The process of recruiting the right talent can sometimes seem slower than a glacier’s progress. There are a multitude of reasons for this; poorly written job adverts, ineffective interviewing processes and unrealistic expectations of candidates are some of them. However, the main reason is procrastination, which we’ve encountered in every recruitment step in some companies.

So how can you speed up the process, so that you are sweeping up the best talent and not losing them to someone else due to your procedural delays?

Let’s be realistic, recruiting staff is a process that demands your time and care to get right but there are steps that you can take to eliminate doubts at each step and make the whole process slicker.

It’s a real worry for you, isn’t it? You know this has been a problem with recruiting before and this time, you want to get it right.

First, let’s be honest, the ideal candidate that you want is unlikely to be out there. You may be able to buy oven ready chickens, perfectly prepared for the oven but you can’t buy the perfect candidate, however much you’re willing to pay.

The hard skills, experience and education are easy to see on CV and to some extent, easy to check. However, the soft skills are far harder to ascertain. This attributes like honesty, integrity, professionalism, willingness to learn and openness, just name a few, are difficult to drill into.