Our 5 stages recruitment process explained

Our 5 stages recruitment process explained: Knowing the right recruitment process and how to go about it, not only give you the right attitude and confidence you need for the recruitment process but gives you an edge over other candidates. There are important stages in the recruitment process that should be noted. So as a recruiter who wants a recruitment process that works well and achieved the desired result, what are the stages involved? Well, we know how tasking that can be so we have this article designed for you.

Here we will show you the 5 stages of recruitment that work best and tell you what you need to do to get the type of candidates you want. Let’s begin. The five stages are:

1. Planning
2. Strategy development
3. Screening
4. Interview and hiring
5. Onboarding

1. Planning

this is the first stage in the recruitment process. It involves identifying the hiring needs. What positions do you need to fill in your organization, what specific skills or qualifications are you looking for to boost your workforce, you need to determine what type of candidates you are looking for and outline the job description, responsibilities, compensation plan, skills, or qualifications needed. You need to get it right from this first step, because when you have not identified who and what you want then the entire recruitment process will not be successful, as the saying goes ‘If you fall to plan, then you are planning to fail’. Without setting out clear-cut goals, then you can’t know if you have achieved anything at the end of the recruitment process.

2. Strategy development:

After planning, strategy development is the next stage in the recruitment process. After identifying who and what you want, the next step is how you get what you want. You need to develop a strategy that will attract the type of candidates you want with the right skills and expertise to fill the positions you want. In developing a recruitment strategy, you will need to consider the

• Geographical area; do you want candidates from a particular city, state, national or international?
• How will the vacancies be advertised through newspaper ads, social media postings, television ads, employee referrals, etc?
• How will the interviews be conducted; would you like a face-to-face interview, virtual interview
• Where will you recruit from; do you have a particular college, or body you want your candidates to come from

All these are vital as they will make the recruitment process easier and more organized.

3. Screening:

screening of applications is the third stage in the recruitment process. This is one of the important stages in recruitment. After receiving applications, you don’t want to mistakenly screen out someone that you should have hired. Recruiters should be very careful during this stage, avoid bias and assess every application fairly and according to the guidelines that have already been laid out from the beginning of the recruitment process. It is important to pick candidates that share the company’s vision and also have the required skills and expertise to fill the positions required. “You need to pick a round peg for a round hole”

4. Interview and hiring:

After screening and selecting the candidates that have met the required criteria, the next process is the interviewing of the candidates and hiring the successful ones. The interview process should be seamless and recruiters should make a good impression on the candidates. Employers should endeavor to be polite and respectful towards all candidates and ensure that they are treated fairly.

5. Onboarding:

This is the final stage of recruitment. Many people think that recruitment stops hiring but it doesn’t. After hiring you to need to ensure that the new hires settle into their respective positions seamlessly. They should be made to understand the responsibilities and targets that they are expected to achieve.

The tips mentioned above will help you have an effective and seamless recruitment process that gives you the best evaluation and control of the process. Do you need more information about any of the stages of recruitment? Then Bookmark these pages, drop a comment below and be sure to get a reply.