Virtual Recruiting can work well!

Charisma recruitment is registered on the Almshouse Association’s Panel of Consultants and they have offered some great advice to any members that may be finding ‘in person recruitment’ a challenge at the moment:

Right now, recruitment may not be at the top of your list of priorities, however,  if you suddenly have a need in your team, you may be questioning the logic to start a recruitment process for a vital role at this time, knowing that you may not be able to meet (interview) potential interested candidates face to face. 

Let me put your mind at rest by sharing our experiences with you, as the Consultants at Charisma have been successfully recruiting for Almshouse charities and other not for profit organisations, both through personal and virtual interviews, for many years.

With a clear, well-structured, yet flexible, recruitment plan in place, even during these unprecedented times, a successful outcome can be achieved through creative methods!  

Expert, insightful recruitment takes time and should not be rushed. A commitment from the Board and executive team to allow this new, virtual, approach to work should allow each search to be made possible and, when an appointment has been made, then to carry this forward on to induction of a new team member virtually too.     With the benefit of using technology like MS Teams, Zoom and Skype, presentations can be shared via Dropbox, virtual interviews carried out successfully and you could even give the candidates a ‘tour’ of the offices and a chance to meet the team too – all through these specific on-line platforms.

We can share our experience of just how we have helped our clients to do this in recent weeks and how we can help to ensure that your almshouse has the best people to sustain its activities going forward.  

Contact details for Charisma Recruitment:
Jenny Warner, Managing Director, Charisma Recruitment Ltd
Specialists in recruitment for charities and not-for-profit organisationsjenny@charismarecruitment.co.uk | 0207 998 8888

Posted 22 July 20