Are You Looking For “The One”?

We understand how difficult it can be to find an ideal individual to help grow your business. As a hiring manager, you want someone who has the necessary skills to do the job, they have to fit in well with the team and be driven. Hiring costs money, so you can’t afford to make any mistakes.

It might sound impossible to measure if the person you have or want to hire is of great quality.
So how do you go about doing this?
To begin with, you have to clarify what the job expectation is, secondly what would the ideal fit be in terms of skills and personality, and lastly, what is the culture that your company is trying to create.

1. Define the job description
Decide the most important skills and qualities you need in your team.  Keep in mind those factors will often change depending on how the business change and what your project needs are. Some companies create a mismatch on the job specifications, between what they want and what they say they want, this results in companies attracting the same type of employees over and over. 

There are a number of companies posting “we are hiring or we are recruiting” but when the CVs start to flood in, only some of them match what is really required.

It often starts with hiring managers not being able to properly define the job, so it’s important to decide what the compulsory skills are.
You need to break the job down, by doing this, you will be able to draw together information about the duties, responsibilities, necessary skills, outcomes, and work environment of the job.

2. Define the ideal fit
We always hear employees talking about their “dream job” so is it fair for hiring managers to look for the “dream” employee? The truth is there is no such thing as the dream or perfect employee; however, you can find someone who is close to what you look for when it comes to making that new hire. Yes, having the required skills tops the list; many hiring managers will tell you that you shouldn’t just base your hire on that. 

There are certain traits in finding the ideal fit. Here are just a few.

Action-orientated 
Hire employees who take action and chances.  Sometimes it might lead to failure, but they will eventually lead to success and create confidence while new ideas develop. Stagnant employees won’t make your company money; action-oriented employees will.

Team player
Great employees get along well with other employees; they help build a positive work environment, not only for themselves but for others around them. They constantly encourage and support others. If you can find someone who shows these traits, they might just be the one!

Great attitude 
Bad attitudes bring everyone down. A great employee helps make work a positive experience for everyone else by having a good spirit at the office, being pleasant with everyone, being respectful, polite, and considerate of others’ feelings

3. Define your company's culture
Culture is an important part of attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent. Company culture has become such a huge buzzword over the last few years, and some organizations are trying to leverage that to get better, brighter talent to come work for them without understanding what it's really all about.

For many of today’s candidates looking for a meaningful career, the job description and salary are no longer enough to encourage them to apply. More candidates want to know about the everyday experience of working for the company, its unique culture, and how they align with their own expectations, values, and work preferences.

If you struggle to recruit the right people, we can help.

Communicate Recruitment has the very best recruitment consultants that are masters at sourcing the right person and matching them to your company culture. Get in contact with us today.