The document outlines 7 common mistakes, or "sins", that are made during the recruitment process. These include failing to consider millennial preferences when designing application and interview processes, copying recruitment strategies from other large companies without tailoring them, not utilizing recruitment agencies effectively, having an irrelevant referral bonus scheme, asking candidates irrelevant interview questions, not providing feedback to candidates during interviews, and not soliciting feedback from rejected candidates. The author advocates thinking like millennials, having unique strategies, valuing agency partnerships, incentivizing referrals for hard to fill roles, asking relevant questions, giving interview feedback, and learning from rejected applicants and rejections.

1. The 7 Deadly Recruitment Sins
The mistakes I have made in sourcing talent

2. 1.Thou must think like a
millennial
● Have a simple application process: CV or Application form...not both!
● Keep the interview process tight, aim for 3 stages over 1.5/2 weeks where
you can
● YOU ARE NOT GOOGLE

4. 2.Thou shall not copy and
paste

5. 3.Do not hate on your agencies
● Build your sourcing dream team
● Listen to your employees - who is approaching them, what are they doing that interests
them
● You are not above feedback

6. 4. Have a relevant referral scheme
● Tier referral bonus against most hard to fill roles
● Make it easy for employees to refer and then step away from the process
● Award networking bonuses as well as referrals in the traditional sense

7. 5. Ask relevant interview questions

8. 6.Thou shall give feedback
during the interview

9. 7. Get feedback from
candidates you have rejected
or those who have rejected an
offer

10. Conclusion
1.Thou must think like a millennial
2.Thou shall not copy and paste
3.Do not hate on your agencies
4. Have a relevant referral scheme
5. Ask relevant interview questions
6.Thou shall give feedback during the interview
7. Get feedback from candidates you have rejected or those who have rejected
an offer

11. Questions?