Recruitment
In a nutshell: What's it all about?
Filling a position involves analysing the organisation, defining tasks and qualifications, initiating the recruitment process (with internal mobility where necessary), job advertisement and selection process, as well as onboarding.
Opportunities and possibilities
With the right person filling the vacancy, you can optimise your team for the future and, for example, adapt processes, services and structures to current and future circumstances. The search for the right team member is rewarded with significant added value.
Get active: How to demonstrate good leadership
- In your management capacity, analyse the current status and define the target status: Where are you now and where do you want to go?
- Plan with foresight.
- Develop and promote suitable internal employees.
- Drive the recruitment process forward actively and efficiently and ensure a professional process.
- Communicate your expectations and requirements clearly in the job description.
- Prepare the onboarding process carefully and conduct it in an equally structured manner.
- Keep your team promptly and continuously informed.
Self-reflection: Am I applying my social and leadership competencies effectively?
Driving innovation:
- Have I questioned existing processes and structures?
- Are these geared towards future needs and requirements?
- What improvements could the new team member introduce?
Living inclusivity
- Have I treated everyone the same during the process?
- Did I discover any of my own prejudices during the recruitment process?
- Was I able to put these prejudices aside when filling the vacancy?
Empowering people:
- Could internal candidates make the next development step?
- Have I kept the team / key players continuously informed and involved them in the process?
In short: 5 steps to success
Areas of responsibility: Roles
Manager: functions as a hiring manager and decision maker, incl. coordination with any interfacing entities/team and drafting of job description
HR: offers advice and support, grading (function level, salary) in consultation with the manager
Recruiting: publishing the job advert
Main responsibility
Manager