Recruitment priorities
If you ask employers about the kind of staff they want, they will generally talk in terms of personal qualities, e.g. self-motivated, committed, conscientious, team-player etc. However, when it comes to the recruitment process, these requirements appear to get lost and the basic skill sets or experience become the major focus.
To address this, the recruitment process needs to focus on how to select, interview and hire people with the desired personal characteristics as a priority. Businesses need to change their approach and action the following:
Ensure you know what your corporate culture looks like and the kind of person that would fit this well and document this. This also assists recruitment agencies.
Modify recruitment procedures and interview questions to gauge real candidate desire for the role along with the required personal characteristics.
Ensure that prospective candidates know as much as possible about the role and the company.
Ensure that your interviewers are really skilled at interviewing.