Hiring continues to be a major challenge in health care and other industries. According to leading recruiters, these tips can help:
- Write a detailed job description. Highlight tasks, responsibilities, and opportunities that will appeal to potential employees. However, don’t exaggerate or misrepresent the job.
- Leverage online job sites and other platforms. Know where the people you are seeking to hire are looking for jobs. Before you invest any real time and money, do your research. Where is your competition advertising? What are they saying to attract workers?
- Make use of employee referrals. Encourage your teams to refer qualified candidates to your organization. Incentivize them with gift cards, cash, time off, and other rewards for their efforts.
- Recruit at local schools. Take advantage of area pools of potential job candidates.