An operationally focused professional services firm, MERU is a values-driven, impact-oriented team dedicated to helping companies. MERU is united by a culture that values excellence, collaboration, and success in all its forms for our clients and our people, which translates into its hiring process.
As a people-driven organization with a learner talent acquisition team, MERU places a significant emphasis on assessing for cultural fit, collaboration with hiring managers, and engagement with candidates and stakeholders throughout the entire process.
In this episode of The Speed to Hire Show, Erin Beasley, Head of Talent at MERU, shares insights into how she keeps hiring managers and candidates engaged to ensure better job fit and overcomes the primary screening challenges brought on by the rise of “Easy Apply”.
Notes
Erin Beasley is the Head of Talent at MERU, where she leads a lean talent acquisition team driven by a mission to make hiring more collaborative. With more than a decade as a talent acquisition professional across both small, growing organizations and larger, more complex global firms, Erin is an expert in developing impactful, inclusive strategies for recruiting and broader people-related initiatives.
Key Takeaways
[17:55] The difference in your hiring manager’s involvement in evergreen vs. niche roles, and how to uniquely engage hiring managers based on your hiring needs.
[27:03] How to instill a core value of hiring collaboration across your organization, especially within organizations with leaner talent acquisition teams but large hiring goals.
[29:35] How to successfully and seamlessly integrate an Applicant Tracking System into your hiring process to enhance speed and collaboration without needing more personnel.
[33:35] Hear actionable advice for navigating several of the most common modern hiring challenges.
[39:32] How to define and assess candidates for cultural fit with and without HR tools.
[45:44] Don’t overcomplicate hiring. Learn small foundational steps you can take to begin making an immediate hiring impact.
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