Hiring On Generic, Niche & Super Niche Skills

Over the years, with the ever-evolving business environment and technology, it has become increasingly difficult for organizations to compartmentalize and delineate job roles, as also the skills needed to excel in them. In such a convoluted scenario, hiring individuals for such arcane roles becomes all the more challenging.

Generic skills can be referred as a Core skills, key skills, and common skills. A generic skill is a skill which can be applied across a variety of subject domains, and takes longer to acquire than domain-dependent (subject-area) skills.

Generic skills are important because jobs today require flexibility, initiative and the ability to undertake many different tasks. They are more service oriented, making information and social skills increasingly important.

Organizations now focus on adaptation, cost reduction, increased productivity, and new markets, products and services Organizations need to demonstrate teamwork, problem-solving, and the capacity to deal with non-routine processes. They should also be able to make decisions, take responsibility and communicate effectively. Proficiency in the broad range of generic skills has become the main requirement for the modern worker.

The basic generic skills, which comprise a national Key Skills Qualification, include:

Our focus is very much on the implementation of the industry-identified employability skills.

A niche role depends on the organization’s core competencies and operating environment. Niche skills can get candidates a decent paying job but finding this job remains a daunting task. Niche hiring is very exhilarating. Rather than looking at niche hiring as a complex and challenging task, we consider it as an opportunity in recruitment. In order to do that, our recruiters have a stronger grip on the ever-changing niches.

When hiring for regular positions, we are very used to be the employer of choice. However, when it comes to niche hiring, it may not be as attractive to the ideal talent that we seek. In order to make niche talent more attractive, it’s a function of two things:-

1. How the role is positioned within the organization
2. How we are articulating the role to the prospective talent pool

Sometimes to find the perfect candidate for open position (super niche skill) becomes difficult. That’s what super niche recruiting is all about. Super Niche recruiting can help to cut down on the pre-screening process, since the target is to get more qualified resumes right from the start. Our focus is to get the right candidates for the skill proposed.

Recruiting for a super niche position starts with the recruiter, after all. We make sure that we are being very specific about the job description at hand. Our recruiters list out the qualifications necessary and whatever skills and experience the candidate should possess.

Social media is a great way to connect with niche job seekers. There is a good chance to get great candidates through social media. Social media also allows for greater self-selection based on interest and career aspirations.