WalkWater Talent Advisors

Just like any other industry, even retail is seeing a digital transformation now; thanks to eCommerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart. The digital transformation is not limited to only sales or marketing; instead, it has also seen to be bringing about change in terms of talent acquisition too. Recruiting for retail positions is becoming harder than ever, with the old traditional way of finding employees not being enough. The talent acquisition teams have to hence move forward of the traditional in-store recruitment practices and job fairs, to more digital channels, where ideal candidates spend most of their time. The challenges faced in recruiting for retail With retail undergoing digital transformation, there are quite a few challenges being faced. First and foremost, it is more than crucial to be able to target the right kind of candidates, specifically and effectively for passive ones, rather than job seekers. Then, there is a requirement of gathering and analyzing relevant data o...

When it’s about hiring professionals for the tech industry, like engineers and software developers, the task of recruitment becomes even more difficult. The competition for technical talent has never been stiffer. And, to be able to grab the best talent for your organization, it is important to get creative in your sourcing, and find talent that fits into your business culture to help achieve your goals. It is thus absolutely crucial that you have a clear picture about who you are actually trying to recruit for the vacant positions in your company. You need a detailed fictionalized version of your ideal hire, which is nothing but the candidate persona. How to build a candidate persona? To be able to build a candidate persona, you must begin by going over these five basic categories – ·     Demographic information , which comprises the location, age, current job title, and income of the candidate. ·     Qualifications , which includes any required or prefe...

Leadership position candidates are significant for the success or failure of any organization. CEOs, managers, directors, and supervisors, all play a critically important role in the growth of any business. That is because such senior-level candidates are responsible for leading the rest of the team, managing the operations, taking calculated risks, and innovating as required; thus raising the business to new levels of success. But, any decisions taken wrong on their part can significantly harm the business, while also damaging the reputation of a brand. This makes it critically imperative to ensure that the right candidates are hired for such positions. You need effective recruitment strategies in place to identify the personalities and competencies of the candidates being interviewed, to determine whether they are actual leadership material or not. For this, you may hire leading leadership hiring companies in India , one like WalkWater Talent Advisors , to help you find the right can...

When you’re looking for a job, you want to approach professional recruiters to help you find the best job possible, where you can fit into the company and also get a good outcome from the recruitment. But, recruiters will only suggest your name to their client companies when they are highly satisfied with you, both in terms of professional degrees and experience, and also your behaviour and capabilities.  So, how do you stand out from the rest to have the recruiters consider you before anyone else? Here are a few tips that may help. Build relationships beforehand While we begun the blog with the statement that you look forward to recruiters when you need a job, this is actually not the right practice. Instead, you should build up your network well in advance, even before you need it. You should make yourself known and respected by recruiters even before you need to rely on them. Its not easy to showcase your worth when you’re looking for a job, irrespective of whether you have r...

Before a candidate comes onto a decision to work with a company, or even come in for an interview, they make all efforts to learn all about the firm. They’ll try to learn everything about the company such as the foundation, team, products/services, clientele, etc. But, this doesn’t stop here. Candidates today also research the online performance of the company and the customer reviews they’ve received. They’ll get onto Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and every other possible platform, to learn more about the company.  Marketing is a very important aspect for such candidates (which is the major proportion of candidates today). This is the reason why companies are becoming more strategic in the way they think about recruiting, which in turn makes talent acquisition the right kind of recruitment process today. Great talent is a powerful and consistent source of competitive advantage in business, with recruitment marketing giving companies the ability to attract only the best. Why is re...

Retained search is undoubtedly expensive, representing a significant investment. But, the investment can lead to remarkable profits. But, there are many companies who wouldn’t want to invest in hiring a retained executive search firm, and would want to do the job on their own. This could be a good thing to save on your investment, but only until you get some warning signs. Once you encounter any of the signs mentioned below, you should identify with the fact that it’s time you hire one of the top retained executive search firms in India . Warning sign 1 – You are unable to fill up the critical opening for a while now You may have been looking to fill up a critical opening for a while now, but haven’t been able to. You haven’t yet found an individual who can successfully fill up the criteria. You are doing nothing but wasting out on a lot of time, and thus opportunities. Turning to a retained search firm instead can help make a quick and trusted selection, as these firms definitely k...

When searching for high level executive candidates, a firm needs to follow a strategized and structured process, without which there should be no guarantee to be able to find the most fitting member for the staff. This is why it is always safe to partner with experienced professionals who have great understanding of bringing in the right candidates for any kind of job with a genuine search process in place.  Joining hands with such an experienced search firm ensures that you get the most ideal candidate working in your organization for a position you are trying to fill, by adapting to the culture you entertain within your company. Not only that, the candidate hired will also be one who can help fulfill the futuristic goals of the company. Thus, with an  executive search firm  in place, you get a candidate fulfilling both the current and future requirements. However, to be able to do this effectively, you need to partner with a firm that is reputed, and has a wide network ...