The Pitfalls of DIY Recruiting

You may feel this option will save you money and depending on the role it could. Before you go down this path however, you need to review your current business demands and the demands of your staff covering while more work is piling up while an employee down.

• What is involved in filling this role? Advertising, which media, taking enquiry, reviewing CV's, Interviewing etc...
• What resource do I need to handle candidate enquiries?
• What are your time lines to fill this role?
• How will you handle the extra work load?
• How will my staff handle the extra work load?
• What potential impact will this have on my customers?
• What is my plan if I do not find someone within time lines?

These are just a few simple planning stages to make sure you either make this a success or end up being a disaster.
The major concerns in all of this is when you and your staff start to get bogged down with the extra workload, you have not planned for this and your business starts to suffer as a consequence. You then start to take short cuts due to time constraints and work demands. Your staff becoming stressed and you need to get someone quickly. Do you really believe in this situation your judgement is sound or are you getting desperate and make rash decisions?
This may sound dramatic however, unfortunately this is pretty common. Too many businesses make these mistakes and suffer by employing the wrong employee which becomes an even higher cost to your business.

 Other topics of interest:

• Choosing a Recruitment Agency
• Hidden Cost of Staff Replacement
• Taking advantage of a recession