In the intense competition of 21^st century, one of the most crucial challenges for recruiters is to find the best resource for the jobs available with them. It’s not tough to find people with impressive degrees or flashy resumes, but it’s tough to pick the right resource with real skills and relevant experience. Therefore, a recruiter needs to consider various factors before putting a resume into the shortlisted category from the piles of application they receive. To make the task easier for a recruiter, we are presenting a short and crisp, but mandatory recruitment checklist.

JOB DESCRIPTION – THE BASE OF A SUCCESSFUL HIRING

As a recruiter, you must understand the job requirements. This is the base of a successful hiring. Define the job requirements, elaborate the professional and personal skills required to perform the tasks in that position, and create some tie-breaker points to make shortlisting easier. For example, if you are working on an open position in Sitecore development, you need to look at the candidates with prior experience in integrated AI, marketing automation, personalization, and social media integration.

• Clearly outline the professional skills and years of experience required
• Understand the challenges of the job, and clearly state it to the prospective candidate.
• Understand the personal traits need in a person serving on that position

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES

As a recruiter, you know what a job requires and accordingly what a recruit is supposed to deliver. It becomes more important to get a suitable candidate right from the start because there are chances of employee turnover in the initial 45 days of employment. So, to do the right hiring, you need to consider –

• Make it a point to respond to all the queries of the candidate and be honest in your replies.
• Identify the future goals of the shortlisted candidates and make sure it is in sync with company goals
• Focus on the soft skills such as management skills, leadership qualities, emotional intelligence, etc.
• Perform a background check and scan the social profiles of the candidates to understand them better as an individual

BE A GOOD LISTENER AND A GREAT COMMUNICATOR

The recruitment process starts and ends at listening and communicating accordingly. A good recruiter takes notes and tracks all interactions. If you don’t listen, you can’t deliver, and if you can’t deliver, you offer no value.

ABILITY TO FILTER

There is a laundry list of requirements and a true recruiter can decipher the true motivating factors from both the parties; be it the client or the candidate. If your client needs a senior level manager, ask clearly what exactly his demands and expectations are. If your candidates say they will choose the next job based on “the culture”, ask exactly what do they mean by culture. And thus, understanding the needs you can filter the best for both.

LEARN TO BE A MOTIVATOR

Hiring is hard and so is finding a job. Being a good recruiter doesn’t end at knowing the parties well and getting them to meet. It involves giving interview preparation tips, interview process advice, pep talks when time gets stressful and contribute wherever a recruiter can till goals are met.

EFFECTIVE USE OF RECRUITING TOOLS

In this era of the technology boom, every piece of information is available online. So, you need to know which lake to fish in (Blue Ocean Recruiting). Go through all the available information and accordingly understand how an individual is going to respond. It also helps in setting the direction for the whole process.

The prime thing being a recruiter is being organized. Even if you are organized, you need to consider these points to avoid any possible mistakes you might make during the recruitment process.

Alfeesha Mulla

I am working as a Hiring & Recruiting professional @OptizmGlobal (a Staffing & Placement agency). With 5+ years of experience in Talent Management, I have an expertise in recruiting with a constantly changing world of technology.

https://optizmglobal.com/

Blockchain is a growing cryptocurrency technology. Without a central authority, it helps to maintain a controlled book of transactional history on everything purchased. Basically, there is no intermediary anymore; it is a transparent market for the transactions of goods and services, without the time needed to register the transaction and the costs and labour associated with it.

With a finger on the pulse of the job market, Blockchain Recruiting Service provider knows their stuff. They know how to contact available talents.

On the part of job seekers, it can be frustrating when you do not hear the answer from the company. But working with a Blockchain Recruiter can increase your employability. Blockchain Recruiters have an extensive network that can help connect applicants with ideal organizations. It’s like having one foot in the door.

For companies and job seekers, you can avoid the competitive market. You can avoid the stress of a time-consuming and even daunting process. Here are many advantages of having a Blockchain Recruiting Services.

1. Access to relevant talents or job offers

The Blockchain Recruiting specialist has access to non-public information that most people cannot see in an open space. Thanks to internal tracking in the blockchain industry, this recruiter can provide the necessary connection.

Most companies do not often publish their job offers. So it happens that the internal staff will try to fill the positions privately.

Without Blockchain Recruiting Services, potential candidates will never have the opportunity to apply for a job. It usually deprives the company of valuable alternatives to choose from; has a limited pool of talents.

2. A smaller pool of talents

Make no mistake if you have a smaller pool of talents compared to a limited pool of talents. With restrictions, the company limits itself to exploring the full potential of the candidates market. But with a smaller pot, you can expect that the selection has already been filtered. What remains in the pool is a reliable, best talent.

