Whatever the shape and size of your recruitment business, growth is likely one of your biggest priorities. There’s always more you can do, more revenue you can drive, and ways to take things to the next level. But the appetite for growth isn’t quite that simple. Yes, we all want our businesses to succeed and get bigger. But there’s a real difference between simply growing and growing effectively, efficiently and sustainably. Here our partners Recruitment Juice share their thoughts on why great Learning & Development is the secret to effective growth.
There are many ways to scale up what you’re already doing. But learning and development has a vital role to play in growth that continues year after year.
Growth comes from multiple directions
For many recruiters, one word comes to mind when you’re thinking about growth: headcount. You hire more people, they get more done, and you report your best year yet.
But there’s an obvious limit to how far this strategy will take you – particularly when there’s a real shortage of great talent out there.
The truth is that effective growth is the product of multiple things happening at once. It’s fuelled by your managers, how your new rookies join the team, how your more experienced recruiters develop, and more.
Continual learning and development, both from peers and more structured tools like online learning, is what keeps your business growing every day.
Filling skills gaps for recruiters
New hires will always need a fast way to get up-to-speed and start performing. But after a few years in the job, even the most diligent, capable recruiters are bound to pick up a few bad habits. We all have weaker areas – improving these can dramatically increase a recruiter’s earning potential.
As part of a structured learning and development programme, online learning can play a key role in identifying skills gaps with quizzes and assessments. You can then put recruiters on a path of bite-sized content to help them perform better than ever.
Training your new managers
Great recruiters don’t always make great managers – but your growth depends on strong leadership. If your managers are trained on how to look after and develop their teams, you can quickly impact performance across the board.
Attracting and retaining recruiters
You can never grow your business if you’re struggling with attrition. We’ve heard from people who are losing as many as 45% of their recruiters annually – and a lack of personal and professional development is the #1 cause.
Learning and development isn’t just about giving people new ideas, inspiration and skills. It’s not even about driving performance. More than anything else, L&D forms the foundation of a culture where people can always learn new things and take on new challenges. It’s a way to attract great talent and keep hold of it.
A commitment to L&D sets you apart as a place where people can grow as individuals. And that’s by far the biggest contributor to your growth as a business.
Click here to see how Recruitment Juice can help you develop your recruiters from day one.
