Top Tips on Recruiting in Europe
- Understand the employment environment of the country you are planning to recruit in (salaries, employment law, recruitment media, typical notice periods etc...).
- Understand if your competitors have offices in the target country and if so where.
- Ensure you have a website you can direct candidates to. It is common for international candidates to be suspicious of a headhunt phone call. Websites serve as credibility for you and the recruitment process.
- Prepare written information that can be sent to candidates. Even the most fluent English speakers will welcome information they can read at their own pace.
- Maintain good communication with candidates ensuring that they understand your recruitment process and time-scales.
- Face to face interview in the target country. This will demonstrate your commitment to the recruitment and the country.
- Conduct at least one interview in one of your company's offices to allow candidates to get a flavour of the culture etc..
- Undertake Assessment exercises in the candidate's mother tongue to ensure that you really get under their skin.
- Follow our Tips on Recruiting the Right Candidate.
- Partnering an experienced UK Recruitment Consultancy with international experience will allow you to keep better control of the process and have fluent English speaking candidates presented to you.
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