Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 22nd in the United States and we’ve created a Thanksgiving recipe for no-fail recruiting.
Most workers have the day off to consume an enormous amount of turkey and all the fixings, watch football and have family squabbles. Families will uncover family recipes they put away last Thanksgiving. Likewise, we uncovered a “Flexicrew family Thanksgiving recipe” for no-fail recruiting.
There are some similarities between preparing the Thanksgiving dinner and managing the recruitment process.
So let’s review the parts of our Thanksgiving recipe for no-fail recruiting and assign them to your work team.
Ingredients of Thanksgiving Recipe for No-Fail Recruiting
Turkey
Your hiring manager needs to get this menu favorite assigned to him. It’s the centerpiece of the menu. The hiring manager must plan, organize and oversee the recipe i.e. the recruiting steps or the turkey and the hire will be under or over-cooked.
So prepare in advance to get your main dish to the table on time. Ensure your hiring manager has the necessary tools to interview and select the right candidate for the open position.
Stuffing
You must have stuffing for this Thanksgiving meal. Likewise, you need to be stuffing your recruiting pipeline with qualified candidates. And just like a good turkey stuffing there are a variety of different ingredients you should put into a stuffed recruiting pipeline.
The breading which is the main part of the stuffing, is really like defining a job description. If the bread isn’t any good, the stuffing will be a failure. If you have an ill-defined position, recruiting won’t work out well.
On the other hand, when you add some seasonings you will find your desired recruit:
- cilantro & celery (what positions you need to hire, what your competitors are doing, what potential candidates look like, and the salary you’ll need to pay)
- nuts (performance profile defining the desired results of the job and the key processes to achieve results)
- basil leaves (help-wanted ads)
Put the stuffed candidate pipeline together with the hiring manager, and let the Thanksgiving enchantment begin.
Mashed Potatoes
Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes makes the meal fall flat. And the same goes for your hiring process. You might even be able to hire without one, but having a hiring process that covers all of the recruitment steps rounds out the “meal.”
Gravy
Gravy can save the meal if you have dry turkey or flavorless potatoes. Similarly, a recruiting/staffing partner can make up for a hiring manager that is overwhelmed with work or when there’s a sudden need to hire a number of recruits.
The hiring manager, the candidate pipeline and recruiting process don’t proceed very far without something to make it all more tasty. Having a quality external recruiting/staffing partner can be invaluable to your recruitment Thanksgiving table.
Green Bean Casserole
If all your tablemates like fresh, steamed vegetables, it is simple to satisfy expectations. They’re straightforward and easy to cook. Braised green beans offer a lighter, healthier option to balance out a table full of hearty, comfort foods.
Similarly, a well-crafted position description does a lot to meet recruiting expectations. That leads to successful hiring results, employee retention and a positive workplace culture.
If everyone prefers some type of creamy casserole but it ends up as thick globs or like cement, though, that’s different. That’s like an unclear position description which is hard to address. Hiring in that environment is a distasteful situation and retaining staff is impossible.
Cranberry Sauce
Which do you prefer? Home-made or canned cranberry? It’s a Thanksgiving tradition for families to debate which is better. In recruiting, do you choose recruit 1 or recruit 2? You might find that you’re having squabbles internally over which candidate to hire that rival family arguments over homemade or canned cranberry sauce.
If your stuffing and mashed potatoes (position you need to hire, job description, what competitors are doing, what potential candidates look like) are first-rate, you’ll have fewer staff disputes over the final candidate, even though there are different opinions.
So decide a few things in advance to simplify recruiting (just like buying ingredients in advance of Thanksgiving Day). For example: who makes the final decision? Is it the hiring manager only? Or hiring manager with input from the team? Is it hiring manager plus HR? Knowing who the final decision maker is will help settle debates and slice away stress.
Blueberry Pie
Of course, dessert is the pleasant part. You’ve picked a favorite candidate, made an offer that was accepted, and you’re starting the recruit’s onboarding. Getting to know a team member and launching a new connection can be like dessert – it’s pleasant. It may not always be a piece of cake, but it is as tasty as blueberry or pumpkin or apple pie.
Wrapping up the Thanksgiving Recipe for No-Fail Recruiting
Well that’s our Thanksgiving recipe for no-fail recruiting. Okay, so some of that was pulling your (turkey) leg. Nevertheless, a successful hire takes some consideration, planning and cooperation just like a great Thanksgiving dinner. If you think about all of the ingredients and overlay them with a bit of humor, you’ll get to dessert and enjoy yourself along the way.
Make the Next Move for No-Fail Recruiting
To keep your business headed in the right direction you can start working with Flexicrew Staffing even before you have an opening to fill. We’ll get to know you, your business and your expectations, then, when a need arises, we’ll be ready to act quickly to meet it. For changes in workforce demand at Thanksgiving or ongoing staffing needs you can count on Flexicrew Staffing for workers with the skills to do the job.