First, it’s important to note that this employer mainly hires experienced, technical employees and most of them are on contract (not full-time). They did have some experience hiring entry level but there current hiring heavily influenced their responses.
This interview showed that:
- HR departments are changing and are open to change
- Functional managers that have to hire a new employee feel that they’re wasting time working inefficiently doing recruitment, and would rather hire someone
- This company actually has a on-site, contract recruiter for that reason
- They do everything up to the interview, whittling down candidates to a select few and the HR managers take it from there
The full interview is here and our hypothesis summary is below.
Employers want to change their current hiring practices because….
- ✓ They want less stress (Walk through/hand holding process)
- ✓ They want more time (streamlined approach)
- ✖ They want to do a better job (missing qualified applicants/ accepting unqualified)
✓ HR departments in large organizations are open to changes in their hiring processes
The initial stage (quick) of the filtering process for applications takes approx. 5-15 seconds and looks for:
- ✓ Qualifications (Hard skills)
- ✖ Formatting and professionalism
- ✓ Keywords and skills for the position
? The secondary stage (detailed) of the filtering process for applications takes approx. 30-60 seconds and looks for: (2 minutes)
- ✖ Translating (how they convert their experiences into the job)
- ✖ Fit (language, passion, why work there)
? Employers do not spend enough time or effort making job descriptions because…
- ✖ it’s too difficult
- ✖ it’s not valued enough