Many new companies, and even older ones, are striving to be more innovative in 2022. This is due in part to the pandemic of 2020, how it affected the majority of businesses in the US, as well as how they can prevent staff turnover while also ensuring that they only hire top talent.
In recent times, such changes have fallen back to the core of most businesses’ hiring process or the human resources department. If your company’s HR is still operating as if it is the early 2000s, then you may be losing money as well as not attracting the staff that you want and need to keep your business growing.
With that in mind, here are some top tips to give your HR department a makeover and to start attracting new talented staff to your team.
Update The Dress Code
This will depend on the area that you work in. For instance, if you run a small chain of 5-star hotels, then you will still want your staff to appear smart and well presented. You will always want your team to look professional, especially if they are meeting with clients on your behalf. Although this may be worth leaving a bit more flexible to interpretation, so you may need to update the dress code in your Dallas HR department.
Attendance
Ideally, you will want your staff to turn up to work on time every day. This should not be changed, especially if you want your business to continue to grow. But it is worth considering if you need all of your staff to come into the office every single day of the week. Can some of their duties be performed from home? Are you able to offer more flexible working? If this increases their productivity, then it may be worth reassessing your in-office attendance policies.
This may also extend to changing your standard 9-5 workday to 10- 5, for example.
Performance Review
Staff feedback is essential to keep them working at their best while also helping you to vocalize where you may have concerns about their performance. If your HR employee checklist looks like a simple checklist exercise, this will need to be reviewed. Instead, aim to focus your performance reviews on their progress more regularly and aim to offer them solutions to potential issues if you spot any arising. Try not to put all of the emphasis on them and see where the pair of you can go from the review to ensure that the issues highlighted are resolved.
Hiring
When it comes to hiring, you may want to ditch the standard interview protocol. Not only are the majority of interviews now performed online, but they also tend to have shorter processes overall. This will help your company to attract the best talent quickly while also preventing applicants drop out, which could cost your company more money in the long run. Aim to advertise your new job vacancies on social media, too, as well as on standard job sites. This method will undoubtedly reach a wider audience and allow you to choose from a larger group of candidates.
