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Effective
& Creative Recruiting Resources
Use these helpful hints to effectively and
creatively recruit quality employees!
Assess your strength in the market:
- Do an informal survey of
stakeholders
- Reputation in the
community
- Reputation in the
industry
- How does this impact the
ease or difficulty of attracting good candidates?
Questions to consider:
- Where have you found
your best, long service employees?
- Where have you had the
most disappointments in terms of responses?
Ideas for recruiting:
Schools
- Build relationships with
professors and placement offices… participate in college career
fairs… create a scholarship program… develop a mentor program…
contact vocational schools… offer internships or work-study
programs…
Media
- Use creativity
when placing classified ads… radio ads… flyers… kiosks…college
posters… billboards…job boards www.bxjobs.com
Diversity
- Minority career fairs...
employment for seniors... Columbus Urban Network... Veterans Services
Commission...
Other
- Where do your current
(and best) employees shop? Where do they eat? What radio stations do
they listen to? Do an employee survey and discover the answers to
these questions. This can help you in your marketing efforts to
recruit similar quality individuals!
Sources
- Ohio Bureau of
Employment Services
- Professional
Associations
- On-Site Open Houses
- Employee Referral
Programs
- Post Jobs with Related
Associations
- Outplacement Firms
- Networking
- Regular, Open Interviews
- Internet
- Set Up a Jobline
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Effective
Interviewing Techniques
How do you determine which candidate is the
best "fit" for the job? Read on!
Ask the Right Questions
- Ask about employment
history… starting with the applicant’s first job.
- Repeat this process with
education.
Use Open-Ended Questions
- Make sure the applicant
does most of the talking!
- Your questions should
start with: What, Where, Why, Who, How, When, & Tell Me.
Use Follow-Up Questions
- Get a complete picture
of the applicant’s strengths, weaknesses and accomplishments.
Ask Questions that Help Determine
"Fit"
- Many employees may have
the right skills but they leave a company or don’t work out because
they don’t fit the company culture.
Practice Active Listening
- Focus on the main points
- Repeat the main points
to yourself
- Summarize and clarify
what was said
- Minimize distractions
- Don’t jump to
conclusions
- Watch non-verbal cues
Use of Silence
- Do not respond instantly
to an applicant’s answer with your next question… the applicant
will probably keep talking and you can obtain additional information.
- When interviewing an
applicant, the interviewer must remember that it is illegal to
discriminate based on an applicant’s race, religion, national
origin, color, age, sex or disability.
Check References
- Do at least 2-3
reference checks.
- Make sure the
employee signs an authorization for you to do a reference check.
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Recommended
Reading - Effective Interviewing Techniques
 "The
80/20 Principle, The Secret of Achieving More with Less"; Richard
Koch
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Wage
and Benefit Strategies FAQs
The following are frequently asked
questions (FAQs) concerning wage and benefit strategies:
| Q. |
Can
small companies compete? |
| A. |
Statistically,
most small businesses usually do not match pay of larger companies,
but they do adjust their wage policies with trends. |
Q. |
Why do employers give benefits? |
| A. |
A variety of reasons, such as
|
- Legal compliance
- Competitive
pressures
- To attract and
retain the best employees, which in turn reduces turnover and
related costs
- Provide income
security and improve morale
- Tax advantages and
group rates
|
| Q. |
How
can I get my employees to take advantage of these benefits? |
| A. |
Communicate to your employees!
|
- Educate employees
about the benefits available.
- Assess
employees’ satisfaction with current benefits.
- Reinforce the
value of the benefits.
|
| Q. |
Are
my benefits unique? |
| A. |
Check
out the categories of benefits below: |
|
Statutory
Benefits
| FICA |
Workers’
Compensation |
Unemployment
Compensation |
|
Traditional
Benefits
| Health |
| Life |
| Disability |
| Dental |
| Vision |
| Retirement |
| Paid
Time Off |
| Vacations |
| Holidays |
| Personal
Days |
| Breaks |
| Leave
of Absence |
Educational
Assistance |
| Training |
|
Company Outings
|
|
Creative
Benefits
| FSAs |
Flexible
&
Worksite Benefits |
| EAPs/Wellness |
| FWAs |
| Child
Care |
| LTC |
| Company
Car |
| Supplemental
Insurance |
| Travel
Reimbursement |
| Tax
Preparation Services |
| Recognition
Programs |
| Discount
Programs |
|
Executive Retirement Plan
|
| Stock
Options |
| Country
Club Membership |
| Legal
Services |
|
Benefits
Money Can’t Buy!
| "Thank
You" Notes |
| Public
Recognition |
Remembering
Special Days |
| Free
Lunch |
| Job
Titles |
|
|
Q. |
What do some of the best employers do
for their employees? |
| A. |
Lots of things! |
|
- Reward perfect
attendance
- Hold company-wide
social activities
- Reimburse 50% of
fitness center memberships
- Reimburse 50% of
personal computer
- Hold "family
fun nights"
- Give employees two
free movie tickets on their birthday
- Combine vacation
time, sick leave and holidays into one bank called
"earned-time program"
|
(Information compiled from the BX CEO
Breakfast Series)
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Websites of Interest - Wage and Benefit Strategies
Ohio
Bureau of Employment Services
Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Labor
Market Information
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