Recruitment Tips

Recruitment Tips






Don't put too much faith in training

In our third of six tips offering tips to aid recruitment we look at the important distinction between in-work training programmes and hiring the right job candidate with the winning attitude and behaviours for the position they've applied for. Best recruitment practice is to understand this important distinction.

There are, of course, many skills that can be learned through training and there are some that no amount of training will provide. You as the employer may consider that "the best" experts are too expensive and so you'd rather hire someone who's competent at the role but perhaps with less hands on training experience. You may also prefer to your training in house and this of course depends on the nature of your business and what the role entails.

There are many employment roles where no amount of expert or enthusiastic training will help. It's important to learn and understand the differences between skills you can train and teach and competencies or the propensity to do things in a certain way that need to be in the candidate's character and personality already before you offer them the job.

If you need someone full of charm for a sales position for example, hire somebody who's outgoing, lively and who has that character trait already. Some things are very difficult and almost impossible to teach.  Forcing employees to behave in ways that are uncomfortable for them is not a recipe for long term success - for you or indeed for them.

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