Six Things Recruiters Can Do Now To Prepare For The Coming Economic Turnaround

by Beverly Aarons 11. March 2010 07:03

Reassess and revise your recruiter strategic plan. Put together strategies you can implement if you need to suddenly increase your talent pool or begin competing aggressively for the most talented attorneys in case of a sudden economic turnaround. While the economy is sluggish, it may be a little easier to find quality talent; but once things improve, good talent will be once again hard to find, so you need to be prepared.
Invest in increasing your knowledge and skills and improving the technology you use in your business. These investments will have a long term positive impact on your business and will leave you better positioned when the economy improves and job orders increase.
Create and implement “business-impact metrics” that will help you measure the quality of a new hire and their possible impact on a client’s business.
Keep abreast with the latest trends, news and happenings in the legal industry so that you can better identify which skills and experiences will be most sought after in the expanded job marketplace.
Stay abreast of candidate expectations, wants and needs which often change during a downturn.
Don’t allow your referral program to die. Always encourage candidates to refer other high quality candidates to you.

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