Speed Up Your Hiring Process with These Expert Tips from Helper4U

Finding the right maid, nanny, cook, driver for your home or work place is our utmost priority, so to do it fast is an important part of the process. To close customized hiring fast, please keep these tips in mind. This will help us not only speed the entire process but also close it with the best candidate.

Note: These tips are a result of our years of work in this sector so they always help our customers.

● Interview Candidates ASAP

Interviewing the shortlisted candidates on the same day they are added to your account will help us retain a good candidate for you. All candidates are on our website and may get multiple job offers. This is especially true for a recently updated good profile (you get only the best ones for the final interview so your candidates fall in that category). These candidates are in dire need of a job and every day without a job is a loss for them. They will accept the first best offer they get. So, interview them fast. If for some reason you cannot connect with them, send them a WhatsApp message and also inform us. We will arrange a conference call for you. You can also do a video call with the candidates. 

Also, if you do not like the candidate we need to know fast so that we can work on finding the next candidate for you.

This brings us to our next point.

● Reject Candidates only for Genuine Reasons

What we mean is that do not reject the maid, nanny, cook or driver we have shortlisted for you, for things which can be changed with a little training or are not a show stopper. For instance, do not reject a person because you do not find her presentable - provide some good clothes and everyone can become presentable. Your primary need is reliable house help, who may not necessarily be presentable.

Or do not reject a person because she is too short to clean your fans - provide a higher stool and the problem is solved.

Sometimes a candidate may speak louder than your family members - instead of rejecting counsel them to speak softly and over a few days they will get into that habit. Remember they are speaking loudly maybe because that is the norm where she lives. You can also tell us about the soft skills issues and Helper4U will trai your maid, cook, nanny or driver.

Finding a verified, reliable, available and suitable maid, cook, nanny or driver is not easy. They are not easy to come by. So, just like we are ready to overlook certain missing qualities in an educated worker in the workplace, we should be accommodating even with domestic workers or helpers in a business.

● Provide your Feedback after each Interview : 

Update your remarks against a candidate in your Customized Shortlist. Do this post every interview in detail- If you are rejecting someone tell us why you are doing so. This will help our team to know what is not working for you. We interview multiple candidates before we shortlist even one for you, so your feedback becomes very crucial to speed up the process for you as it helps us ensure that we give you candidates you are most likely to hire. On the other hand, if you like someone then we will immediately remove the candidate from the website so that the person does not get other offers while we are coordinating things for joining with them.

● Finalize as soon as you like Someone

As soon as you are satisfied with a candidate, finalize them. Do not think that the more you interview the better you will find. By not confirming a candidate you might lose on to the candidate as they may take up the job elsewhere while waiting for your call. Remember - these candidates are on the website and if their profile is good, and recently updated, they may get more calls.

Offer competitive salary

One of the biggest reasons for hirings not closing with a good candidate or the candidates leaving fast is that the salary offered does not match the work and/or market rate. Remember that you will need to invest a lot of time in training a new hired Helper. You do not want to increase this time even more by having an inexperienced but low salaried candidate. You will also not want to train a new maid, cook or nanny within a short duration. It is better that you hire someone who will stay for long rather than one who will leave as soon as they get a better paid job. After all there is a cost to your time also.

Remember - Helper4U does not take any cut from the Helper’s salary. So, whatever you pay helps improve their lives, and consequently your lives.

● Do not change your requirements midway

When letting us know your requirements, think thoroughly and make a note of everything that you are looking for in a candidate. Kindly do not add new requirements as our team works on the details shared by you. We post jobs, screen applications and interview at least 10 candidates to get just one good one for you. If your requirements are changed the mid way the whole process will get derailed - making the hiring process longer. Since there is a 15 day limit on the package we may not be able to close your hiring within the given time if the requirements are changed and we have to start all over again.

Once your hiring is closed, the next important question is how to retain your employee better. Check outthis blogfor that.