STARTUP RECRUITING

How can we make our recruiting

excellent?

Make a strategyMake a strategy

Who are you? > What is your philosophy? > Where do you see yourself in 5 years? > What is your employer value proposition?

Why are you hiring? > Because of company growth? > Did a former employee quit his job?

Be aware of your own identity!

Identify WHO you need

What are the necessary skills new employees need?

> Make a clear job specification

> Specify Hard Skills and Soft Skills

> Prepare some example characteristics

Identify WHO you need

Define WHAT you can offer

new employees

> What are future duties and competences?

> What kind of compensation can you offer (besides money)?

Define WHAT you can offer

new employees

WHERE do you find new employees?

Online Channels

> Job boards

> Social media recruiting (LinkedIn, etc.)

> via your own website

Offline Channels

> Active Sourcing (at universities, alumni events, etc.)

> Word-of-mouth

Do some research WHERE do you find qualified applicants?

HOW do you choose the

best candidate?

> Identifies each candidates assets and drawbacks

> Match the candidates qualities with the job requirements

> Can be easily integrated into the application process

HOW do you choose the

best candidate?

Online assessment center

> Shows the candidates their future workspace/duties/colleagues

> Makes the candidates hard and soft skills obvious

> Helps to identify sympathy between the candidate and his future

colleagues

HOW do you choose the

best candidate?

One-day work trial

Track your recruiting

Key performance indicators: > Time-to-hire

> Cost-per-hire

> Number of applicants per free

position

> Number of applicants per channel

> Number of successful hired

candidates

> Time-to-rejected

Track your recruiting

Summarize and

optimize

Summarize and

optimize

Watch your hiring efforts over several periods of time

> Track your key performance

indicators

> Ask hired as well as rejected

candidates for feedback

> Make your HR department

as important as any other

QUICK TIPPS> Don’t be afraid to use the

„Trial and Error“-concept

> Tell your employees who you are looking for and why

> Try something new

> Content is king and consistency is key

> Do not underestimate the second impression

Hire for attitude train for skills