Finding talent in a challenging job market remains a critical goal for any business’s recruiters and hiring managers. However, successfully recruiting the best candidates requires a proactive strategy combined with an efficient staffing process. Ultimately, do you risk not even making any hire when not finding a perfect fit for your opening?

Let’s examine whether “perfect” serves as the enemy of “good” when hiring IT or pharmaceutical professionals. We cover how to best align your ideal candidate profile with the realities of the current candidate pool. Considering the expenses incurred in any staffing process, finding talent with the potential to grow likely makes more sense. 

The Difficulty in Recruiting the Ideal Candidate

No matter the state of the job market, sourcing the best possible candidates strains any internal staffing process. A small HR team typically struggles to vet and analyze potentially hundreds of résumés for an open position. The fact that top pharma and tech candidates stay on the market for a short time also causes problems. 

Your team might identify someone matching your ideal candidate profile, but they aren’t available when you make an offer. This situation risks significant expenses for any organization. You either continue the staffing process in the hopes of finding someone perfect or suffer from a talent gap. Never forget the quality of your talent pool influences this decision.

Aligning Expectations with the Available Candidate Pool 

As hinted at earlier, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good when hiring talented pharma and IT candidates. Simply not making a hire wastes all the time and resources spent on the staffing process. Your business also deals with reduced productivity due to a lower headcount and potentially a skills gap. 

Your company needs to consider the candidate pool when determining which candidates to interview and eventually make a job offer. Aligning your expectations with the overall quality of the candidate pool matters in any hiring effort.  If not your ideal candidate, finding someone with the potential to grow within your organization remains a wise option. 

Partner with a Staffing Agency to Increase your Chances of a Perfect Hire 

Working with an experienced staffing agency makes it easier to find your ideal candidate. The best agencies boast efficient staffing processes that reduce your time-to-hire. This greatly helps with exceptional candidates and their short window of availability. An experienced agency also has a large candidate pool, making it easier to find someone right for your business.

When searching for a top-shelf staffing agency, look no further than the team at Alpha Consulting.

As one of the top providers of pharmaceutical and technical professionals, we help clients hire the best. Schedule a meeting with us to discuss your current and future hiring plans.