25 min
Mohammed Baig on the Challenges of Hiring over 4,000 volunteers a year Click IQ Academy Podcast
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In this episode, Alan Walker talks to Mohammed Baig of VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) on how he has overcome the challenges of being asked to hire over 4,000 volunteers per year.
They talked about:-
How introducing modern recruitment tactics have made a significant difference
Why being more data-driven and technology-savvy has led to considerable improvements
Talent nurturing and community building making a huge difference to time-to-hire
How pre-boarding candidates in advance of project sign off helped reduce onboarding from 5 months to a few weeks
Why improving candidate communications improved reduced candidate drop-off
The huge difference between hiring employees and volunteers
In this episode, Alan Walker talks to Mohammed Baig of VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) on how he has overcome the challenges of being asked to hire over 4,000 volunteers per year.
They talked about:-
How introducing modern recruitment tactics have made a significant difference
Why being more data-driven and technology-savvy has led to considerable improvements
Talent nurturing and community building making a huge difference to time-to-hire
How pre-boarding candidates in advance of project sign off helped reduce onboarding from 5 months to a few weeks
Why improving candidate communications improved reduced candidate drop-off
The huge difference between hiring employees and volunteers
25 min