Our Recruitment Process

Finding Candidates

Palmer Legal Staffing’s continual recruiting process is comprised of advertising at colleges and universities, in newspapers, and online in job banks and employment listings. In addition, one of our most valuable resources for supplying quality candidates is our referral program.

Continual recruitment shortens the time it takes to supply direct-hire candidates and enables Palmer to fill requests for temporary workers immediately.

To fill a short-term temporary job quickly, Palmer turns to its database of more than 5,000 candidates. For longer-term positions—direct hire, temp-to-hire, and long-term temporaries, we also post job listings tailored to specific needs.

From Receiving the Job Order to Filling It

Screening Candidates

When a potential candidate applies to a listed job, a staffing specialist reviews his or her résumé, keeping only about 25 percent of qualified applicants for consideration. The Palmer specialist then screens those applicants by telephone to gauge their professionalism, maturity, and general attitude. Typically, half the phone-screened applicants remain, and Palmer interviews them.

Testing and Paperwork

Before the interview, applicants are tested on their job skills and computer facility. The latter gauge the applicants’ abilities in various software programs such as Word, Excel, and Power Point. Palmer uses any of 48 different tests, tailoring them to the requirements of a specific position.

Applicants also fill out a general application, a supplemental questionnaire, and other paperwork such as tax forms and releases for background and credit checks. They receive written information on Palmer’s placement policies and sign a confidentiality agreement.

Interviewing

Next, a recruiter interviews each applicant individually for about 30-45 minutes—the most important factor in placement. The tests and interviews eliminate about 25% of the applicants who “passed” the previous parts of the process.

Finally, Palmer calls employment references to check that they are positive and pertain to the candidate’s most recent positions. Palmer also ensures that each reference is in a supervisory or managerial position. This eliminates about another 2 percent.

Out of 100 applicants, only 9 sucessfully complete the entire application process to be considered for placement.