Deloitte - Consulting

Executives often talk about employees being their most important asset. But those words will soon ring true as never before. By 2020, the Canadian labour market is expected to face a shortage of a million workers. Yet it won’t take nearly that long for companies to start feeling the pain.

By Fred Pamenter

Part 1 of a 4 Part Series

When does the recruiting process start?

If one were to ask a group of recruiters what are the first steps in an effective recruiting program, there undoubtedly would be a wide variety of responses. Unfortunately many practitioners do not go back far enough in the process to optimize the opportunity a vacancy presents.

I was recently talking to a friend and was amazed to hear the tale of her referral candidate and the hiring practice of her organization.

We have all heard the statistics about employee referrals and the value they bring to an organization. The last I heard was 54% of all hires are referrals. That being said and further to the article written by Simon Parkin that goes over the importance of a good employee referral program,... should these candidates not be handled differently then others, or better yet, should all candidates not be handled with the utmost sense of importance. Treat the candidate as if they add value to your process and they'll be engaged, trust me.