We have written many recruitment blog posts here on the online business blog, but the majority of those were written to aid the person looking for a job. In our next few blog posts we will be looking at things from the recruiter’s perspective.
It may seem like any easy task to come up with specifications for a potential employee, but it’s a good idea to take a moment and evaluate what qualities you are looking for.
Coming up with a detailed specification will help you focus on what type of person you want and what skills you need, which will hopefully make the recruitment process much smoother.
The goal of a job specification is to come up with a detailed description of the job opportunity, and detail the responsibilities and goals of the potential employee will have.
The second part of the process is coming up with a person specification which is where you will create a profile of the ideal candidate that you think will suit the role. These specifications, not only help the employer work out what type of person they are looking for but also the candidates will be able to understand the role and position better.
Many employers and recruiters make the mistake of posting vague information about jobs hoping that many people will apply and they can choose the best. Using better specifications you can save time and resources by having the appropriate candidates apply in the first place.
By specifying exactly who you are looking for and the skills and experience they should have will also avoid problems once they have been accepted and started. This can avoid unnecessary training that may be needed if the candidate is missing any skills.
One problem that crops up with vague job descriptions is that a new employee may leave the company fairly quickly as they might find that the position was not what they were looking for. This will then take you back to square one of looking for someone to fill the position, so it is always best to get it right the first time.
This is especially true for international recruitment as you want to make sure the right candidate is chose if they are having to move abroad for an international job.
We have written an accompanying piece on our tumblr blog
Tags: Jobs, recruitment, specifications
