When recruiting, what are the challenges to success?

摘要

So, your organisation has a senior vacancy or two. You are under pressure to bring in external industry experts to help you make an appointment as quickly as possible, but sometimes, the recruitment campaign doesn't go to plan. What can you do to ensure the best return on your investment? I'm surprised at the number of councils who do not want to invest time engaging with their executive search consultants before going live with a vacancy. A headhunter will know the market, the candidates, and the external perception of the authority. By choosing not to engage and communicate with recruiters you are missing an opportunity to succession plan properly and could end up running an ill-informed campaign. You want the best talent out there, and you also want it to be diverse. Councils often set themselves challenges around timescales as they haven't left enough time to run a campaign which will take an innovative approach to the search and are looking to identify candidates from other sectors and may have non-traditional career paths and CVs. It's also proven that diverse and passive talent takes longer to consider an opportunity and needs more support with their application and process.