How to Engage "A Players" when Looking for Talent

It will come as a surprise to no one that, when recruiting, companies want to hire the best of the best to fill those roles. You, or your hiring managers, will have the ideal candidate in mind when putting together the job description for the position you need. However, the qualifications of this perfect candidate tend to get lost in translation between explaining what kind of candidate you are looking for, writing the job req, and conducting interviews.

We’ve mentioned our recruitment analytics before; now we can put them to use in another way: the "Quality of Hire" tool.

This tool is interfaced within our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and allows higher-ups/management to specify precisely the type of applicant they are looking for to add to their team. Let's run through how it works:

You're looking for a new salesperson to replace John Smith, an employee who is quitting the company. You post the job title in a Job Opening Request on the ATS, alongside the employee you are replacing, and include their most recent/lifetime performance review scores and job history. The point is simple: get someone as good as or better than the person you are replacing.

After defining those parameters, you continue with your expectations for the new hire. Define the Goals, Skills, Competencies, and Budget & Administration you are allotting for the role. Once defined, the job is posted to the ATS internally where all of your recruiters can access and review. Now, they have exact guidelines for hiring your ideal candidate.

Want to stop settling and start hiring “A Players”? Check out our ATS software and schedule a demo and see how quickly you can be engaging the best-of-the-best.