Struggling to find someone for your vacancy?

Don’t worry, most people do find it challenging to attract people to their vacancy.

You might have put out what you thought was a sparkling job advert, describing the role and the person/people required perfectly. So why are you getting no candidates through, or getting candidates who don’t fit the bill? Today on the blog, we’re looking at how you can attract more, quality applicants to your job vacancy.

Mountains of Job Vacancies Make Your Job of Recruiting Much Harder.

The number of job vacancies in the UK continues to climb. More and more recruitment websites are popping up, and we can now even post job vacancies on Facebook! It is making it exceedingly difficult to pin down the perfect potential candidates. Securing talent is now harder than ever. So how can you make your job advert stand out to attract the correct candidates?

 

Make Sure To Cover All of The Basics.

Be sure to highlight all of the basics – the job title, the location, the role, the contract type and working hours. Outline your ideal candidate profile. Give an idea of the duties the candidate will be expected to undertake. You may also want to give a salary guide, and note any opportunities for progression.

Is your job application on brand?

We don’t mean you need to go and get your job advert professionally designed. A logo, a company tagline if applicable, should all appear somewhere in your job vacancy. Take a look at the tone of voice too, does it match your brand guidelines and replicate the feel of your company? If not, it’s probably time to get re-wording. Job adverts that are branded up well are 13 times more likely to receive quality applicants, as it allows them to understand the business and what they are looking for beforehand.

Don’t be afraid to highlight candidates you won’t accept.

If your vacancy requires certain qualifications or a certain amount of practical experience, highlight that. If you are looking for someone who has their own car with a clean driver’s license, highlight that too. It helps to weed out unsuitable candidates before they even apply for a role. Be clear in stating that candidates who do not meet these requirements will be rejected.

What are some of your top tips to ensure you hire the right person?

We’d love to hear what your top tips are for making sure you find suitable candidates. Let us know what they are in the comments, or hit us up on social media, we can’t wait to hear from you!