" WHAT RECRUITERS CAN LEARN FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES"

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WHAT RECRUITERS CAN LEARN FROM SHERLOCK
HOLMES October 7, 2015 Mukul Agarwal

• The role of recruiters is changing daily due to
  the evolving workforce. Recruiters have to
  create new techniques, removing old procedures,
  and think how to find that ideal candidate who
  can impact the business. For people who dont
  know Sherlock Holmes, he is a fictional
  character based in London. He is a consulting
• detective whose crime and mystery solving
  abilities along with his friend Dr. Watson,
  take on a plethora of cases. Recruiters
  are recommended to follow
• Sherlock Holmes through this article, and learn
  how they can solve the mystery of recruitment.
• Sherlock Holmes has trained himself to see what
  others overlook
• Sherlock Holmes ability to read a person and
  situation has fascinated not only Dr. Watson but
  also many readers. This is the quality every
  recruiter must learn from Sherlock Holmes and
  apply whenever they are taking the interviews.
  Easier said than done, but not when you overlook
  what other recruiters are doing. Most of the
  recruiters are overlooking the abundance ways of
  communications. Find out the ideal candidate and
  see how they are communicating and see how they
  preferred to get communicated about the job
  opening at hand.
• Holmes utilise all the available tools and
  resources to their full potential
• Holmes is a great promoter for using ones senses
  and resources to their full potential in order to
  make best decisions. He has the will to utilise
  any object and/or situation in his favor, from
  what is available within his surroundings.
  Recruiters have to make sure they are exploring
  and equipped with the desired tools and resources
  (like job portals, candidate database, mass
  emailing etc.) to reach out to maximum target
  audience. Like Holmes, they should have a keen
  eye on what medium can give best results.

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• Sherlock keeps his brain attic stocked with all
  the tricks he is likely to use
• Holmes always try to look back at the tricks and
  lessons learnt from previous cases, while solving
  new mysteries. This gives him an edge over the
  culprits and always keeps him one step ahead.
  Recruiters should also maintain
  reports/analytics of previous interview
  processes, read and analyse them, and prepare
  themselves to achieve results in the upcoming
  process. This method is helpful in understanding
  effectiveness of medium, turnover ratio,
  acceptance of job ratio and rejection ratio of
  the candidates. Lesson learnt from previous
  process can help recruiters to communicate job
  offer more effectively for desired attendance of
  interviewees.
• For Holmes there is nothing more deceptive than
  an obvious fact
• Baker Streets most infamous resident has the
  strange ability to pay attention to and derive
  answers from what is not there and not just what
  it looks like. This is the most important trick
  for recruiters to differentiate between fake
  candidates and genuine ones. Candidates will be
  providing some information, which can be correct
  or manipulated. However, a smart recruiter
  should look beyond what is presented and do
  verification of details and reference check as
  much as possible.
• Sherlock Holmes never makes assumptions
• Be smart at recruiting the right candidate. When
  handling a recruitment project, never make
  assumptions. Be clear on the timelines, budget
  required, available facilities and available
  talent in the market. Sherlock Holmes never take
  the risk of assuming his facts and take an
  action. Recruitment is a battle of proven and
  testified facts and not numbers derived on
  assumptions.
• This open source applicant tracking system is the
  best tool for recruiters to train themselves like
  Sherlock Holmes do with his techniques. This
  provides smart ways to automate hiring process,
  track recruitment process with real time reports
  and bring quick closures.