What Employee Perception Data Tells Us About Hiring
As 2024 begins, let’s reflect on what Aniline’s comprehensive employee review data can tell us about one type of new beginning nearly every professional experiences: the hiring process. What can Aniline’s database tell us about what employees prioritize and value when they're being hired?
Aniline’s data on the topic of hiring encompasses nearly 1.5 million employee opinions across over 50,000 companies. The topic is broken down into six key subcategories, offering a holistic view of the hiring experience:
Application Process: how employees perceive the earliest stages of recruitment into the organization.
Follow-up: how employees perceive the interactions that occur during recruitment such as feedback and management of the process.
Interview Process: how employees perceive the format and content of interactions with persons in the talent acquisition function, including line managers and peers.
Offer Terms: how employees perceive the employment offer they receive in terms of the compensation, work schedule, and worksite offered for employment.
Onboarding: how employees perceive the actions taken by the employer to assimilate into the organization upon hire.
Role Description: how employees perceive the role and responsibility of the job offered, including relevant post-hire comparison.
The most frequently discussed subtopics in the context of hiring are Role Description, Application Process, and Interview Process. Alongside Onboarding, these factors are the most critical in determining an employee’s overall satisfaction with their hiring experience.
The hiring process is a critical contributor to a company's overall Aniline index score. It sets the initial tone for an employee’s journey within the organization. A robust and thoughtful hiring process can significantly impact how new hires perceive their employer, fostering a sense of being valued right from the start.
"I was walked through the process of being hired, and was never left feeling in the dark." - Employee Review
What Distinguishes the Best-Scoring Companies in Hiring?
Top-scoring companies in the hiring domain exhibit several key characteristics:
Friendly and attentive recruiters: Employees at top-scoring companies say their recruiters were responsive, attentive, and professional. They are described as being quick to answer questions, proactive in finding the right fit for candidates, and supportive throughout the entire hiring process. Recruiters who truly listen to the needs and wants of potential hires both improve the hiring experience and ensure talent is maximally placed to benefit the organization.
Comprehensive interview preparation and support, coupled with consistent follow-up communication: Companies with the highest hiring scores provide materials and advice to help candidates prepare for interviews. They also provide follow-up communication before and after interviews.
A streamlined, efficient application process that respects candidates' time and effort: Top-scoring companies move candidates through the hiring process efficiently. Employees appreciate fast response times and smooth transitions each step of the way, from application to job offer.
A smooth onboarding experience that integrates new hires into the company seamlessly: An onboarding process that ensures employees have the necessary support, materials, and information as they integrate into the company is another aspect top-scoring companies have in common. Employees say a positive onboarding experience makes them feel the company values their time and is eager to get them started in their new roles. Top-ranked onboarding processes are smooth, quick, thorough, and include necessary training.
Aniline’s employee review data sheds light on crucial aspects of the hiring process, highlighting what employees value and discuss most. From the initial application to the final stages of onboarding, each step plays a significant role in shaping an employee's perception of and satisfaction with their employer. As companies strive to attract top talent, understanding and optimizing these facets of the hiring process becomes key to fostering a positive and lasting employer-employee relationship.
Which companies have the three highest hiring scores in Aniline’s database?
Himagine Solutions (St. Louis, MO)
Host Healthcare (San Diego, CA)
JobGiraffe (Chicago, IL)
*Host Healthcare “Hiring” subcategory scores from the Aniline Platform.
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