With the growth of passive rather than active candidates and with the job market more competitive than ever, it is becoming harder to attract the people you need and want. For this reason it is important your business embraces a ‘Proactive Recruitment Strategy’. This means targeting and attracting ‘passive candidates’ who are not actively searching for a job but are proactively managing their careers.

These methods have been trailed and will help you solve and improve your recruitment problems:

Direct contact strategies- this involves getting out in the community attending trade shows, networking events, and job fairs, etc. Also by actively collecting contact information in order to follow up through invitations, signing up for corporate newsletters or by examining special industry reports you can get ahead of your competitors in search for candidates. Companies wishing to attract quality candidates proactively set up email send outs or Internet message boards so professionals can seek advice or share industry or career information.

Advertising job opportunities- in the main sections of the newspapers with the help of recruitment professionals and their brand, attracts weekend readers which gives you a better chance of attracting talent.

Relationship building- this strategy is one in which leading recruitment firms are most competent, due to their extensive contacts stored in their databases. It often starts with a referral from another candidate with whom the recruiter either has a current relationship with, has an ongoing long term relationship with, or someone the recruiter has supported in the past. From there, the passive candidate and the recruiter establish a mutually beneficial relationship in which the recruiter is able to evaluate various employment opportunities as they come in, discarding those that don’t specifically meet the candidate’s expectations and passing along only those that do.

Passive Candidates are going to be needed in order to fulfill your businesses needs in a candidate short market. Atomic Recruitment can help you secure a good position in the market and make your business stand out amongst your competitors by fulfilling your employee needs. For recruitment solutions please Contact Us.

Be the Employer of Choice (EOC)

It is necessary to become an Employer of Choice in today’s ‘labour and skills shortage’ as you will have a higher chance of attracting quality talent. Your staff turnover rates will be kept to a minimum, not to mention your employees will be proud of your company and speak highly of it to everyone. This is important as your employees promote your corporate culture and the community at large. This ‘favourable image’ of your business is likely to create referrals from customers and strategic partners.

The factors that make you an Employer of Choice are: