Whenever we get a new job order, we always set the expectation that we will call the hiring manager for feedback after every single interview. Although this process sounds tedious, frequent feedback for both your recruiter and your candidates is vital to streamlining and maximizing the effectiveness of the recruitment process. Below are three ways that regular feedback streamlines your recruitment process:
Feedback maximizes your recruiter’s effectiveness.
Recruiters can only be as effective as the information their hiring managers provide. At the outset of the hiring process, your recruiter may submit candidates who are off the mark for a variety of reasons. However, if you don’t explain the reasons those candidates don’t meet your needs, your recruiter doesn’t have the opportunity to refine her search and present you with better candidates. With regular feedback, recruiters gain an increasingly clearer sense of what your ideal candidate looks like as the hiring process continues. As a result, the quality of candidates that your recruiter will submit to you will also improve throughout the process.
Feedback keeps candidates engaged.
The more drawn out and complicated your hiring process is, the more likely candidates will become disengaged and apply for other opportunities with your competitors. If you provide your recruiter and/or candidate with regular feedback that communicates your continued interest in adding her to your team, the more likely that candidate will maintain a high level of enthusiasm about your opportunity and accept your offer while their excitement is at a fever pitch.
Feedback provides the opportunity for candidate improvement.
When you provide detailed and constructive feedback to your candidates, you give them insight into what they’re doing well and identify areas where they can grow and improve. This type of feedback can potentially benefit your company down the road. If you don’t choose a candidate for your current opening, but provide that candidate with feedback that she uses to improve herself, she might end up being the ideal candidate for a future opportunity. As an added bonus, if a candidate concludes your interview process and has a favorable impression of your company, she is more likely to positively review her experience on websites like Glassdoor. These reviews build your company’s reputation in a positive way for future prospective employees to see. For more tips on all things staffing and hiring, check out our Employer Tips or contact us at mglenny@franklinprofessionals.com.
