HR Managers have a very diverse stack of responsibilities that all serve one purpose: the company’s best interest. One of the most optimal and primary steps to being an HR Manager is Recruiting.
Recruiting plays a huge part in making great teams that enhance the company’s performance and overall image. The HR director uses their knowledge and experience to observe, acknowledge and select the most suitable person for the job. But what does it take to be a skillfully accomplished recruiter? What are the key elements to any great recruiter? Let’s turn the tables and see what that list of key attributes would look like for an HR professional to become the absolute best in their field.
Be organized:
Your candidates are not the only ones who have to make a first impression. Make the effort to seem presentable when conducting interviews. Always organize your questions, paper work, thoughts and even your desk. Your overall approach should seem confident and well put. Be prepared and well-organized will give off a professional vibe that you and your company deserve.
Additional tip:
Add a bowl of candy or treats on your desk to offer your candidate when interviewing them. You’ll appear more friendly and welcoming.
Cut them some slack:
Most people find interviews excruciatingly nerve wrecking. It’s your job as a professional Recruiter to ease that tension. Breaking the ice by asking irrelevant question that are not necessarily work related sometimes is an excellent way to take their mind off the pretensions that come with being interviewed. These questions will loosen your interviewee and enable them to feel less daunted by the situation. Further on in the interview, you’ll snatch glancing signs of who the candidate truly is, which in return will make your job much easier.
Additional tip:
Relate to them by mentioning your own experience at your first interview. Making sure they know that being this nervous in an interview is normal will be quite reassuring.
Ask the right questions:
After loosening up your candidate, you must have a keen intuitive perception of what type of questions would be suitable for them. The way you form your question can either make or break your interview. No matter how standard your questions might be, find a relaxed manner to approach your question in order to get the answer you want.
Additional tip:
Incorporating mind teasing riddles and general questions will not only be a memorably fun experience for your interviewee, but will also tell a lot about them.
Exit strategy:
If your interview is coming to an end and doesn’t look too promising, always let them down easily. These matters can be highly sensitive and should not be taken lightly. However, having a respectful exit strategy should always be associated with honesty. Try not to lead them on if they have no chance in getting the job. Gently explain what the job’s specific requirements are, try giving them helpful and wholehearted advice on how to obtain those requirements and impose a welcoming invitation to come back again for when they’ve successfully reached those requirements.
Additional tip:
Saying things like “You’d be a wonderful addition to any establishment” or “You look like a promising candidate” are encouraging phrases that are a must. Remember, they might not be right for this job, but that does not mean you should give them the impression that they are not good for any job in general.
Recruiting is a tricky and competently essential part of any HR establishment. Therefore following these easy yet useful points will make your job seem less like a task and more like an interesting daily experience.
Sara El Neklawi
Photography: Mahmoud Mansi
EDITORS: Mennat-Allah Yasser Zohny & Nada Adel Sobhi