The holidays are here and as online shopping continues to escalate throughout the season, so does the need for ecommerce companies to seek extra help. For ecommerce owners and business managers, December is the peak time of year and you can’t spend weeks sifting through resumes, interviewing applicants and searching for that right person to hire. You need help and you need it fast.
To help all businesses seeking last-minute holiday help, here are some useful tips to help speed up the process of finding the best candidates this holiday season.
Have a strong social media presence
Create and maintain an active social media presence as a constant reminder to not only your target market, but potential talent. Providing updates about the company and its products or services over largely used social media platforms will give you a better chance of bringing in candidates who are already familiar with your company.
Be smart with job boards
Recent college grads are constantly on job boards looking for contract or entry level positions. The big players are always a safe bet, but to stand out and have a better chance of attracting talent, try some of the newer or more niche boards that have more millennial talent. A mobile-only job board like Jobr or a site targeting a specific demo like VetJobs will help you stand out and get exactly the type of talent you want.
Tap on-demand hiring services
In full disclosure, I am the co-founder of an on-demand staffing platform that helps companies find talent to fill temporary positions immediately, so I know it’s important to leverage new technologies and services to make it easier to fill roles and get your job done. Whether you decide to use traditional agencies, smarter job boards, innovative interviewing systems or on-demand staffing, a small investment in time in choosing a platform now will save you days of stress during your busiest time.
Look for former quality applicants
Perhaps you were previously hiring for a position where you had a few great candidates you were deciding over. Since they were interested in the company before, it is a great time to reach back out to them and offer the same or a similar position. Remember to keep in touch with these candidates in case you need them to fill a role in the future.
Offer flexible hours
Instead of working with a strict schedule and hiring many part-time employees, try being flexible with your hours so that a few employees can dedicate more hours of work around their own schedule. This will allow you to hire fewer quality candidates and spend less time on the training process.
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