Screening Candidates in Bulgaria
Sorting through the applicants and finding outstanding performers among your candidates can be a daunting process. However, you know that an applicant is really the right person for the position and that they will fit into your team, so Candidate Screening in Bulgaria is vital before making any decisions.
Here are some of the methods that we use at Top Skills Recruitment to screen candidates in Bulgaria, so that you get the right personnel for your job vacancies in Bulgaria.
Skills Testing
Skills testing is not something that you will be able to tell from resumes, reference checks and looking up your candidates online.
At Top Skills Recruitment, we use skills tests at the very beginning of the application process so that candidates who do not know how to do the actual job are discarded at the very start.
This is a great way is great of screening for hiring developers, marketers, and salespeople.
Resume Screening
We look for the following information while screening candidates.
- Length of the resume should be one to two pages pages long, with the most relevant information about the candidate.
- Clear design without information being scattered around and difficult to view.
- Look for grammar and spelling mistakes in resumes and they’re usually a sign that a candidate is not very detail-oriented.
- Previous work experience along with months and years spent on each position.
Cover Letters
At Top Skills we encourage all candidates to provide a cover letter. We provide guidance about the content of the cover letter including:
- Why the candidate is the best person for the job
- What makes them excited about working at your company
- How their previous experience relates to the position
- The length and organisation of the cover letter (one to two pages long at most)
Applicant tracking systems
At Top Skills, we use an applicant tracking system that automatically checks resumes and finds the best candidates, which makes screening candidates extremely fast, without totally relying on keywords, so as not to miss suitable applicants because they used the wrong terms in their applications.
Reference Checking
Top Skills perform reference checks on all candidates that are about to be offered a job. When doing the reference check we will:
- Let the former employer know why we are calling and which company you represent.
- Be flexible about the time of the call and give them plenty of time to respond to questions.
- Explain the position that we are hiring for so that they will be able to give more relevant answers.
- Ask about how the candidate performed, why they left the company, how they handled feedback, what are their strong and weak points, and if they would hire the candidate again.
Check Online
We Google the candidate and check on the social media to discover if there is anything untoward about the candidate that would make the hire undesirable for your company.
Phone or Video Interviews
Phone or Videos interviews are excellent ways of communicating with candidates before calling them in for a proper interview. On a phone or video interview we:
- Schedule the calls at appropriate times.
- Ask all candidates the same questions.
- Write all the answers on a worksheet or record the call.
- Pay attention to the candidate behaviour on a video call.
- Note where the candidate is holding the interview to see how seriously they take your company and the position.
Top Skills Candidate Screening in Bulgaria
Top Skills uses a combination of the above methods to quickly select the best candidates eliminate the bulk of unqualified candidates before you look at their resume or ask them in for an interview.
