Understanding the hiring process is helpful when job searching. The more you know about the hiring process, the better you will understand how to operate throughout the process as a potential candidate. Below are some general steps in the hiring process as well as hints and tips to navigate your way through. The hiring process varies, as mentioned above, from occupation to occupation, company to company and even position to position. Two departments within the same company or division may have different hiring processes.
Employers vary their hiring processes according to their needs.
Recruitment is a way for an employer to gain a pool of candidates to potentially fill open positions. Employers may actively recruit whether there are current positions or not. If they do not, ask them if they have any anticipated openings or expansion. Screening is the practice by which the recruiter narrows the applicant pool. At this point, the recruiter will only consider the candidates that meet the minimum qualifications.