Focussing on the right process and the right partner to develop that process helps businesses build the right teams of people to drive success.
If you are hiring a key role in any team you want to make sure that you hire the right person. Businesses who hire successfully often correlate with businesses that grow, develop, create opportunity for employees and deliver profit. It is easy to focus on securing the right person but we would like to take a step back and ask:
do you have the right process and the right partner?
Hiring is a two sided process. That’s a truism, but it’s true nonetheless.
And so while most of the focus usually goes on identifying the right person (at the right time), that’s less than half the battle.
The real work is in creating a positive, timely process that engages that right person.
And that’s something many companies struggle to do.
Most candidates will have a war story or two to illustrate this: a never ending interview process; a lack of clarity about what was required – or who was making the decision; a process that stalled inexplicably for several silent weeks.
All this amounts to a dreadful candidate experience. And it makes it all the harder to onboard the right person at the end of it all. People become very jaded. If it’s like that trying to get hired, what’s it like to work there?
So when we work with our clients, finding a person is just one small part of what we do.
Much of our focus is on agreeing and advising on the hiring process.
We help everyone to establish who the decision makers are, and how the decision will be made.
At Vocative we shape the role and ensure it’s fit for purpose and addresses the questions the company is asking.
We make sure there’s one person ultimately responsible for the hire – the proponent – and we make sure they’re committed to driving the process and have the authority to make the decision.
And only then do we go to market.
Because on the company side, you need a smooth process. You need a motivated proponent.
And you need a good partner.
That’s where we come in. Follow us on LinkedIn – or email contact@vocativeconsulting.co.uk to connect with Justin or Alastair.
