The changes brought about by the pandemic have some employers scrambling to fill positions. With employers shifting careers and leaving jobs at rates never seen before, rapid hiring has become a necessity in many sectors. But how to do it safely? Keep reading to discover the answer.
Rapid Hiring: How to Do It Safely
Home Depot made headlines a couple of weeks ago when it announced its plans to step up and speed up its hiring process to hire more than 100,000 new workers as it gears up for its busiest season.
The news highlights one of the most important challenges employers of all sizes face nowadays: how to fill positions fast?
Some speculate that the home improvement giant may be using artificial intelligence to speed up the hiring process. However, even if you don’t have access to this type of technology, your company can still hire quickly and safely by following these tips.
Use Referrals
You already know and trust your current employees. By the same token, your employees are familiar with the values of your company and have a sense of the type of candidate that fits within your culture.
A referral program can help you identify employees with great potential more easily, reducing your time to hire. Keep in mind, however, that you still have to screen all potential employees, regardless of how highly they are recommended.
Streamline Your Hiring Process
Chances are good that your hiring process was designed before the pandemic, when the needs of your organization (and those of the world at large) were completely different.
Take the time to reevaluate your hiring process from end to end. Is there any red tape you can cut? What recent improvements in technology can be used to accelerate the process? You would be surprised at the results you can obtain by asking some simple questions such as these.
Partner With a Reliable Background Screening Company
No matter what industry you are in or how fast you need to hire, background screening is the cornerstone of a safe hiring policy.
In the current landscape, where the pressure to hire fast can be overwhelming, skipping the background screening phase may be a temptation — don’t fall for it.
Background screening helps elevate the quality of your work and safeguards your workforce, customers, and providers.
Instead of skipping background checks, talk about your needs with a background screening company. They should be able to leverage technology to deliver the results you need within the desired timeframe. This way you’ll protect your organization while hiring at the pace today’s world demands.
Plexus Global: High-Quality Background Screening Services in California
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