Tips on Recruiting Effectively in New York

New York City is called the financial capital of the World and rightly so. With some of the best companies in Banking and Finance, Retail, Technology, fashion and food headquartered here, markets are bustling and job opportunities are expansive, varied, lucrative and highly rewarding.

However, with New York also being the most populous city in the United States, it is filled with a large immigrant population and thus with its diverse and well qualified available pool of resources and job applicants, recruiting appropriate employees for a particular job is nothing short of a challenge.

As is the case in any job market, New York too has a number of specialized job recruiters, placement agencies, head-hunters and companies providing comprehensive recruitment solutions. Whatever the credibility and success rate of these companies is the thing that remains constant yet again is the problem of ‘effective recruiting’.

These job recruiters might help you to find a pool of possible resources that might seem like a good fit to your company, but their effectiveness and suitability can be ensured at your end by keeping in mind these very basic but essential tips.

·    Don’t rely on external recruiters only. Expand your pool through networking at conferences and job fairs and through current employees and staff members. Also through University placement offices and online job boards, magazines and websites.

·     Promote from within. Look at in house candidates to fill positions. They already know the working of the company and its basic principles and mission.

·     Make sure to check backgrounds and references when you recruit. This will help you to hire safe and strong employees who come with recommendations and experience. There is very little chance of you going wrong if you hire somebody whose background checks out.

·   Don’t distinguish on the basis of origin. Some of the best candidates might be from countries and communities you are not aware of. Pick on the basis of qualification and general smartness. 

Finally, make it known that you are a great employer. Use every opportunity to let prospective employees know that yours is a great company to work at, with good salaries, work life balance and excellent motivational programs. This will directly help in improving the quality of job applications.