Face it. With all that sourcing, screening, interviewing, testing and assessing, the hiring process can get expensive…fast. But, as one of the leading staffing agencies in Houston, TX, Murray Resources knows you can cut costs – without cutting corners – if you invest a little extra time and effort upfront in the process.

To help you, here are 5 tips to consider:

#1: Evaluate Your Top Performers

Hiring for a sales position? Look to your top performer or top few performers in your sales department and think about their common personality traits, skills and attributes. Then, with those attributes in mind, create a persona that outlines the kind of individual you’re looking for.

#2: Appeal to High Quality Candidates in Your Job Postings

Once you have a sense of the kind of candidate you’re looking for, you can craft a stronger job posting that better appeals to them. Skip the long-winded job requirements and include only the “must-haves” for the position, as well as a compelling message that will attract top candidates.

So how do you do that? Before you put pen to paper, talk to your current employees and ask them what they like best about working for the company. Their perspective on the advantages may be very different from your own.

#3: Think Outside Typical Talent Pools

When employers are looking to hire, they typically look to the same talent pools that consist of mid-level career professionals. However, some of the most talented individuals are those who are semi-retired and looking for part-time or consulting work; mothers returning to the workforce after staying home with their kids; and military veterans transitioning into the private sector for the first time. So look outside the typical talent box when you need to hire.

#4: Promote the Opening in a Variety of Places

Don’t simply create your job posting, publish it on a big job board, and sit back and wait for candidates to roll in. Instead, advertise your job opening in a variety of places. For instance, if you need people with strong technical skills, partner with vocational schools to find the candidates you need.

In addition, invest some resources into developing your own company’s career website or web pages. Candidates applying through your website – who are seeking your company out – will generally be better qualified than the average person applying through a job board.

#5: Work With a Staffing Agency

Sometimes you have a position that’s hard to fill, or you simply don’t have the time to spend on sourcing candidates. When this happens, consider working with a staffing agency to find and hire the people you need.

A reputable staffing agency will spend the time to get to know your company and your hiring needs – and then get to work finding great candidates for you. Best of all, they can oftentimes help you hire in a more cost efficient manner than doing it on your own.

Interested in learning more about working with a staffing agency?

Contact Murray Resources. As one of the leading staffing agencies in Houston, TX, companies all over the city rely on our expertise to source and retain top talent for hard-to-fill, key positions across a broad range of business disciplines. Contact us today if you’d like to learn more.