In today’s labor market, where recruiting top talent is a challenge, every moment counts in the hiring process. Top candidates are typically only available for about 10 days, which means that efficient hiring processes can sometimes be the difference between securing outstanding new hires and losing them to competitors. 

While it’s important to hire quickly, finding candidates that have the right skills, experience and education is also crucial. HR leaders and hiring managers are seeking to maximize not only speed to hire, but also speed to productivity. That means assessing candidate capabilities and experiences as well as making sure they mesh well with the employer’s culture. 

An effective recruiting, hiring, and onboarding process can begin the moment a potential candidate interacts with a brand and extends throughout the new employee’s first months on the job — which means that a company’s people, processes, and technology all need to be aligned around high-quality, efficient hiring. 

Here are three keys to help increase your speed to hire while recruiting top candidates. 

1. Hold hiring processes to a high standard 
A well-defined, efficient hiring process begins with readily available, up-to-date process maps for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new candidates. Depending on the industry and the size of the company, hiring may be a fairly infrequent event. If that’s the case, teams and hiring managers might not be familiar with the process. Creating and articulating a hiring process that aligns with the organization and brand — from job descriptions and postings, through reviewing applications and conducting interviews — can minimize delays in hiring, help fill vacancies more quickly, and reduce impact on productivity.

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Source : https://www.benefitnews.com/opinion/three-keys-to-help-increase-your-speed-to-hire