The Great Resignation started in 2021, and it’s far from over. Approximately 4 million people per month have quit their jobs, up from the average of 3.5 million in 2019. There are many reasons they have quit, including to escape a toxic business environment, secure higher pay, and explore a new career path.
Every industry is feeling the crunch of too much work and not enough employees, and the EHS industry is no different.
That leads to the following question: How can industries do business as usual if there aren’t enough people to work at their business? In the post ahead, we discuss how to:
- Establish your company as an authority in the EHS field
- Make the hiring process at your company more streamlined for job candidates
- Determine why candidates turned down your job offer
1. Establish Your Company as an Authority in the EHS Field
In an industry teeming with competition for a limited employee pool, it’s vital to stand out. To do this, your organization needs to show up as an industry expert, which means being a voice of authority.
Fortunately, being an authority in today’s wireless world doesn’t mean you need to invest a lot of money. You can write a blog post with keywords using SEO best practices. You can be a guest speaker on a webinar, at a conference, or on a podcast.
You can also make sure your company has a presence on the social media apps that your hiring pool is using to look for jobs, including LinkedIn. Cross-post your blogs, podcasts, and webinar transcripts under your company feed, and make sure to use hashtags related to the EHS industry, such as #EHS, #EHSJobs, #EHSCommunity.
2. Make the Hiring Process at Your Company More Streamlined for Job Candidates
In a job market where the employee has a lot of understaffed companies to choose from, make your hiring process a breeze.
HR Daily Advisor suggests investing in a customer relationship management (CRM) program. This will make the process of keeping track of applicant details on a cloud-based system more seamless. According to PC Magazine, the best CRM programs in 2022 include Salesforce and Apptivo CRM.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) advises: “Have a clear, efficient, and streamlined recruiting and hiring process that you stick to religiously. This will help you filter out candidates quickly and effectively, and reduce the chances of making a mistake.”
3. Determine Why Candidates Turned Down Your Job Offer
In a world of job interviews, applications, LinkedIn, and more, make your company stand out in the hiring process by asking EHS applicants why they declined your offer. No one likes rejection, and to hear why your organization was rejected can be difficult.
But not having your job opening filled can be even more difficult.
According to Ben Dattner, Dattner Consulting, LLC’s Principal, applicants who turned down your offer will likely not feel comfortable telling the person directly involved in the interview process why they said no. Instead, explain to the applicant that they will receive a “Declined Offer” questionnaire that will be anonymous and have questions that will help the company improve its hiring process.
2022 is not like any year in recent memory when it comes to the number of vacant jobs compared to the number of eager applicants. According to CNBC, the workforce stands at 1 million fewer workers than there were pre-pandemic. Laura Wronski, SurveyMonkey’s senior manager of research science, explains that it doesn’t help that inflation is high, which means wages have to be high to compensate for the cost of living.
But as Aarcher Talent reported back in 2021, the work-life balance a company can offer and the culture it can promise is a great combination when it comes to attracting new hires. Reach out to Aarcher Talent to help your organization put its best foot forward to overcome these hiring challenges.
Resources:
4 Common Recruiting Challenges (And How to Overcome Them), Bruce Marable, SHRM.org.
4 Recruitment Challenges (and How to Overcome Them), Claire Swinarski, HRDailyAdvisor.
10 Best Practices for Streamlining Your Hiring Process, Indeed, Indeed.com.
2022 Job Outlook, Alan Ferguson, SafetyandHealthMagazine.com.
Big February Job Growth for Economy But on Main Street It’s Still a Struggle to Find Workers, Ian Thomas, CNBC.com.
Interactive Chart: How Historic Has That Great Resignation Been?, SHRM, SHRM.org.
The Best CRM Software of 2022, Gadjo Sevilla and Neil McAllister, PCMag.com.
The Great Resignation: 3 Challenges Facing EHS, EHSToday, EHSToday.com.
Why You Should Interview People Who Turn Down a Job with Your Company,Ben Dattner, HBR.org.