What Is a Hiring Process?

What Are the Steps of a Hiring Process?

1. Identifying hiring need: deciding on workforce needs and conditions;
2. Writing job description: creating a job offer;
3. Advertising position: depending on the strategy it can be online, in a newspaper, on a advertisement board, etc.;
4. Recruit for position: reaching out to potential candidates;
5. Review applications: analyzing candidate profiles based on job criteria;
6. Initial screening: phone interviews;
7. Interviewing potential candidates: in-person interviews, standardized tests, talent assessments, etc.;
8. Checking references and performing background checks;
9. Selecting the right candidates for the position: job offer;
10. Hiring: contract signature;
11. Onboarding.

What Are the Stages of a Hiring Process?

A hiring process typically has 5 main stages.

1. The planning phase: establishing the needs of the organization in terms of workforce (number of hires, positions to fill, requirements) ;
2. The strategy phase: developing a strategy to recruit new employees efficiently;
3. The searching phase: posting job offers to build a large pool of qualified candidates;
4. The screening phase: filtering candidates using their profile to determine who will be invited for an interview;
5. The evaluation phase: interviewing candidates and deciding who to hire.

Why Is It Important to Have a Hiring Process?

Having a structured hiring process increases the likelihood that an organization will find the right candidates. A well-defined hiring process is both cost-effective and time-saving.

Common benefits of a streamlined hiring process include:

• Finding the right candidates more rapidly;
• Hiring candidates that fit with the culture of the company;
• Standardizing hiring methods;
• Saving time and money;
• Ensuring transparency in the process.