Tips & Best Practices
- ATS/engagement
- Check ATS daily, and update statuses as you engage with candidates.
- As you speak with candidates, convey that WE would be luck to have THEM. Said another way, speak to them as if they were a favorite old co-worker you’re hoping to bring back to the company.
- Be on time and prepared for every interview. Give them a great first impression.
- Over communicate. Continue to call/text the candidate throughout the hiring process, especially if a step is taking longer than normal.
- Make an offer PRIOR to running a background check.
- Check your application flow at least every 2 weeks. Renew advertisements if applications are slowing for critical positions.
- Recruiting/networking
- Take the wallet-size Career Cards with you wherever you go. When you observe someone who would be a great fit, explain why and offer them your card (see page 12 of Recruitment Guide).
- Post your jobs on local school and community job boards.
- Frequently advertise Legend’s associate referral program (see page 23 of the Recruitment Guide).
- When engaging with colleges, offer to:
- Speak in a class about the senior living profession (bring food if allowed).
- Perform mock interviews.
- Invite groups to tour the residence and to get a snapshot of a day in the life.
- Be a vendor during a networking event.
- Hang flyers about open positions.
Recruitment Guide
Hiring the right people is essential to the success of a residence and enables its leaders to meet the company mission to "provide the highest standards of quality of service, environment and care to residents." The right recruitment efforts can showcase senior living as a profession and Legend Senior Living as the best place to work.
Each manager involved in the recruiting process should take proactive steps to promote a diverse workforce and positive work environment. This Recruitment Guide provides the strategies and tools needed to guide the entire recruiting process. It will help managers efficiently engage the most qualified candidates with the best chance of retention. Sections are tabbed for easy look-up with each tab providing materials and detailed steps.
Hiring the right people is essential to the success of a residence and enables its leaders to meet the company mission to "provide the highest standards of quality of service, environment and care to residents." The right recruitment efforts can showcase senior living as a profession and Legend Senior Living as the best place to work.
Each manager involved in the recruiting process should take proactive steps to promote a diverse workforce and positive work environment. This Recruitment Guide provides the strategies and tools needed to guide the entire recruiting process. It will help managers efficiently engage the most qualified candidates with the best chance of retention. Sections are tabbed for easy look-up with each tab providing materials and detailed steps.
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