It is always difficult to find someone that will fit your workspace, company, and the whole organization. And it is very hard to keep them. You should do some right things for that. You should have some specific knowledge to recruit and retain all the talented people you need. So, here you have few main tips to do that.   

Improve your candidate

You should not select only from the candidates that walk in your door or answer some simple questions online. You are missing the best candidates, actually. The best people are not usually unemployed and are not in search of the new job. So, you should improve the candidate pool for you.

• You should invest your time in developing some good relationships with university placement offices, executive search firms, and recruiters.
• You should make your current workers be active in some specific industry professional associations and conferences. There they can meet some potential candidates for you.
• You should permanently monitor some online job boards for potential candidates. Note some interesting resumes online even if they're not currently looking for a job.
• You should use some professional websites and magazines for your staff search.

As you can see, the main idea is to build your candidate list before you will actually need it.

In-house candidates

You can make your staff members feel important with their talents and capabilities if you would provide some opportunities for them. So, the task for you and a real advice is to post your positions within your company first. Also, you should give the opportunity for potential candidates to have an interview. It is also a chance for you to know them better and for them to learn more about your company. It would be great to find some good fit between your and their needs.

Be known as a great employer

It is important to for you not just be a good employer, but also to be known as a good employer. You should revise your practices for retention, accountability, recognition, motivation, promotion, involvement, reward, and flexibility in work-life balance. So, these are the main points for you to become and get recognized as a good employer. So, you should try to make your employees brag about their workplace and company. Other people will know about it and will believe the words better than books for sure.

Employees in the hiring process

You should involve your employees in the hiring process of your company. There are three opportunities to do this.

• Ask them to recommend some good candidates to your company.
• You should ask them to help with reviewing resumes and qualifications of potential candidates.
• Besides that, your colleges can assist you in interviewing the candidates.

Actually, it is a fail situation for companies if they are not using their employees to search new ones. Those employees who are participated in the search process are very committed and will help new people to accommodate. It would be great for you and your newcomers. 

About the Author:

Ann Aldrich is academic writer and HR-manager. She eagerly shares her expertise with readers and helps students with term papers composing online.