Insights about the hiring process

Purpose: to share digestible information about hiring and the role WootRecruit plays in it.

People make the place:

The people make the place. With this simple, direct statement, Professor Benjamin Schneider opened his presidential address to the Society of Industrial and Organizational at the annual meeting in 1985. An organization is a reflection of its people and the success of the organization depends on the quality of the talent employed by the organization. 

What causes an organization to have the personnel talent that it has? That would be (under Schneider’s theory): Attraction‐Selection‐Attrition (ASA), these are the three primary forces that determine the kinds of people in an organization and consequently defines the nature of the organization and how it behaves and performs.

Attraction: 

Notes that of the total range of possible organizations that exist, individuals only select certain organizations to which they apply for employment. That is, people find organizations differentially attractive, based on numerous factors; and their perceived congruence or fit with that organization determines whether or not they apply for employment

Selection: 

Notes that an organization determines who they want to hire for employment, based on an assessment of the characteristics and capabilities of the people who apply. That is, organizations select whom to employ based on a perceived fit between the makeup of the person and the needs of the organization.

Attrition/Churn:

Notes that people will choose to leave an organization if they do not fit. That is, an organization will retain people who are congruent with its characteristics and makeup while people who do not mesh with the qualities of the organization will turn over.

We can help companies improve in their game with this dynamic play of forces, the WootRecruit way is our philosophy on how to run a great business, we:

• –   Turns your business into a place where people WANT to work.
• –   Gets the best candidates quickly, before anyone else can.
• –   Helps you attract, hire, and keep happy employees.