Recruitment Channels and Performance of the Recruitment Process

The recruitment channels and their right mix is the hidden mystery of the recruitment process. The recruitment is a very trendy HR Process and the HR Recruiters have to watch the trends closely as the organization can keep constant inflow of job applicants at the optimum costs.

The recruitment channels are the sources of the candidates. Generally, the places, where the job candidates can read job posting and they apply for the job vacancy at your organization. It sounds simple, but the job candidates can visit a lot of places and websites to find a new job opportunity. And it is the same as with any other competition on the job market. The job applicants compete for the job, the companies compete for the best job candidate available.

The right mixture of the recruitment channels is the pure business secret as no company wants to recommend their best recruitment channel to the others. But it is not just about the right recruitment channels, it is also about the right recruitment channel for the right job vacancy.

The recruitment channels to be used are usually defined by the Recruitment Strategy and the right mix is selected on the basis of the detailed analysis of the performance of the individual recruitment channels. But, the recruitment channels should not be fixed for the long period as their performance can change quickly.

Several years ago, the best performing recruitment channel was the newspaper job advertising. Today, it is not the best recruitment channel with the best ration performance/cost. The HR Recruiters should make the analysis every quarter to see the new trends and they should ask the job applicants not just, where they find the information about the job vacancy, but where they generally look for the job.

The job applicants are very useful as they help to discover the recruitment channels, the company does not use currently. The job applicants usually watch the modern trends and they can provide useful tips. As the job applicants find your organization, they can discover your competitors. They can tell a lot about their job postings and they can help to discover their own recruitment channels.