Tips for recruiting staff in healthcare, logistics and IT

Temp agencies and hiring freelancers aren't the only ways to find staff in today's labour market. With these relevant tips, you'll recruit staff effectively in healthcare, logistics and IT.

Many organisations and business owners are losing heart because of the ongoing staff shortage. Vacancies stay open, while they feel they've already tried everything. They often end up going for temp agencies or hiring a freelancer. But there are more options for recruiting staff effectively. Pro Contact shares a number of practical tips that focus mainly on recruiting staff in healthcare, logistics and IT.

Recruiting in healthcare

Switching employers is becoming more and more common in healthcare too. You'll notice this as well when you want to recruit in healthcare. One of the reasons is that it's unusual to be able to work part-time. By only offering full-time jobs, you exclude a large group of potential employees. Consider offering part-time jobs in healthcare, and you'll quickly be 1-0 up.

With part-time jobs you're quickly 1-0 up.

It's then important to mention this advantage in the vacancy, and you can actively advertise it on social channels. Are there any other unique selling points? Put them in the spotlight and you'll get more responses to your vacancies when recruiting in healthcare!

Logistics staff

There are lots of different terms for jobs in the logistics sector, such as logistics employee, warehouse employee and transport employee. Because there are several job titles for the same work, jobseekers may doubt whether they're suitable and fit the job profile.

Spell out in the vacancy exactly what is expected.

That's why it's important to communicate clearly and concretely in job ads what the job involves and what's expected of the candidate. Mention concrete tasks and responsibilities too. When they can see at a glance whether they match a vacancy, potential employees become interested in working for you sooner.

Recruiting in the IT sector

IT professionals are very scarce, so as an organisation you want to stand out and set up your recruitment process the right way. An extra important point when recruiting in the IT sector is the connection between potential employee and recruiter. Make sure your recruiter understands the sector. That way IT professionals feel taken seriously and are more likely to respond to your approach.

Make sure your recruiter understands the sector.

Due to lack of interest and/or lack of time, directors or owners usually don't get involved in approaching potential candidates. That's why more and more IT companies are opting for LinkedIn campaigns in which potential candidates are approached in the employer's name. Behind this is an experienced recruiter. That way you don't just draw attention to the vacancy, but to the company as well. In practice, Pro Contact sees this increase the chance of filling vacancies successfully.

Visible in the right place

On top of the tips above, you also need to be visible in the places where your target group can be found. Think of LinkedIn, Facebook, Indeed, Instagram and Google. Choose to share your open vacancies in an attractive way, so you catch the attention of the right candidates.