By Nick at 29 March, 2007, 12:29 pm
The best managers realize that they are in the recruiting business, even if they have nothing to with hiring employees. That is because they know that if they want to retain employees, they have to constantly recruit them. Use these tips to help you develop a recruiting mindset:
Put employees’ needs to work. In order to recruit your employees, you first have to understand their needs and motivations. Why do your employees do what they do? What drives them? What are their basic needs? Put these elements to work in your recruiting efforts.
Match interests with work that needs to be done. Don’t try to jam your workers into jobs that don’t suit them just because the work needs to get done. If they don’t have the skills they should not be in doing that job. Find the perfect fit and watch turnover disappear.
Judge people on their best days. Many managers do the opposite: they pass out judgement based on an employee’s worst day. After all, it is much easier to remember the negative than the positive. If you believe in your employees, they will be more likely to stick around when they get another job.
Recruit from all departments. Are there people in other areas of the company whose abilities you could use? Always be on the lookout for talent and ideas from all parts of the organization.
Never use guilt to motivate people. This tactic may work in the short term, but it will eventually drive people out of your organization.
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