. Every time. No matter the market conditions.
Let’s stop settling for vague results. It’s time to get clear, get aligned, and get the results you’ve been looking for.
