Hiring the right candidates for different roles can be difficult when recruiting on a large scale, but with the use of the right strategies, hiring managers can achieve success.
This comprehensive article shares key strategies to achieve success in high-volume hiring and discusses the main challenges that may hinder the process to help you streamline the process and select the most appropriate talent for your organization.
Companies hire several candidates for different job roles to achieve business objectives. Such a hiring process is known as high-volume hiring. High-volume hiring is usually done in retail, customer service, hospitality, and seasonal jobs, where several positions are required to be filled to ensure satisfactory operational demands with a focus on employee benefits.
It entails optimized recruitment processes and the use of technologies such as applicant tracking systems and automation tools to manage a high number of applications. It may encompass mass recruitment events, job fairs, and online job portals to attract a huge number of applicants.
High-volume hiring is essential for a range of companies but it presents some tough challenges. As per a report from Jobvite, nearly 65% of recruiters state that mass hiring is more stressful for them in today’s market.
The common high-volume hiring challenges include:
The high volume of applications presents a significant challenge to organizations finding the right fit for the job. Companies receive hundreds (if not thousands) of applications to review within a short period. This may result in compromised quality of the recruitment process. Keeping up with the timely screening and selection process is a challenge to the hiring teams.
Another challenge hiring managers come across with high-volume hiring is ensuring that they are finding quality applicants in the large chunk of applications they receive. The focus on volume may lead to a rushed process and lack of attention to detail, resulting in the hiring of undeserving candidates.
The hiring teams therefore must find ways to screen, interview, and assess candidates as early as possible.
Recruitment teams may use AI-powered technology to interview and provide offer letters faster.
High-volume hiring can deter the brand in various ways, including:
All the examples mentioned above can result in poor candidate experience, impacting the company’s reputation and making it more difficult to attract global talent.
Companies can get rid of these issues by using various online tools, such as video assessments, to ensure a great first impression. It saves time for hiring managers and candidates alike. It allows them to record the interview, get tools, and take the interview from the comfort of their home, ensuring a low-stressed yet personalized way for candidates to present themselves to the recruiters.
Organizations can employ several strategies to recruit and onboard quality candidates through a high-volume hiring process. Some proven strategies include:
According to a report, nearly 82% of companies use pre-recruitment assessments.
These assessments not only help in managing the high volume of applications but also offer resume parsing, and communication automation and reduce the time and effort significantly to match manual screening and coordination and improve the quality of hire.
A simple application process can reduce the barriers for candidates and improve the candidate experience. Companies can minimize the number of steps required to apply on the online portals and ensure that the applications can be filled quickly and easily across a range of devices, including mobile phones, and tablets. Businesses can use the following strategies to ensure a streamlined application process, including:
Conducting mass hiring events such as job fairs, open houses, and virtual hiring can easily appeal to and attract a talent pool. Such events present ample opportunities for companies to flaunt their brand and culture and opportunities to screen and interview the right fit candidates for the jobs.
The pre-employment assessments can help companies evaluate candidates for specific job roles. These assessments can offer support in screening, interviewing, and making more informed hiring decisions.
Companies can achieve multiple benefits by incorporating such assessments into the hiring process, including:
Employee referral programs have helped companies achieve the objectives of bulk hiring. It has emerged as a cornerstone of hiring strategies for many companies, leveraging the power of employee networking to attract talent pools.
Companies can ensure higher-quality hires and faster hiring cycles with referral programs. According to an ATTO report, employee referrals account for nearly 30–50% of all hires in the United States. The same report reveals that 45% of referral hires stay longer than four years, as compared to 25% of job board hires.
Companies seek to adapt to the diverse needs and preferences of candidates by adopting flexible scheduling in the recruitment process. A flexible schedule helps candidates adjust to the pre-fixed schedules and commitments. Flexible hiring schedules allow companies to cater to a diverse range of candidates while meeting their requirements and making them interested in the company and job profile.
It includes:
Global HR teams collaborate with staffing companies to augment their in-house hiring efforts and tap into additional talent pools. It results in valuable support in candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding quickly for high-volume hiring.
Approximately 2.4 million temporary and contract employees work for America’s staffing companies during an average week in 2024, according to the American Staffing Association. Nearly 76% of offices are in the temporary and contract sectors of the industry.
These figures illustrate the role that temporary staffing agencies play in meeting workforce needs across industries and sectors.
High-volume hiring creates unique problems for organizations, but with the correct tactics and approaches, it is possible to locate the best people for the job efficiently.
High-volume hiring presents unique challenges for organizations, but the right kind of strategies can efficiently resolve the issues and locate the best talent for the job.
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