How can technology assist you when it comes to hiring and promoting the best employee for the job?

 

Most companies realize that in order to better their business they need to jump on the bandwagon and incorporate technology. However, it is typically utilized through social media outlets for marketing and recruiting purposes. But did you know that technology can also assist in selecting the optimal employee for your company's open position?

  

With unemployment rates rising, companies are being inundated with resumes whenever they have an open position so why not use this ever growing technology to electronically assess a potential candidate's competency and compare these candidates side by side. The testing can be performed on the computer and include; cognitive testing, personality testing, and any specific skill testing needed for the job.

 

If you are not sure you are ready to fully incorporate this idea into your hiring process and don't want to pay for the costly assessment testing software, then please reach out to Blue Ribbon Personnel Services. We have been utilizing skill testing software for sometime now and would be happy to perform the assessment testing for you. Call us for information and pricing.

 

 

Check out Tonya Layman's article; "Technology playing a bigger role in hiring process" to hear how other companies have benefited from technology in their hiring.

1. Utilize Social Networks

Everyone is on some sort of social networking platform, so why not use that to your advantage? We've found some of our best employees utilizing Facebook and LinkedIn.

2. How about your website?

Include a "Join our Team" section on your website and post all open positions. 

3. Employee Referral Program

Your current employees are great resources for recruiting new employees because they know the atmosphere and what's expected, so why not leverage this resource?Create an incentive program where you reward your current employees for great referrals.

4. Word of Mouth

Start using your own business connections to get the word out about open positions.

5. Blue Ribbon Personnel Services

We are a great resource, because we've already done the leg work that comes with recruiting. We have a large database of well qualified individuals with a variety of professional backgrounds and skills.

 

             

Now if we all had this guy working for us, it might be easier to draw in great candidates.