How to speed up the hiring process

Depending on individual contracts, most employees in the United States give two weeks’ notice before leaving their positions with their employers. Some are not required to give any warning at all.

Regardless of how an employee plans their departure, many business owners find that they cannot replace a departing employee until they have worked out their notice period. As a result, they have a period where productivity drops and processes are affected.

There may be no way to avoid significant turnover with an employee, but you may be able to speed up the hiring process and limit productivity loss in some of the following ways.

Get the services of a recruitment company

Rather than spending your valuable time creating job ads and looking over resumes, consider hiring technical recruiters or recruiters for your specific industry to help. Recruiters can take care of all the hard work so you can focus on making sure your business runs smoothly.

Typically, recruiters and staffing agencies can use their connections to find suitable applicants and even create job ads for you. They can also read through resumes and narrow down the best talent with the specific skills and qualifications you’re looking for. You can then select from a select few prospective employees and potentially hire someone faster than you thought possible.

Rely on Technology

Whether you are hire your first employee or you’ve had experience hiring dozens of employees, you may be frustrated by how long it...