Let’s face the facts, hiring can be a really expensive proposition. Although lot many individuals and businesses are willing and ready to shell out mega bucks there are still scores of others who are reticent, well to put things in perspective, not all of us are in a position to be able to afford pricey recruiters and expensive job boards.
Deep Pockets
Does this mean the end of the world for the rest of us, who are not as privileged as folks with deep pockets? Well, there is no need to despair or in anyway feel deprived of certain advantages that only accrue to the moneyed people.
Expansion Time
For any organization expansion time is indeed quite stressful, filled with uncertainties it is not just time-consuming but expensive as well. There is no denying the fact that staffing as well as recruiting agencies surely do come with a very high price tag attached.
Limited Resources
In the same vein, one must reiterate the fact that small businesses have recourse to quite limited resources, and this determines their approach to core issues such as finding only the very best candidates for themselves.
Minor Changes
An organization can directly engage in it or try and outsource the entire recruitment process. Many a times outsourcing is not really necessary, the desired result can be arrived upon by making minor changes. While you are recruiting, pay heed to small things, the careers page on your company’s website, is indeed an invaluable tool, it better be in the best of shape and quite robust as well.
Referrals
Well, that’s not all you can do and then sit idle expecting things to happen on their own and results follow suit. Do bear in mind that referrals from the current employees and other important contacts often end up making the best of hires.
Look Beyond
Well, all of these happen within the ambit of your network, and if they do not bear results as expected then it is time to look beyond your network. There are numerous websites where you can source great candidates without spending a whole lot of money.
Final Thoughts
Then there are others where you do not need to shell out anything at all as with anything there are pros and cons to commercial as well as other websites, which most people employ. To name a few, we have craigslist, simply hired, monster, indeed, LinkedIn that accord the opportunity for free jobs posting.
