Win Over the Candidates You Want

Top candidates tend to have multiple job offers. If you find that your preferred candidate has received another offer, here are some tips for how to beat the competition and gain the talent you want and need.

• Tell it from the mountain.
  Know your institution's strengths and showcase them to your candidate. Select from your institution's extensive marketing, admissions and development videos and social media outlets and share the ones that best speak to your candidate's interests and that highlight your institution.

• Open your doors.
  Invite your finalist to meet with their prospective colleagues, administrators and students. Developing genuine connections between your finalist and your community is a key way to get them to say yes.

• Go beyond salary.
  From study-abroad trips and research grants to work-life-balance and mentors, highlight the breadth of benefits your institution offers. You never know which benefit may tip the person to favor your institution over the others.

• Make it personal.
  Good hiring managers keep notes during the interview process. Send the candidate a personal note or schedule a call to highlight why you are offering him/her the position. Include details from your conversations to highlight why they are an excellent fit for your institution and why your institution is a great fit for their career.

By implementing these recommendations, you will find that your candidates are excited to accept your institution's offer.