Good quality employees can prove to be difficult to recruit but you can't run a business without them! Filling your Portsmouth jobs with excellent workers could actually turn a poor company into strong and successful business. AllPortsmouthJobs is pleased to offer you some advice to get you through the recruitment process so you can find the perfect person for your Portsmouth jobs.

It can often appear as though these miracle workers are mythical and impossible to find. The frequently commented on ‘skills gap’ can make finding the perfect staff for your Portsmouth jobs difficult for so how do you go about it?

Why is the recruitment process so important?

The recruitment process is crucial as if you do get it right you greatly reduce the risk of employing the wrong person for your Portsmouth jobs. Get the process wrong, and you will find that you do not even receive applications from suitable candidates, much less find them during the selection process. This all means you’ve wasted good money on a defective recruitment process.

An overall company strategy for resourcing and recruiting workers

Recruitment shouldn’t just be considered as a process to fill your current Portsmouth jobs needs but should be viewed as a part of an overall company strategy for resourcing and recruiting employees for your Portsmouth jobs. Once you have filled one of your Portsmouth jobs, you should have a list of applicants who you might consider for the same or other Portsmouth vacancies in the future. This will make the process much more straight forward and cost effective for filling your future Portsmouth jobs.

Recruitment is not only about filling your Portsmouth jobs

Recruitment is not purely about filling your Portsmouth jobs. The process exposes your company to the public. Think of candidates as potential clients so if a candidate has had an unfavourable experience with your business, you can guarantee that they will tell others about it and word gets about. It’s vital that the whole recruitment process for your Portsmouth jobs creates a positive impression of your company

How do you set about finding the right candidates for your Portsmouth job?

Firstly, you need write a ‘job profile’ making sure that you actually fully understand what you would like candidate for your Portsmouth jobs. Ensure you understand the legal aspects of advertising your Portsmouth jobs (for example discrimination) before you begin. Portsmouth City Council / Hampshire County Council / Southsea Town Council websites should have some useful information.

You obviously also need to put your adverts for your Portsmouth jobs somewhere to give them the maximum exposure. The most common ways include:

• Job Boards such as AllPortsmouthJobs

• Portsmouth Recruitment Agencies

• The Portsmouth Job Centre

• Portsmouth News / Portsmouth Journal

You can find more detail on ways to advertise your Portsmouth jobs by following the links below.