At CareerSource Suncoast, helping employers recruit the best candidates is at the core of our mission. We know the most valuable asset in any business, small or large, is the workforce that develops, sells, markets, and delivers your product or service. Our Workforce Development team collaborates with your leadership to develop a plan designed to put the strongest individuals at your interview table.

Successful employee recruitment requires more than just placing a job posting on LinkedIn. Finding and hiring the right people for your company requires diligent preparation, thorough execution and a clear understanding of your hiring objectives.

We encourage our employer partners to follow these steps for successful recruiting:

Consider your actual needs. Think about the big picture of your business needs when creating a hiring strategy.

Promote your opening. Posting the job on employment websites, your company’s own career page and all of the outlets available is essential, but, don’t forget to advertise the position internally.

Judge candidates by the same standard. Determining which people to interview is a different game than selecting which of the candidates is best for the position, but, devising a strategy to fairly evaluate all applicants is essential.

Conduct interviews with top applicants. Be sure to prepare a list of thoughtful, standardized questions and compare job candidates properly. 

Don’t take too long to hire. Job seekers, especially top talent, are likely to get frustrated and lose interest in the job — or accept another offer — if the hiring process takes too long.

Before making the offer, be sure to check job references for your top candidates and set a salary range so you’re prepared for any salary negotiation.