Recruiting Q&A's

Employment recruiting is advertising. If you want to attract the best candidates to your jobs, you must sell your company and jobs to candidates. Unfortunately, most employers "Post and Pray". You, as employers are busy. It′s easy to fall into the trap of creating a job posting quickly, usually without a lot of thought about who you want to read the ad, and often without even including a salary range.

1. The best candidates are currently working and they don′t have any more time than the rest of us.

2. The best candidates respond to employment ads that are presented professionally, have complete information, and are presented by employers who aren′t afraid to tell people what their salary is.

3. Candidates for different types of jobs look for different information. Sales Managers look for different things than Executive Housekeepers do.

4. Candidates assume that employers with low paying jobs will advertise their salary as "competitive" or "negotiable" or "depending on experience." Those terms are too vague and the best candidates don′t bother responding. (But the unemployed sure will.)

The following tips help identify which recruiting techniques work best for different jobs and how much you should spend.

• Recruiting techniques that work best for different jobs - Different jobs require different recruiting techniques. Do you know which techniques to use and when to initiate them?
• When should I use different recruiting techniques?
  How do I know when it′s time to do more? - There are several recruiting techniques that can be effective for different types of positions. Knowing when to jump ship and implement the next technique can often be difficult.
• How much is turnover reducing your profits? - Each position at your property contributes to profits. Do you know how to calculate the Contribution Factor?
• How much should we spend recruiting for any given job?
  How do I best sequence the spending starting with the cheapest option possible? - Learn formulas to quickly calculate these expenses. Which positions impact profits more than others?
• Employee sign-up sheet to receive notice of your jobs at their home E-mail addresses. - Referrals are the number one source for new employees. We have a way for you to increase the number of referrals you receive.
• Would you like us to send you an e-mail at home when we have job openings you would be interested in knowing about? That your friends might be interested in? Click here to read more about this voluntary program. - Used in conjunction with "Employee sign-up sheet" on HospitalityOnline.com
• Advertising pointers for different types of jobs. - Do you write "Post and Pray" ads? Most properties and companies write their ads quickly just to get it done and off their "to do" list.
• Which of our ads generated hires? - Analyzing ads can be time consuming, but may save significant time later.