Some SME employers may be wary of launching straight into direct recruitment. Pre-employment activities, such as offering work placements or providing interview skills training, can give them the opportunity to test the water and can lead to a longer term commitment. This section provides advice and guidance on how to encourage SME employers to become involved in pre-employment activities.
Key Principles
Take some time to understand the benefits that pre-employment activities can bring to business, so that you are able to match these to the needs of individual employers.
Remember that small steps can lead to a long term commitment – even a limited amount of involvement can be a big step for a small employer.
This could be an employer’s first experience of your organisation and your clients – make sure that it is a positive experience, and that is well planned and structured.
It will help if you, your clients and the employer understand and agree where their involvement will ultimately lead – don’t assume that it will always lead to direct recruitment.
Treat work placements/experience in the same way as a job and try to ensure that there are effective matching processes in place.
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