A few things to keep in mind to enable a smooth hiring experience:
Integrate job postings with job description
Create a database of job postings and link vacancies to well defined job descriptions and skills. This makes it easier for the recruiter, the hiring manager and even the candidate.
Simplify the application process
You want to excite a candidate and sell the job to them. A complex application process puts off most candidates. The application process should work on all devices including mobiles, allow a seamless experience and candidates should be able to register once and submit their resumes to multiple positions.
Display job postings on your website
Publish the jobs on the career page of your website along with postings on other social platforms. You want to be visible everywhere – especially the social sites where a majority of your prospective hires spend their time.
Manage previously submitted resumes
Old submissions often get lost. Build a database that allows easy tagging and searching. Keep track of applicants and inform them of new positions.
Manage your candidates effectively
Assign interviewers to shortlisted candidates and automated reminders to candidates and interviewers.
Streamline the applicant tracking process
Allow recruiters to accept, review and manage resumes at a single location.
Maintain touchpoints with candidates
It is important to remain in touch with candidates on a periodic basis. They may not have succeeded in the existing job position they applied for but may be suitable in the future. Keeping in touch with them often builds relationships and can reduce the time-to-hire for future recruitments both for these candidate as also their referrals.
Have a robust onboarding process
Improve day-one readiness of new hires by seamlessly onboarding new employees.
Maintain data on the recruitment process
To iteratively improve the recruitment and selection process, meticulously maintain data related to different parts of the process. Different recruitment metrics that you can manage include resumes received, resumes shortlisted, interviews, no-shows, offers, accepts, time-to-hire, time-to-fill and so on.