Effective recruitment is a vital part of ensuring the success of a business or school. In the absence of quality recruiters, you may miss out on the best and brightest candidates. To ensure that others don't beat you to the employees or students that you would like to place on your payroll or roster, prepare your future recruiters carefully, as they may hold the keys to your success in their hands.
Instructions
1. Inform the person of the requirements of the job. Working as a recruiter can be a thankless job, and it often requires much travel. Before you potentially waste your time preparing a recruiter who may not be willing to stay the course, fully educate the individual on what the job entails, giving him the information he requires to determine if he can fulfill the duties of the job.
2. Educate the individual on your business or school. As a recruiter, this individual should know the ins and outs of the business or school for which he is going to recruit. Dedicate quite a bit of time to this training, teaching this individual about your organization's history as well as current initiatives so that she seems an authority on your school or company and can speak on the subject with confidence.
3. Provide the recruiter with a list of characteristics you look for in an employer or student. You are trusting this recruiter to serve as a gatekeeper, letting the good candidates in and rejecting the not-so-good, as well as seeking candidates who are exceptionally qualified. Before this person can do this, he must know what it is you desire. By giving this recruiter a list of characteristics you seek, you can ensure that he has a resource to review when determining candidate desirability.
4. Teach the recruiter interviewing skills. To fulfill the duties of his job, your recruiter must be able to glean information about a potential candidate through an interview. Train the recruiter properly interview, or enroll him in an interview class. Before asking the recruiter to head out an interview, provide him with a list of suggested questions to guide his questioning.
