Best Way to Hire Employees: 5 Best Practices from Top Companies
There’s no shortage of hiring best practices to find across the web. But which best practices are worth their salt? You may consider looking at some top companies and take inspiration from what they’re doing.
1. Create a culture deck for job candidates
Netflix believes that its success depends on its culture. From its early days, Netflix has published a culture deck that outlines what it expects from employees. This deck helps candidates and employees understand expectations and what it takes to succeed at the company.
Key takeaway: Having a visual representation of what it’s like to work at your company may encourage candidates to apply, given they have a better idea of what your business vision and mission is.
2. Audition candidates instead of interviewing them
After some basic screening, Automattic —the makers of WordPress, a content management system—has largely done away with traditional interviews. Instead, the company pays prospective employees to work in the positions they’ve applied for. It’s more of an audition than an interview. Consider how a job audition, instead of an interview, would work for your business.
Key takeaway: Transforming the interview process can show candidates that your business values innovation and new ideas.
3. Launch a recruitment campaign
Chipotle and McDonald’s are two examples of companies that have successfully executed massive recruitment campaigns. You might not be ready to hire thousands of workers at once, but the concept allows you to promote your business to a broader audience. If you have several positions to fill, a recruitment campaign may help you bring in more candidates.
Key takeaway: Investing in a recruitment campaign can expand your reach to more candidates than you otherwise would have.
4. Prioritize diversity and inclusion
Be sure to consider how you are appealing to candidates from a variety of backgrounds during the hiring process. Messaging platform Slack publicly shared its employee demographics including gender identity, ethnic backgrounds, and other minority identities. To better its efforts at representation and inclusion at the company, Slack also partnered with a coding nonprofit called Code2040 in order to help Black and Latinx computer science students excel in their career.
Key takeaway: Showing candidates that their representation and inclusion is important to your company will ensure they see your organization as somewhere where their voice is heard and valued.
5. Collect candidate feedback
Candidates who apply to DocuSign receive a candidate experience survey regardless of whether or not they received an offer to provide feedback on their experience with their recruiter. The survey asked candidates if their recruiter gave them a satisfactory overview of the company, their value proposition, how they were treated, and if they received timely updates on their application status. Showing candidates that their experience matters can encourage them to apply for positions in the long run.
Key takeaway: Making your candidates feel heard during the hiring process allows for a positive relationship with the company for future communication down the line.