For certain specialized industries, finding qualified job candidates can be extremely difficult — and the best talent may be at a competing firm.
While poaching talent often comes with a negative connotation, there are ways employers can make the process a bit less uncomfortable for all parties involved.
Technology has played a big part in opening up the process, but employers must still tread carefully when trying to lure candidates away from their existing employers.
“You should be very judicious about when you absolutely need to do this,” says Christine Ippolito, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Principal at Compass Workforce Solutions, a Deer Park-based HR consulting firm. “It should be an option when you’ve exhausted all other alternative ways of filling a position.”
You don’t want to unnecessarily burn bridges, she said. “With the rapid pace of change in business and technology, a current competitor could be a future business partner or client,” she says.
