How to de-risk your recruitment process and increase retention

Will this job motivate him?

For many, there is no such thing as the perfect candidate.

Even after sifting through 100s of applicants and orchestrating a rigorous interview process, it can feel as if you haven’t found exactly what you’re looking for.  And like many employers who can’t afford to wait for that "elusive" individual to turn up, you adapt the job criteria to suit the individual strengths of the next best candidate.  And then hope they are worth the gamble.

I recently discussed how social media had begun to change the recruitment process, in that it enabled you to broaden your search for talent and tap into passive candidates – who aren’t necessarily looking for a specific job.

But, even if you’ve added Social Media to your recruitment arsenal to source the people you believe will fit seamlessly into your company, what then? How can you ensure that you’re making a worthwhile investment?

LAB Profiling is one way of keeping consistency throughout the recruitment process, ensuring that – from start to finish – you are clear of exactly what it is you are looking for.  So that when you do adapt the job criteria and select the next best candidate you are no longer taking a gamble.  Instead, you are making a confident decision.

The key to making a confident hiring decision, is to understand what behaviours candidates need to have to be motivated to do the job.

For example:

If the candidates are going to be troubleshooting and solving problems most of the time,  they need to be motivated to prevent bad things from happening and have an Away From pattern.

If they are more interested in moving Toward a goal, then they might have trouble recognising what should be avoided or identifying problems.

These two motivations move in the OPPOSITE direction!

The LAB Profile is a conversational tool rather than a psychometric test and is used to assess the candidate's 14 sub-conscious motivational patterns at work.  By understanding what triggers their motivation and then keeps them motivated, you are able to take the risk out of the appointment enabling the candidate to thrive in your environment.

Sound interesting? Why not find out more about LAB and Job Profiling and how it can derisk your recruitment process.

Recrion is a specialist in career and talent management, and works with organisations to streamline their recruitment and retain and motivate their employees. For more information contact us on +44 (0)1780 484910 or visit www.recrion.co.uk