Right at the outset, niche hiring is very exhilarating as it gives companies the opportunity to test their recruiters. Rather than looking at niche hiring as a complex and challenging task, our recruiters consider it as an opportunity to create some fun roles in the organization. In order to do that, our talent acquisition professionals have a stronger grip on the ever-changing niches.
They understood which skills are currently niche, and what is their projected business impact, they can go to the business leaders and get their buy-in for the niche recruitment plans. Within niche hiring, organizations need to be astute. They also understand where to put their internal resources, and what to outsource.
For hiring the best-fit candidates, our recruiters always follow an augmented approach, so as to Attracting the niche talent When hiring for regular positions, organizations are very used to be the employer of choice. However, when it comes to niche hiring, they may not be as attractive to the ideal talent that they seek. How do they then, become more attractive to the niche talent that they seek ?
According to Biz Staffing, it’s a function of two things: -
1. How the role is positioned within the organization?
2. How you are articulating the role to the prospective talent pool?
Using an ‘outside-in’ approach for niche hires, rather than inside out, as it brings context to where the talent is coming from. Also, we found out that 22% of all lateral hires came from the law firms, and not from other corporate. Another instance is that of Tata Sons, which recently appointed a new Global General Counsel who only has experience at law firms and has never worked at any corporate. Essentially, without an outside-in approach, organizations run the risk of ignoring an unbelievably valuable talent pool.
Finally, when hiring for a niche role, it makes sense to partner with a specialist, either externally or internally (as every organization has specialists in different domains). The partnership will help bring the outside-in perspective, and help position the role better, to your talent pool.