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Getting Ready to Employ - Doing Your Homework
Presented by Maree Herath, Director, Harvest Recruitment
8 June 2016
Harvest
Recruitment
Harvest Human
Resources
Harvest Human
Resources
 Recruitment
Assistance –
Part or Fully
Outsourced
Service
 Temp
Staff/Casuals
 HR Compliance
 Systems
 Document
Management
 HR Templates
 Employee
Engagement
 Transition and
Outplacement
Services
Established out of Geelong in 2009, and founded on 20 years’ international
recruitment and HR expertise, Harvest is a one stop shop for your
recruitment and human resource management needs.
Maree Herath
Director, Harvest Recruitment
Tel 1300 363 128
maree.herath@harvesthr.com.au
Maree works with clients who are struggling when it comes to recruitment or
HR management. She assists her clients in developing position descriptions,
employment advertising, sourcing talent, screening and interviewing through
to the offer. To fill staffing gaps she offers temporary staffing solutions. Once
on-board Maree helps businesses become compliant with HR systems and
provides adhoc HR support.
Maree’s company sponsors the Geelong HR Roundtable – held bimonthly.
Who does the business need?
 What needs to be
achieved?
 What are your pain points?
 Where does this role sit?
Administration/Sales/
Marketing/Operations?
 What position will allow for
growth?
How can this position be filled?
 Outsource the function
- International Options
- Local Options
Accounting, Bookkeeping, IT&T, Graphic Design, Sales & HR
 Contract
 Casual Hire
 Part-time
 Full-time
How can this position be filled?
The Position Description – an employer’s blueprint
Before embarking
on any recruitment
exercise, a Position
Description is
mandatory
The Position Description
 Provides clarity
 Allows you to write a targeted employment advertisement
 Gives you the basis for affective screening
 Targets your interviews
 Can be attached to contracts and expedites the offer
 Serves as an induction tool
 Can be used for performance management
The Position Description
Without a Position Description
 High odds of making a bad hire
 Costs incurred
 Disrupts the business and team
 Decreased morale
 Low motivation
 Reduced productivity
 Negative impact on profit
Right
Hire
Positive
Impact
on
Profit
High
Performing
Culture Fit for
Team & Co.
Skills
Directly
Benefit
Employer
MotivatedWith a
Position
Description
What’s in a Position Description?
 Title
 Division
 A key purpose.
 How does this role help the organization
achieve its goals?
 Reporting structure
 Salary, hours, location
 Organisation, division, team structure
What’s in a Position Description?
 Key Responsibilities
 Budgetary
 Special relationships
 KPIs
 Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge, Experience
 Personal Attributes/Values Fit – Alignment with Your
Values and Vision
Common Pitfalls
 Too Broad
 Too Much
 Too Vague
 Too Wordy
Let’s Go!
www.business.vic.gov.au/hiring-and-managing-staff/staff-
recruitment/job-description-and-advertisement-template
Writing a Position Description - Exercise
 Thinking about it, who will be your next hire?
 Where does the role sit in your company? Who does it report
to? What division?
 What is the salary (per annum) including base, super and
other benefits?
 What are the hours/type of employment?
 Where is the position located?
 What is the key purpose of the role? How will it help your
business achieve its goals?
Writing a Position Description
 What are the key responsibilities? Day to day tasks?
 What will be your key measures of success/KPIs?
 Who are the key stakeholders with whom this role will
interact?
 Looking at the person that will fill this role…
 What are the qualifications (mandatory and preferred)
 Are there other courses/memberships sought after?
 What experience are you seeking
 Describe personal qualities and behaviours (role/culture).
The Position Description is pivotal to success
 With the right people in the right
roles your organisation becomes
high performing
 Don’t be vague – Your company
can’t afford the risk of a bad hire
 Don’t settle for anyone
 Be clear. Know what you want
and ensure you recruit the
people that match your
requirement
Geelong Business Bootcamp Offer
Free one hour consultation with Harvest Recruitment Director
Maree Herath
THANKYOU
Tel: 1300 363 128
www.harvesthr.com.au
maree.herath@harvesthr.com.au

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Who is it your business needs?

