Recruitment support
Recruiting new employees is one of the most important things you do, however, the process can often be long, frustrating and fruitless.
It can become all-consuming very quickly or, because you lack time, it can be something that really holds you back as you simply limp along without having a fully staffed team.
Through our recruitment support service, we can help you decide on exactly the role that you need to fill, source the candidates and then assess their capability and fit. Keeping you at the centre of decision-making, we can run the process to find you the best candidates whilst you carry on running your business.
That’s where our expertise comes in. We are not a recruitment agency but we can act as your in-house recruitment team.
For more details, see our Recruitment Support FAQ
Key Service Features
for Recruitment Support
Review of your recruitment requirements and guidance on the best approach to finding candidates
Recruitment support to create a process that helps you find and hire the best person for the job
CV screening and initial telephone interviews so that you just get to meet candidates that are the best fit
How We Can Help You
There’s a number of ways that we can provide you with recruitment support:
- We can create job descriptions for you
- We can place adverts on your behalf
- We can liaise with recruitment agencies
- We can screen CVs
- We can undertake initial telephone interviews
- We can design your assessment process
You’ll be advised of progress throughout and can focus your attention on making recruitment decisions (rather than managing the administration and logistics).
“LighterHR has been a great support to my business, from strategic direction to day-to-day HR matters. They listen, take the time to understand my business and give me sound advice. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending LighterHR.”
Sophie Eastwood
Managing Director, Holistic Group
Recruitment Support Frequently Asked Questions
How does LighterHR’s Recruitment Support service work?
The overall aim of our recruitment support service is to save you time and to help you make sure you hire the right people.
Firstly, we find out more about your business and the role(s) you need to fill. From there, you can decide what level of recruitment support you are looking for. We can work with you to create the job description and define your recruitment process. We can brief recruitment agencies and screen CVs. We can conduct an initial telephone screening and even attend face-to-face interviews with you.
Of course, the final decision on who is right for your business stays with you. The overall aim of the service is that we take away as many of the time-consuming recruitment activities as possible and allow you to focus your time and meet the very best candidates.
Do you have a list of recruitment agencies that you work with?
Whilst we know lots of recruitment agencies, you’re under no obligation to work with any of them. If you have a list of agencies that already know you and your business, and you want to stick with them, then we’ll just introduce ourselves to them and become a point of contact.
Of course, if you aren’t getting the right quality of candidates from your existing recruitment sources then we can advise you. We can help you find additional agencies to work with and also guide you towards direct forms of recruitment advertising that might get you the people you need.
Note: Any commercial agreements or service contracts will be directly between you and the agencies.
Which steps of the recruitment process can you manage?
We can provide you with all or some of the following activities:
- Creation of job description(s) and person specifications
- Placement of job adverts
- Liaising with recruitment agencies (if required)
- Screening incoming CV’s for suitability
- Undertaking initial telephone screening
- Developing your interview process and all standard questions
Our goal is to keep the process moving so you can get on with running your business.
Can you just help me improve at doing my own recruitment?
Absolutely. We offer training courses on all manner of recruitment skills including questioning techniques and recruitment compliance training so that you can be comfortable no manager is going to ask a question they shouldn’t!
In addition, we can help you to structure the recruitment process so that you stand the best chance of finding the right person and not mis-hiring (which is costly and disruptive).
What Do I Do Now?
Your new or updated employee contract can be implemented as soon as you need it.
To understand the options for employment contracts, use the sidebar to book a consultation, complete the contact form or call us on 0203 535 5750, and our team will start helping you straight away.