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When it comes to assembling a strong team of employees, there are a few mistakes you want to avoid during the recruitment process. Below are just some of the biggest blunders that could negatively impact the strength of your team.
Rushing the hiring process
While you may be eager to fill vacancies, it’s important that you don’t rush the hiring process. If you’re not taking the time to look at enough applications and you’re not carefully considering each applicant, you’re more likely to hire the wrong person for the job. While you may get lucky and hire some great employees, others may be unsuitable for the job, and this could lead to weak links in your team. Take the time to screen applicants until you’ve found a few great candidates – don’t just hire the first applicant that stands out.
Establishing no clear roles
Every member of your team should ideally be handpicked, trained or delegated to a specific role. Studies such as this one at Frontiers show that role ambiguity can have a negative impact on employee engagement and overall productivity. If employees are all sharing roles, it can lead to more errors – certain tasks can end up getting neglected, while others can end up being accidentally repeated by two or more people, due to uncertainty as to who is responsible for each task. Role ambiguity may also give some employees the impression that they are replaceable and therefore unvalued. Assigning employees a role based on their strengths is more likely to make each team member feel important.
Failing to select a diverse team
A lack of diversity isn’t good for team morale. A new study from Goodhire on workplace diversity found that 81% of respondents would consider leaving their job due to an employer’s lack of commitment to diversity. A diverse team can make employees more proud of their company and can make each employee feel more valued. It can also help to encourage more creative problem-solving by allowing employees from different backgrounds to contribute different viewpoints. Make sure to be inclusive when accepting and rejecting applicants – don’t let any personal unconscious bias get in the way.
Not involving existing employees in the hiring process
Want your existing employees to get on well with any new employees that you hire? Make sure to involve them in the hiring process. If your employees don’t get good vibes from an applicant, you should consider how this may impact productivity within the team. Ultimately, any new recruit needs to get on well with the whole team – consider letting one or two employees sit in on an interview or consider introducing applicants to the team so that you can get some input from your employees.
Overlooking the onboarding process
It’s important that new recruits aren’t left to fend for themselves the moment they are hired. An onboarding process should be established to help introduce new employees to the team and train them in any important company practices. This helps new employees to feel welcome and valued, and can prevent separate cliques forming between older and newer employees.
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