🍂 Ready for Fall Hiring Season?

Happy fall hiring! [Fit Small Business]( Expert Insights on HR September 11, 2024 Our Expert’s Topic for the Week: Fall Hiring Season September to early November is generally a busy period for recruitment teams. More people are looking for jobs and hiring managers are likely using their remaining recruiting budget to fill open roles before the year ends. If you anticipate a spike in your recruiting activities, below are some tips to help you have a successful fall hiring season. - Widen your sourcing channels to include referrals from employees and postings on social media platforms, such as LinkedIn, to attract active and passive candidates. - Utilize skills-based hiring to find and assess candidates based on how well their skills match the requirements of your open roles. - Use the database from your recruiting software to identify potential candidates from previous job applicants who reached the final hiring stage but were not selected. Happy fall hiring! - Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer & Genevieve Que   Stay Current   According to a TestGorilla Study, U.S. companies that use skills-based hiring save between $7,800 and $22,500 for jobs salaried at $60,000 and around 339 to 660 hours per hire for non-senior positions by reducing mis-hires. Here are the articles covered in today's edition. - [Skills Based Hiring: What It Is & Small Business Benefits]( - [Top 16 Recruitment Strategies to Try in 2024]( - [Understanding the Hiring Process in 2024: Tips, Strategies & More](   [Skills Based Hiring: What It Is & Small Business Benefits]( [Skills Based Hiring: What It Is & Small Business Benefits]( Instead of trying to check off boxes and fit a worker into a very specific job description, skills-based hiring attempts to identify and focus on the skills of each applicant. Using this approach can give you access to a larger applicant pool, speed up the hiring process, and improve retention rates.   [Top 16 Recruitment Strategies to Try in 2024]( Top 16 Recruitment Strategies to Try in 2024]( Finding and hiring top talent is one of the most important investments a company can make. By developing an effective hiring strategy, businesses can source, attract, and secure the best candidates for open roles. This leads to improved productivity, innovation, and overall performance.   [Understanding the Hiring Process in 2024: Tips, Strategies & More]( [Understanding the Hiring Process in 2024: Tips, Strategies & More]( Getting the right candidate is always the goal in hiring, which is a tall order for hiring managers. While it might be challenging, you can find the right individual that aligns with your company’s values if you have a set of hiring process steps. Based on Your Latest Reads   [Free Time Card Calculator]( A time card calculator can be a great tool to help you calculate the total number of hours your employees worked in a given week. [How to Calculate Vacation Accruals (+ Free PTO Calculator)]( Small businesses that offer PTO must calculate accruals appropriately to avoid penalties. Use our free PTO calculator to help. [Free Excel Test for Interviewing Candidates]( An Excel test for interview candidates can show a person’s proficiency in using Excel. To assess candidates, download our free Excel test.   Latest in HR   [6 Best Recruiting Software]( Recruiting software helps you advertise open jobs, parse resumes, evaluate applicants, and track them through the process to make sure you find qualified candidates. While some solutions focus on job postings and candidate management, others offer extensive features for evaluation and even onboarding.   [9 Best Applicant Tracking Software]( Applicant tracking software helps you manage the many candidates who apply for your open positions (reports peg the average number of applicants per job at 250). The best applicant tracking software also includes tools that allow you to collaborate with your hiring team during the process and help with interview scheduling and offer letters.   [4 Best Recruiting Apps for Small Businesses]( The best recruiting apps make it easy for small business owners and hiring managers to find, interview, and hire employees without sitting at a desk or using a computer. These apps for recruitment allow busy employers to track applicants, communicate with stakeholders and candidates, and check interview schedules. More FSB Resources   More Than A Newsletter   Written by Jennifer Soper, Robie Ann Ferrer & Genevieve Que About Fit Small Business HR Newsletter: Providing you with newsworthy tips, tricks, and informational deep dives on all HR and Payroll topics relevant to small business owners. Delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. [Sign up today]( Visit the [Subscription Center]( to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from Fit Small Business communications. 0[Unsubscribe](