Jeff Leatherwood’s Post

What a great recruiting/ hiring system, I hope all companies revise their system too. The current systems are noticeably inefficient and consume valuable time. It's essential for companies to refine their processes, ensuring both their own time and that of potential candidates are used efficiently. Thoroughly reviewing applications is pivotal, avoiding hasty rejections of candidates who might be overqualified or have a minor shortfall in requirements. When qualified individuals choose to apply for a job, it demonstrates their interest and capability. If they happen to lack a specific requirement, they can learn on the job and undoubtedly bring other talents to the table. It's about affording them a chance.

I applied at Jobber not knowing their interview process and while, yes, it was lengthy (half hour screening, plus three interviews totalling and additional 2.5 hours), I do see the benefit; they wanted to ensure not only that I was a good fit for them, but they they were a good fit for me. I can’t say the same for other companies. I interviewed for a company that seemed to just want to chat about the company rather than the position or my qualifications, and this went on for over two hours on three separate occasions. No offer was made. In fact, they rejected all candidates and have yet to find someone after four months of searching. It’s no wonder companies are struggling to find people. It’s not that “no one wants to work”, but that companies don’t want to make the hiring process work. Functionality needs to start at the top. Streamline your process, make it efficient for yourself and the candidates. I guarantee you’ll have a much easier time finding the right people.

I co founded a startup called wavehr.co to tackle this exact issue and make it simple for founders to manage the HR side of their operation without a broad delegation layer in between. I've been saying this for so long! HR is absolutely broken. Tons and tons of bureaucratic shenanigans slowing down the whole hiring pipeline, HR folks are incentivized to do extensive interviews, calls, processes and paperwork to make the most risk averse decision and find the "perfect" hire which doesn't exist. In my experience, founders or the actual decision makers operate on a completely different model. When they interview someone who is capable of doing the task at hand, they hire them on spot as they don't have to go through the same red tape. #hr #hrcommunity #hrgeneralist #recruitment #recruitmentagency #recruitmentcareers #hiring

He applied to 4 jobs on Monday. He had 2 interviews scheduled by Thursday. He received a job offer 3 weeks later. Why can't all companies work like this? Post a job. Talk with the candidate. Schedule 2-3 more conversations with different people. Make a decision. Make an offer. You don't need 7 conversations and 2 tests over 4 months to make a decision. Stop overcomplicating the hiring process. #jobseekers #jobinterviews #hiring #nextlevelcareercoach

He applied to 4 jobs on Monday. He had 2 interviews scheduled by Thursday. He received a job offer 3 weeks later. Why can't all companies work like this? Post a job. Talk with the candidate. Schedule 2-3 more conversations with different people. Make a decision. Make an offer. You don't need 7 conversations and 2 tests over 4 months to make a decision. Stop overcomplicating the hiring process. #jobseekers #jobinterviews #hiring #nextlevelcareercoach

Not to mention that there are companies that conducts a few round of interviews asking the same thing but with different stakeholders. If the interview is going to be the same, there are 3 ways we can do about it: 1. Interviewer one record the interview and pass it to the different stakeholders for their review. 2. 1st interviewer be the team lead that requires the manpower so that he/she can straight away have a feel whether the candidate is a right fit or not. Then summarize everything to HR with the decision. 3. A combination of #1 and #2. It doesn't have to be difficult and complicated. You go through a complex process also doesn't guarantee in any ways that the new hire will stay in the next 3 months. At one time, I even made a few hiring decisions by simply conducting a phone interview. Not even an interview! And yes, the candidates stayed for a long time.

Great post! 🙌🏼 It clearly shows that there are more effective ways to conduct recruitment processes away from these complexities. It is time for companies to simplify the process and offer better opportunities to job seekers. 💼👤