posted 8th May 2022
Do you find recruiting staff stressful? It doesn't have to be!
Recruiting engineers doesn't need to be stressful - it really depends on how you go about it, and how the recruitment process is managed.
You could, of course, do it all yourself. Let's face it, recruitment isn't rocket science.
It's easy enough to advertise a vacancy yourself on one of the job boards - write out a quick draft of what the job entails and then wait for the candidates come flooding in.
However, it is certain that for the next month your Inbox will be flooded every day with hundreds of candidates sending you their CV's (not to mention the 100's of calls from recruitment agencies asking for your business).
You will then need to plough through the hundreds of applications and read their attached CVs. 90% of the applications applying will have absolutely no relevance or experience related to the job advertised, but you won't know this until you have opened their CVs.
You will notice that some candidates look suitable on paper but they haven't put their address on their CV. You will need to check where the candidates is currently living and it is a sensible distance to travel to work. You will also need to check your applicant isn't currently living abroad because they may not be eligible to work in the UK. You will need to check on a case by case basis and you wont know this until you ask.
Other candidates will apply saying they wish to relocate to your area. This sometimes works, but in my experience it often falls through at the last minute, sometimes on the same day they are due to start. This could be because of family issues, or they are unable to find accommodation near your company, or they may have applied for the job just as a stop gap, while they are looking for something more local to where they are living currently. Relocating candidates isn't ideal - it occasionally works - but it is a risk.
You will then need to contact the rest of your candidates to check their suitability. You will need to allow time for multiple emails questions, multiple telephone calls, messages left, missed calls..., and this is still at the beginning of the process - even before you actually invite someone in for interview.
Recruiting takes time - it really depends on how much time you are able to allocate to it.
If you don't want to do this yourself, you can of course contact me to do all the hard work for you!
Let me know what skills you require and I will send you my terms of business - basically how much it will cost you to use my services. I should point out that it doesn't cost you anything unless I successfully find you an applicant who you want to employ. I only get paid when you are happy and if it doesn't work out - you even get a rebate.
Once we have both agreed my costs, you let me know what the job entails, the hours of work, a rough guide to salary, and what experience you are looking for. I will then write a job advertisement. This is not to be confused with a job spec - they are two very different things. I will advertise the job in a particular way that gets suitable candidates to apply (believe it or not there is a skill to this).
Once I have advertised the job (at my expense - and there is no mention of your company name) I will then deal with the hundreds off applications. I will contact those suitable and reject those that are not. I will then interview suitable candidates either face-to-face, via Teams, Facetime or Zoom, or I will interview candidates over the telephone. These interviews will usually be done in an evening or over a weekend when candidates are able to talk more freely.
Once I have completed interviewing candidates I will send you 3 - 4 CVs of the best candidates available giving you clear reasons why I think the candidates should be considered.
If you are happy to meet these candidates I will then arrange interviews for you and keep you informed at every stage.
Recruitment can be stressful, but it doesn't need to be.
If you are looking for engineers get in touch with me today and then relax, you are in safe hands.