Any savvy hiring manager has their bases covered when it comes to identifying the best candidate for a job. A useful assessment of the skills, experience, and knowledge of a candidate can be gleaned from a well-written resume and a well-prepared interview. Great candidates will come to your company prepared to discuss these qualifications in detail, and your interviewing skills will also help to give you an insight into the adaptability, curiosity, commitment, honesty and enthusiasm of the applicant.

That’s all well and good, but what are you bringing to the party? The employment landscape in the Denver area is becoming more of a job seeker’s market every day, and the competition between hiring managers vying for the perfect hire can be as intense as that of the candidates competing for the position. The unemployment rate in the Denver area recently fell to 2.5%, and for college graduates that rate is a paltry 1%. You will be competing for the services of elite candidates, and there are several important things keep in mind that will help you leave the best possible impression of your company and yourself when a candidate is sifting through multiple job offers.

It’s about Them, Not You

A good candidate will come to the interview process having researched your company and more than likely, you. But what do you know about the candidate? The chances are that you don’t know much beyond what you see on their resume and what you may have learned online. Your approach to, and interest in the interviewees needs, passions, and goals will be part of the criteria he or she will use when deciding which offer to take.

Interviews are a Two-Way Street

When a candidate is in demand, the interview will be as much of an assessment of you as the reverse. Candidates will base their decision primarily on how well you’ve presented your company and yourself. You will need to bring your best to these interviews just as the applicant will do.

Bring the Money

Don’t be fooled into thinking that if a candidate wants a job badly enough, and their desire to work for your company is strong enough, that they will be willing to work for peanuts. Everybody wants a job that fulfills their professional and personal aspirations, but they also want a job that feeds their family and pays their bills. If you’ve identified the optimal person for your job opening, offer a compensation package that reflects the value you see in them.

Transparency

Don’t attempt to paint an overly rosy, unrealistic portrait of life at your company. Great candidates will appreciate your honesty in describing the attributes and challenges of the job, the boss, and the organization that will occupy much of their waking lives.

Be Clear About Your Needs

If you are using the hiring and interview process alone to determine what you are looking for in an applicant, you are taking a backward approach that will likely result in a bad candidate-to-job match. You owe it to yourself to be clear about what your needs are and what the demands of the job will be, and you must also be able to communicate this information clearly to the prospective employee, thus helping to avoid the “this is not the job I interviewed for” syndrome.

Attracting and hiring the right candidate can be difficult, but a staffing and recruiting agency can help you identify and bring in the perfect candidates for your mission-critical positions. AimHire is a Denver employment agency looking to pair enthusiastic and knowledgeable candidates with quality employers. Learn more about how our staffing company can support your goals by pairing you with qualified employees looking for the right company fit, or request a candidate here.