Hiring Freeze... Now what?

So you are a supervisor or hiring manager and you are under a hiring freeze but are short staffed...now what?

FIRST OFF - YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Be patient and positive and continue to inspire and motivate your team to get things done. Try and stay away from the "Have you read the news, don't you know you should be grateful to have a job" - listen I am guilty of thinking these exact same thoughts, but don't. You want your employees who you have to stay with you and keep your retention high because believe it or not, companies ARE hiring right now and quickly!

Try and automate and look to your team to be innovative in how things get done. Let them try and come up with new ways to do things; it may save you time and money and the tri-fecta, you have their buy in.

Look at local colleges for interns! BIG WIN here! Even if the co-op or internship is to be paid you are getting some serious work for your money. Bright, eager college students to help with IT, Accounting, HR or even general administrative work; I have spoken with several co-op leaders in the area and they have all said that students are really looking to build up their resumes and experience due to the current tightening in the labor market.

Try and get approval for a contractor. Our firm knows you are looking for that A level candidate even though you may only need them for a few months, but who knows you may like them so much that when the time is right you can hire them on permanently without additional costs involved.

Add additional tasks to under challenged employees whom you may not have given additional opportunities to in the past. Set up the expectations and know that you are really looking for them to succeed and take their position to the next level!

That's all for today but please send me your feedback!