The 6 Steps to a Full Cycle Recruiting Strategy

Having a strategy is like having a lighthouse. It guides your way and helps you make the best decisions for your company and its growth journey.

This article will tackle more about the full cycle recruitment strategy, its benefits, and process.

Recruitment Full Cycle Basics

What is Full Cycle Recruiting?

Full cycle recruitment usually refers to a person or entity that can plan and execute the entire recruitment process from A to Z.

It usually includes 6 stages such as preparation, sourcing, screening, selection, offering, and onboarding.

Benefits

This type of recruitment has a few benefits that you might want to consider, such as

1. Clarity – when there is only one person in charge of the process, you have clarity and accountability
2. Connection – since the recruiter is involved throughout the whole process and at each stage, he can connect and form closer relationships with the candidates
3. Lower costs – you can decrease the recruitment costs and the time to hire

Limitations

However, there are also some limitations that you should consider.

First of all, this end-to-end recruitment is only suitable for some organizations. Only one person handles the entire process, so his capacity to hire people is limited.

Second, it demands various skills and it might be difficult for one person to have them all.

Full Life Cycle Recruitment Steps

As we previously mentioned, there are 6 steps for full-cycle recruitment.

Let’s analyze them one by one:

Preparation

The first step is preparation. In this step, you should create a persona of your ideal candidate. At this stage, you should also know what you expect from your candidates and the compensation package for future employees.

Sourcing

The second step is sourcing. You should start promoting the open role and use marketing tactics to attract candidates.

Screening

Now is the time to have an initial screening of the applicants. Based on the profile you are looking for, you should sort the resumes and set up a phone call or another step for screening.

Selection

Once you have the list of people that passed the initial screening, you move to the interviews phase. In this stage, it’s time to ask in-depth questions to validate if the candidate is suitable for the job.

Hiring

Now is the time to make the job offer. You should pay attention to the way you present the compensation package.

Onboarding

The final step is onboarding. The candidate has accepted the offer and is now your employee. It is your responsibility to make sure he integrates within the company.

360 recruitment vs 180 recruitment

Another concept that you might hear related to full-cycle recruitment is 360 vs 180 recruitment.

360 recruitment is the full cycle recruitment. It includes the complete steps from start to finish.

180 recruitment, although it has the same aim as 360, it involves fewer steps. The person or entity delivering this service usually:

• Receives job specifications from the ones that are doing 360 recruitment
• Identifies potential candidates
• Shortlists candidates
• Oversees the interviewing process

You choose the best for your company according to your needs, business objectives, and long-term strategy.

End-to-end Recruitment Interview Questions

If you decide that end-to-end recruitment is the best for you, you mind find the following interview questions useful for you:

1. What type of work environment do you prefer?
2. What was the most stressful situation for you? How did you handle it?
3. How do you organize your day?
4. What does your ideal day look like?
5. Share a conflict you’ve been part of. How did you handle it?
6. What is the thing that you can talk about for hours and hours?
7. What are your expectations from this role?
8. What are the things you admire about yourself?
9. What is something that you are still working on improving?
10. What would be the best-case scenario and worst-case scenario for this role?

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Full Cycle Recruiting FAQ

What is the recruiting life cycle?

Full cycle recruitment is the process of finding a new employee, from recruiting to hiring.

What are Full Desk Recruiting and 360 Cycle recruiting?

Full desk recruitment is a full-service model of recruitment.

What’s the difference between 180 and 360 recruitment?

360 recruitment is the full cycle recruitment. It includes the complete steps from start to finish.

180 recruitment, although it has the same aim as 360, it involves fewer steps.