It can get difficult to hire the best in the market and build a great team when you’re a startup, mostly due to
budget and resource constraints. But who said attracting top talent was solely based on your compensation packages? Building a brand as an employer of choice and creating a workplace that is fair and
nurturing is equally as important as compensation when it comes to hiring the best professionals.
Here are 6 ways by which you can recruit a top team for your startup:
1. Build your brand
Five in 10 professionals in the Middle East want to work for a company where they feel they are working for a greater purpose, as stated in the Bayt.com ‘
What Makes a Company an Attractive Place to Work?’ poll. Do you have a mission and vision statement? Do you have a set of values that you can share with the world? Attracting top talent is directly related to the brand you create. Build one that clearly identifies you and your business and you will be able to attract the brightest minds. Bayt.com offers Bayt.com
Company Profiles, a great way to create a page for your company to share your news and all the great things your company does. Once you’ve created your brand, you can start to post jobs and hire people who share your
values.
2. Post your jobs online
The best way to source candidates from a vast talent pool is by putting your job ads on leading job sites such as
Bayt.com. With over 20 million job seekers registered on the website, you will never have a dearth of great talent. The trick is to write a good job description and make a character sketch of the type of employees you want to hire while using Bayt.com
Job Postings. Bayt.com
CV Search allows you to search for both active and passive candidates from our vast database. It makes it easier for you to find the perfect candidates by filtering them down to your exact specifications. Both these tools are easy to use and will definitely fall within your
budget!
3. Become an employer of choice
Branding yourself as an
employer of choice need not be an expensive affair. There are plenty of tools which you can use online to attract top talent. Again, Bayt.com
Company Profiles emerge as a great way to enhance your online reputation. Through this
profile you can let job seekers know about your company updates, events, and even job vacancies. Another great tool is
Bayt.com Specialties. Bayt.com Specialties lets you engage with potential candidates by asking industry-related questions and engaging with them in meaningful discussions to get to know them better and beyond a traditional CV. Here's the Bayt.com
secret to being an employer of choice.
4. Perfect your hiring practices
Perfecting your
hiring practices will ensure that you recruit only the best. When screening CVs, always check for relevancy and special achievements. During the job interview, be prepared beforehand by writing down a set of questions for each candidate. Make sure to answer any questions in a polite and professional manner. Most importantly, let the candidate know of your decision – even if they are not selected. 60% of professionals in the Middle East feel that the most harmful thing a company can do to its brand is to not follow up or communicate after a job interview, as revealed in the Bayt.com ‘
What Makes a Company an Attractive Place to Work?’ poll, February 2014. Social recruiting is another way to hire the best talents for your startup. Here's how you can hire more quickly using Bayt.com’s
social recruiting tools.
5. Turn your employees into ambassadors
The best workplaces encourage employees to inspire others to join. Before reaching out to new candidates you should ensure that your current employees are happy. For this, you must inculcate a culture of transparency. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 30% of professionals feel that communication channels in their company are not open enough, according to the Bayt.com
'Employee Engagement in the MENA’ poll, April 2014. Managers of a young company should have an open and frequent dialogue with their team members and should always provide honest feedback. This way, your current employees will be encouraged to refer like-minded individuals for your startup, giving you a star team in no time.
6. Compensate fairly
Salary isn’t everything professionals look for, but it is still an important factor in their acceptance or rejection of your job offer. Having said that, it’s advisable to pay your employees according to the market rate. Tools such as Bayt.com
Salary Search can help you find out what companies in your industry are paying their employees.
On the other hand,
non-monetary ways of awarding talent include giving rewards for service or excellent performance, giving gift cards or free parking, inculcating training and development in the organization, and so forth.
Bayt.com can do so much more for you. Here's how Bayt.com can help you find great talent for your startup!
