Ready to Engage:
Hiring and Onboarding
Hiring and onboarding is more than just finding a qualified candidate and filling a job position. Now more than ever, the hiring and onboarding process needs to be a great first impression for a school district, and it should be the first step in ensuring staff retention.
How can your district jumpstart hiring and onboarding practices in order to bring the best on board?
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Does Your Pre-Hire Process Shine?
The best way to find a stand-out candidate for your district is to perfect the pre-hire process in your district. Learn more about how streamlined pre-hire practices can make your district a desirable destination for potential hires:
Read MoreHand-Picked: Tips for Hiring
The hardest part of hiring is finding the best possible fit for your district in such a small window of time. Discover all the ways your district can stand out and attract attention during the hiring process:
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| 70% of applicants say role responsibilities are most useful at the interview stage (LinkedIn) |
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| 73% of job-seekers ages 18-34 found their last job on social media (Aberdeen Group) |
The Future of Onboarding: Say Goodbye to Sink or Swim
Once an applicant becomes an employee, onboarding is the very first step they will take to becoming a part of the team, and a potential long-term staff member. Take a look at how a strong onboarding process can promote culture and retain staff:
6 Roles Technology Can Play in the Hiring Process
Attracting job candidates takes a lot more than posting a position online and hoping for the best. Explore different ways to optimize your technology for the hiring process to find your district’s best fit:
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| Strong onboarding processes can improve staff retention by 82% (Brandon Hall Group) |
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| The average cost of teacher turnover for districts is $20,000 (Learning Party Group) |
Keys to Efficient, Effective Hiring (Fully Remote!)
While doing remote hiring is now more at-choice, there are some hiring practices that don’t need to go back to status quo. Find out how your district can digitize more stages of your hiring and onboarding for an easy and cost-saving process:
Read MoreHiring and Onboarding: A District’s Best First Impression
When one district saw how outdated hiring and onboarding practices could leave applicants with a negative impression, they turned to their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to engage candidates in an efficient, positive way. Find out how Clovis MSD used their tech to create a faster and more appealing hiring process, and how your district can do the same:
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References
Basu, Neil, et al. “Inside the Mind of Today's Candidate.” LinkedIn: Talent Insights. LinkedIn, 2018. Laurano, Madeline. “The True Cost of a Bad Hire.” Brandon Hall Group, Aug. 2015. “What's the Cost of Teacher Turnover?" Learning Policy Institute, 7 Sept. 2022, https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/the-cost-of-teacher-turnover.
Basu, Neil, et al. “Inside the Mind of Today's Candidate.” LinkedIn: Talent Insights. LinkedIn, 2018. Laurano, Madeline. “The True Cost of a Bad Hire.” Brandon Hall Group, Aug. 2015. “What's the Cost of Teacher Turnover?" Learning Policy Institute, 7 Sept. 2022, https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/the-cost-of-teacher-turnover.