What if I told you that your job description for an important role in your business (one you need to hire for asap) that you posted to all the popular online job boards is actually filtering out the best candidates for the role?
Ouch! That would be a huge waste of your time, money, and energy, right?
It sure would. And yet, according to hiring expert, Robyn Grable, that is exactly what most job descriptions are doing.
Why?
Well, one of the main reasons is most job descriptions are task-based and match up with candidates who have experience in those exact tasks, filtering out the candidates that don’t even when they are highly qualified for the role. Here’s a simple example Robyn used to get her point across with me:
If you’re in the logging business and ask a candidate if they’ve chopped down a tree before, they might say no and so you toss their resume. Instead, you could ask if they’ve ever used a saw, if they can do mathematical calculations, if they enjoy working with their hands, if they enjoy being outdoors, if they willingly abide by safety laws, and voila! You might discover you found the perfect prospect for the job.
Finding the right talent for your business doesn’t have to be complicated but you do need to get creative in the questions you ask. You can’t keep using antiquated processes and expect different results. Today, you can utilize AI to make hiring even simpler. AI can source the internet for good candidates in the blink of an eye. Want to know more about using AI to successfully source, recruit, and hire quality talent? Tune into this week’s episode of Productivity Straight Talk in which I interview Robyn Grable, the Founder and CEO of Talents ASCEND to discuss alternative hiring strategies that work.