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How to recruit staff?
If you want to build a successful business, it is also essential to have an engaged and committed team. A motivated and passionate team will work more efficiently, ensure better results and therefore ensure satisfied customers. Below we describe some ways to recruit staff.
How to recruit staff in Flanders?
Use of job boards
You can consult the largest job board for free: that of the VDAB. Here you can publish your vacancy free of charge. In the vacancy text, try to highlight the enthusiasm, plus points and core values of your company in advance
LinkedIn is also popular as a job board, but did you know that on LinkedIn you can also just search for people with a particular job title? You can simply add them and send them a message. Beware: there is currently a limit on this, though. With the free version of LinkedIn, you can only invite about 100 people to connect each week.
Networking
Go to events and talk to like-minded souls - they can take your business to the next level too! Do you already have an extensive network? Contact them to ask if they know anyone for the job. You can also always post a job description via your LinkedIn or Facebook.
Recruitment and selection agencies
Does it involve a hard-to-find profile? It might be interesting to contact a recruitment agency specialising in your niche. In doing so, try to negotiate and pay the recruitment fee over several months: if the staff then end up not being suitable and leave after a few months, you will end up paying much less. Many recruitment agencies also operate as employment agencies. This way, you can also test an employee to see if they ultimately meet your expectations.
Persuading trainees
How often do you hear that a student intern ends up working at their internship site? Maybe this is a good idea for your business too. This is a win-win situation: the intern learns from and also gets to know your company, and you know what kind of meat you have in the hen. As you can see, there are several ways to recruit suitable staff. It can be a challenging process, but it is crucial for the growth of your business.
Kurt Vervloet
Kurt Vervloet is a business coach, blogger and speaker. Since 2017, he has been coaching businesses around the world, ranging from solo entrepreneurs, SME companies to executive management teams at large organisations. His clients choose to work with him because of my proven, no-nonsense approach to optimising and scaling businesses. By achieving great results with his clients, he has already been rewarded with several Awards.
