What You Need to Know About Evaluating Recruiters
招聘在工作和训练有素的许多招聘者是很清楚，可实际性能测量。它可能不会大多数人感到惊讶，罕见的例外，在全球招聘行业评估充其量是 祝贺你打你的目标，本季度的增加10％，下一季度和好运气， 在最坏的情况下不存在的。
Having worked with and trained many recruiters and owner/ managers all over the world, it is clear to me that almost universally, the first improvement that can be made is in actually measuring performance. It probably won t surprise most people that with rare exception, in the recruitment industry globally appraisals are at best a congratulations you ve hit your target for the quarter, let s increase by 10% next quarter and good luck, and at worst non-existent. Somewhere in the middle is an appraisal that only gets pulled out of the drawer when someone is not hitting their targets. Often called a performance improvement plan, or cynically a you ll be fired if you don t achieve this plan, it usually only monitors quantitative measures, and is rarely supported by adequate training. It could be argued that the managers and owners themselves need to go on a performance improvement plan at the same time to observe and improve upon their influence over their underperforming team member. It surprises me further how managers expect their teams to perform when they themselves are too busy hitting their own revenue targets. There s a clue in the title given to those responsible for a team of performers: manager. You have to manage their performance and every aspect of it. To do that, like with the athletes, we need to know and be able to measure the inputs. Quantitative Measures The ultimate quantitative measure is of course revenue. How each individual recruiter achieves that end goal can be very different. Take the IT sector. Someone placing help desk analysts is going to have to place a lot more in volume than a recruiter placing IT directors. Other quantitative elements can be anything in numbers that leads to this revenue. What s important here though is the quality. If we break down the recruitment process we can form a neat reverse chronological list of steps taken and ultimately inputs to measure. Client offers, client interviews (with your candidates), candidates submitted to the client, your candidate interviews, business development calls, marketed candidates, number of detailed reference checks. Some would even argue that the number of calls or time on the phone are good measures. These numbers and measures in themselves are less relevant than what the ratios between the numbers actually mean. For example, what percentage of your candidates are being called for interviews? What percentage of your offers are being accepted? When we know these ratios, we can begin to understand where improvements can be made. Qualitative Measures These measures are much more subjective, but that should not prevent you from trying to measure them. As a recruiter you need to be honest with yourself here and as a manager you need to invest time with your team to be able to make an informed judgement on these qualitative measures. One simple way to approach it is to break it down into Client Development, Candidate Development, Administration and Work Ethic. For each of the four headings, break down and list the elements of the role. For example, with clients you can break it down into
12 elements: Client Identification, Client Planning and Strategy, Name Gathering, Client Knowledge, Call Objectives, Call Execution, Closing, Meeting Planning, Meeting Control, Listening Skills, Fee Discussion, Follow Up. Work Ethic for example may be broken down into: Urgency, Focus, Time Management, Role Prioritisation, Planning, Attitude, Team Player. What is important is that for each element, there is a 1-10 scale for recruiters and managers to mark. This can be achieved for taking two extremes for each part. Its very simple. Some examples are provided in the graphic (click to enlarge): Clearly these are subjective, but conducting this appraisal on a quarterly or bi-yearly basis in itself helps to refocus a recruiter on all elements of the job. In Practice Who likes to be micro-managed by their boss? Nobody, I m guessing (there may be exceptions). It s human nature to want to feel in control and dislike someone watching over you the whole time. We all want to be in charge of our own destiny and have autonomy in our decision making. The beauty of a well-put-together appraisal system is that as recruiters, you re micro managing yourself so your boss doesn t have to, and then everyone s a winner. Why would you not want to know every single piece of data that could possibly help you increase your performance? You get the vital data you need to know where you re falling short and where to make improvements, and also your manager gets the same information so they can help you devise a training plan to improve on your shortcomings. A well-written appraisal should be laid out with the following elements: Quantitative results from previous period (goal versus actual), e.g: Revenue, placements, offers, second/final stage interviews, first interviews, candidates submitted, candidates interviewed (by consultant), client meetings, reference checks completed. Qualitative results from previous period See some of the examples above provided in the graphic for client development, candidate development, administration, and work ethic (lots more are listed in a full appraisal) Revision of action points from previous appraisal Proposal for action points for following period based on results commitments Key areas of focus for next period This document should also be revised as part of a monthly one-to-one, so it s not a surprise every three or six months when you dust off the old appraisal document. Key tips for successful appraisals Break it down to include both quantitative and qualitative measures along with commitments for the coming period Conduct a full appraisal on a bi-yearly basis with shorter ones quarterly and use the document as a tool for ongoing monthly one to ones. As a recruiter Manage yourself before you get managed embrace appraisals to help guide your success If there s not an adequate quarterly or bi-yearly appraisal system in place, take the initiative to make it happen Ask for your managers time and use it wisely. If you re not being trained adequately, ask. Managers should be supporting, guiding, and training you. As a manager Dedicate time to conducting the appraisal and follow up with training, you will have better results and better staff retention Keep the inputs being measured the same for everyone but treat the results as unique to individuals Above all else, remember this not just about performance. It s about providing a great quality of service to your clients and candidates and playing your part in continuing to improve the perception of our industry through better quality in everything we do as recruiters. 管理新知 您可能感兴趣的文章 2017的4大趋势让HR更有战略价值 2016-12-29 《人民的名义》把人分9层，你属于哪一层？
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