  • 1. . Getting Ready to Employ - Doing Your Homework Presented by Maree Herath, Director, Harvest Recruitment 8 June 2016
  • 2. Harvest Recruitment Harvest Human Resources Harvest Human Resources  Recruitment Assistance – Part or Fully Outsourced Service  Temp Staff/Casuals  HR Compliance  Systems  Document Management  HR Templates  Employee Engagement  Transition and Outplacement Services Established out of Geelong in 2009, and founded on 20 years’ international recruitment and HR expertise, Harvest is a one stop shop for your recruitment and human resource management needs.
  • 3. Maree Herath Director, Harvest Recruitment Tel 1300 363 128 [email protected] Maree works with clients who are struggling when it comes to recruitment or HR management. She assists her clients in developing position descriptions, employment advertising, sourcing talent, screening and interviewing through to the offer. To fill staffing gaps she offers temporary staffing solutions. Once on-board Maree helps businesses become compliant with HR systems and provides adhoc HR support. Maree’s company sponsors the Geelong HR Roundtable – held bimonthly.
  • 4. Who does the business need?  What needs to be achieved?  What are your pain points?  Where does this role sit? Administration/Sales/ Marketing/Operations?  What position will allow for growth?
  • 5. How can this position be filled?  Outsource the function - International Options - Local Options Accounting, Bookkeeping, IT&T, Graphic Design, Sales & HR
  • 6.  Contract  Casual Hire  Part-time  Full-time How can this position be filled?
  • 7. The Position Description – an employer’s blueprint Before embarking on any recruitment exercise, a Position Description is mandatory
  • 8. The Position Description  Provides clarity  Allows you to write a targeted employment advertisement  Gives you the basis for affective screening  Targets your interviews  Can be attached to contracts and expedites the offer  Serves as an induction tool  Can be used for performance management
  • 10. Without a Position Description  High odds of making a bad hire  Costs incurred  Disrupts the business and team  Decreased morale  Low motivation  Reduced productivity  Negative impact on profit
  • 11. Right Hire Positive Impact on Profit High Performing Culture Fit for Team & Co. Skills Directly Benefit Employer MotivatedWith a Position Description
  • 12. What’s in a Position Description?  Title  Division  A key purpose.  How does this role help the organization achieve its goals?  Reporting structure  Salary, hours, location  Organisation, division, team structure
  • 13. What’s in a Position Description?  Key Responsibilities  Budgetary  Special relationships  KPIs  Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge, Experience  Personal Attributes/Values Fit – Alignment with Your Values and Vision
  • 14. Common Pitfalls  Too Broad  Too Much  Too Vague  Too Wordy
  • 16. Writing a Position Description - Exercise  Thinking about it, who will be your next hire?  Where does the role sit in your company? Who does it report to? What division?  What is the salary (per annum) including base, super and other benefits?  What are the hours/type of employment?  Where is the position located?  What is the key purpose of the role? How will it help your business achieve its goals?
  • 17. Writing a Position Description  What are the key responsibilities? Day to day tasks?  What will be your key measures of success/KPIs?  Who are the key stakeholders with whom this role will interact?  Looking at the person that will fill this role…  What are the qualifications (mandatory and preferred)  Are there other courses/memberships sought after?  What experience are you seeking  Describe personal qualities and behaviours (role/culture).
  • 18. The Position Description is pivotal to success  With the right people in the right roles your organisation becomes high performing  Don’t be vague – Your company can’t afford the risk of a bad hire  Don’t settle for anyone  Be clear. Know what you want and ensure you recruit the people that match your requirement
  • 19. Geelong Business Bootcamp Offer Free one hour consultation with Harvest Recruitment Director Maree Herath THANKYOU Tel: 1300 363 128 www.harvesthr.com.au [email protected]