Do you know what’s the biggest problem with recruitment of any kind, whether offline or online, advertised or networked?
It’s the fact that you have limited information on which to judge who will be the best person in the job, and in your business. So there you are with a position you need to fill and scores of applicants who all look good on paper.
So you have to do what I used to do
Read scores of resumes, mark them for experience, work history, education and knowledge, and then start interviewing. I can still recall the dismay when an applicant comes in for interview and within 30 seconds you realise that the resume was a crock. Even worse when you interview all day and there are no stand-outs.
But all this effort is draining
You invest a lot of time and make your best endeavours to assess the applicants but, at some point, you just have to draw a line and make a choice. All this time and effort still comes down to gut-feel and intuition. So we had to find a system that would meet our timelines and reduce frustration dramatically.
Even so, the first time we ran the RecruitPack system we were surprised!
We were used to most of our positions taking quite some time to fill. So we set up our careers page, put the job up and went about our business. An hour later, the system was showing the perfect candidate! And while that’s nice, we thought it was a fluke.
So we tried it again and again
Without fail, it reduced the frustration and allowed us to fill positions in record time. Not always within an hour of course, but the system gave us the confidence to recognise and grab the A-Players as soon as they apply, before they go elsewhere, and without waiting for arbitrary and meaningless closing dates.
Now we make it available to others
Our select client base uses the software and psychometric tools to manage their recruitment and assess applicants up front at the time of application. By only interviewing the best candidates, they are saving time, hiring better employees and building better businesses.
If you want to say goodbye to the frustration and waste, you will find RecruitPack (pricey as it is) is well worth the investment—and then some.
But check it out for yourself at:
RecruitPack: Software for Staff Selection