This is how the Blockchain Recruiting Services provider can provide a smaller pool of talents that has already passed the selection process, eliminating not from a good group.

3. Having a personal adviser on your side

The recruiting blockchain will not only help you get the right talent or work; he can also act as a personal adviser in matters related to employment.

For job seekers, Blockchain Services Recruiter can advise them what the best practices are for securing work. For companies, they can update them on the basis of applicable rates of pay and other regulations, and advise them on economically feasible options.

4. Eliminates the longer waiting time for an opinion

One of the frustrating issues in the recruitment process is not recovering from the company or, in the latter case, the applicant. With a recruiter, there is someone who can provide updates on the status of the application.

It is important for job seekers. To find out if they got jobs as early as possible, they will help them to move to a different work perspective. Companies can also benefit from knowing if their chosen candidate wants to push the application. Otherwise, they can choose the next candidate.

5. Save time

Time is gold. For companies, it’s better to spend so much time and resources on income-generating activities. Get away from it and it will affect the final result.

With blockchain recruitment, companies do not have to spend a lot of time, effort and resources to find the right talent. They simply delegate the recruitment task and continue their ordinary activities.

Conclusion:

The Blockchain technology potential cannot be ignored, but with any kind of technological innovation, we cannot be sure how it will affect our companies. Companies also save money, which entails general costs such as pay and other benefits for these employees. With a blockchain employer, companies simply pay a certain amount as an incentive. This amount is minimal compared to maintaining your own recruitment team.

Alfeesha Mulla

I am working as a Hiring & Recruiting professional @OptizmGlobal (a Staffing & Placement agency). With 5+ years of experience in Talent Management, I have an expertise in recruiting with a constantly changing world of technology.

https://optizmglobal.com/

This is the second blog in a series of blogs that we started to help candidates with skills in high demand. The idea is to let candidates know about the mandatory skills needed to increase their employability in the technologies we are hiring in. With our experience in IT recruiting, we are sharing insights over various technologies that are in high demand. This blog explains the mandatory skills required to kick-start a career in Sitecore development.

Sitecore is in high demand as the enterprise CMS due to its futuristic features and high-end e-commerce, social media and AI integration.

Sitecore Experience Platform is expensive, with annual licensing cost almost equal to the annual salary of entry-level developers in the United States. Still, the demand for Sitecore professionals is increasing. The average salary of a Sitecore developer in the United States is more than USD 100,000. Therefore, it’s no surprise that developers who are working on Microsoft technologies are aiming to switch towards Sitecore development.

So what kind of technical expertise is needed if you want to make your way in the fascinating world of Sitecore development?

Strong Programming Skills

Sitecore is .Net based web CMS. Therefore it is imperative that you have strong programming skills in ASP.net using C# (or VB.net). Though C# is more widely accepted. Proficiency with Microsoft Visual Studio development environment and MVC architecture is mandatory. Along with programming you also need to have in-depth knowledge of software deployment applications like Team Foundation Server. A few years of experience in working in a strong Microsoft development environment can provide mandatory skills needed for the job.

Database Expertise

The backend is a core part of any CMS. To work as a Sitecore developer, you need to have strong database management and administrative knowledge (preferably with Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database). Working with triggers, stored procedures and high-end relational databases is a must if you are aiming to work on Sitecore development.

Scripting Languages

Since Sitecore is a web CMS used to create high-end websites and web applications. Knowledge of scripting languages like JavaScript, CSS, XML, XSLT, and XSL is required. And this is a common understanding that you’ll have knowledge of HTML and DHTML.

Understanding of Web Principles

System programming and web programming both are different. So when we are talking about skills required for Sitecore development, an ideal candidate should have an understanding of information architecture, the functioning of CMS, and the basics of content publishing and management.

Tie-breaker Skills

Aforementioned skills are mandatory skills that are required for a Sitecore developer. However, there are few skills which can act as tie-breaker and put you ahead of other candidates. Sitecore is not like other CMSs, it has integrated AI, marketing automation, personalization, and social media integration facilities. So if you have previous experience or understanding of these aspects of a CMS, you’ll have the upper edge in an interview.

If you are a Sitecore developer, looking for a change or to switch to a better opportunity send your resume to resumes@optizmglobal.com. We’d also love to have your inputs over the skills required for a Sitecore developer. If you think we missed including something, please drop your inputs in comments.

Alfeesha Mulla

I am working as a Hiring & Recruiting professional @OptizmGlobal (a Staffing & Placement agency). With 5+ years of experience in Talent Management, I have an expertise in recruiting with a constantly changing world of technology.

https://optizmglobal.com/