When it comes to hiring temporary workers, you want to find top talent as quickly as possible so you can get them learning the role fast. Unfortunately, many organizations have a hard time finding experienced, skilled candidates who fit the bill. The longer the recruitment process takes, the longer that temporary role remains unfilled and work doesn’t get done.
As a result, many companies feel pressure to make rushed hiring decisions, and that can often result in the hiring of terrible temp staff. Terrible temp staff can be those who are unqualified for the role, disorganized, irresponsible, or unreliable. While excellent candidates are out there struggling to find good roles, terrible temp staff are busy wasting your time and resources.
We’ve put together some key tips on how you can avoid hiring terrible temp staff.
Thinking of Recruiting on Your Own? Think Again.
Hiring temporary staff can be hugely beneficial. But regardless of whether you’re hiring someone to work for a couple weeks, a few months, or a year, the recruitment process is the same–it’s lengthy, complicated, and often frustrating. Your human resources department has to dedicate someone to recruiting for this temporary role, and that individual has to be quite familiar with the role to hire well. Considering that person will only be in the role for a short time, your HR department can’t afford to make a mistake. That’s a lot of pressure.
But you can ease that pressure by partnering with a temporary staffing agency instead. Thebenefits of this partnership are numerous. You’d be gaining their knowledge of hiring trends, opportunities, challenges, best practices and compliance, and you’d be accessing a bigger pool of better talent than you are likely to find on your own. They’ll protect you from hiring terrible temp staff.
They can also do this in a fraction of the time it would take you, saving you both time and money. You’ll have confidence that the person they bring to you will be a quick learner and a skilled worker.
Elicit Feedback from Your Staff
It’s a great idea to ask your team for feedback on their experience working for you, especially if your business regularly hires temp staff (e.g. for seasonal industries). This way,you’ll discover what attracts employees to your organization, which will help you focus on how you can attract top talent. Doing your research will allow you to target the exact types of people you want to hire.
In fact, you can also gain feedback on how to make the recruitment process better and the onboarding process smoother. This will help you weed out terrible temp staff early on, so you don’t waste time training them to move into a role they are not fit for.
Contact Liberty Staffing today to hire the best temp staff.
