BUFFALO, N.Y. — Retail training firm Associates Interactive has announced that it will develop customized training programs for Zenhire Inc., a provider of online networked HR collaboration and search tool solutions. The partnership will bring training into the staffing process, giving human capital professionals the tools they need to be successful. By adding pre-hire training to the talent assessment process, standardization and control can be better implemented across the recruitment industry.
"The traditional hiring process is fundamentally broken," said Robert Fritzinger, president and chief executive of Zenhire. "Most companies attempt to find the best candidates available, hire them and then train and orient them to the organization. However, each step incurs significant expense with no real certainty that the applicant is truly capable of the job requirements. Our tools pinpoint desired credentials and skill sets among job applicants, vetting only the top handful. Teamed with Associates Interactive's pre-hire training, we are able to eliminate many of the time- and resource-related expenses associated with the hiring process."
The nature of the employment market has changed dramatically in the past year. With so many available candidates, businesses need not take the risk of paying people to work or be trained before they discover if they are capable or qualified to do the job. By training potential employees before they have been given the job, companies do not invest in these candidates until they have demonstrated their capabilities. As a result, the company saves time and money while the potential employee gains the differentiating edge to prove their skills and dedication to the available position.
By moving the education and assessment steps before hiring and changing the order in which candidates are trained, companies will experience less turnover, fewer unfortunate hires and maintain a better-performing workforce. As a result, the three major barriers that impact organizations sourcing qualified job candidates — background, capabilities and training — are proactively resolved.
