Well, having been placing executives in the franchise industry since 1996, we have found that on average it can take up to 12 weeks to find the right person for your vacancy. So what can the process mean to your business?
Attracting and Recruiting New Staff Yourself…
If you are managing the advertising yourself, then once you have chosen the right medium for your business and written an interesting advert that will attract the right candidates, you have to wait for people to see the vacancy on the job board and respond by sending their CVs.
You will probably find that you will get CVs from people who do not have the experience you are looking for, as people looking for a new role will often apply for anything that takes their fancy, regardless of whether they have any relevant experience of the role or the industry or not.
This means that you will have to take the time to read everything that comes in to your inbox just in case the right person is in there, and then spend some time responding to everyone, even if it is just to say thanks but no thanks!
You then have to spend time trying to get in touch with all the good candidates to talk to them to see if they are suitable for the role and then arranging a time to interview which suits both parties and then start the process.
And, of course, you are doing all this while still running your day to day business. All very time consuming for you at what could be a very busy time. So can you really afford to be doing that?
Outsourcing The Process of Finding Staff…
If however, you are using an agency to work with, once you have instructed them on the type of person you are looking for (which will probably take up to ½ hour of your time) and sent them the job/person spec, you can get on with running your business and wait for them to do what you are employing them to do. It will usually take up to 1 week for them to talk to any relevant candidates, get them excited about the opportunity and then get their CVs to you.
It can then take up to 2 weeks for 1st interviews to be arranged depending on everyone’s timetables and, once you have completed those interviews, you may have to add another 2 weeks before you can do 2nd interviews.
After all the time you have taken to choose the right person for the role you are trying to fill, it can take anything from 4 to 12 + weeks before they can join your business depending on their notice period. Of course during this time it is important to keep in touch with them to keep them on board for joining your company.
If Seeking Staff, PLAN AHEAD!
So whichever method you choose to recruit your new member of staff, you need to plan ahead of time to ensure you get the right person for the right role at the right time to suit your business. Don’t leave it to the last minute and hope for the best.
If you are considering taking new members of staff on in 2019, then perhaps it’s time to start the search now.
Why not get in touch to see how we can help you find the right candidate for you and your business. Let us use our time and knowledge of the people in the UK franchise sector to make it easier for you.
Best regards,
Shirley Hughes
enquiries@thelfranchisingcentre.uk
The Franchising Centre
01904 561598
