Hotlisting in Tech Outsourcing: What is it and Benefits?
The demand for tech outsourcing continues to rise, particularly in the IT industry. Services such as software development, digital marketing and data analytics are vital to the growth of business right across the world, and the competition for top talent in the most in-demand roles is hotter than ever.
Additionally, massive advancements in technology have seen individuals become highly specialised in specific areas rather than operating as a Jack of All Trades covering multiple niches. And while this situation poses a problem for business leaders seeking top IT talent, it has also led to the development of a modern solution that promises to be the future of outsourcing – hotlisting.
Hotlisting is one of the most effective methods for assessing candidates and identifying top talent from outside your local market. It allows you to get straight to the crux of your recruitment search by focusing on the skills and attributes you are looking for.
What is hotlisting?
Hotlisting is the future of outsourcing in the tech sector. Essentially it is a simple method of cutting through swathes of potential candidates to save you time and help you solve your outsourcing problems sooner.
A hotlist, as the name suggests, is a list (bench) of hot talent that exists on a website. This allows you to access it any time you want from anywhere in the world. It eliminates the need for you to communicate with an individual to discuss your requirements – a process that was always lengthy and complicated when operating in different time zones.
It also negates the need for someone else to do the searching and come back to you with a bench of potential candidates. Now, at first you may think that this is the job of the recruitment agent and wonder how this process saves you time. But consider what happens when you receive the bench of candidates and attached CVs. You must then spend time reviewing them – and invariably, there are a few in there that don’t fully match your requirements. But it still takes you time to recognise them.
Hotlisting works in a different way that puts you in control. When you access a hotlist, you will typically see a selection of names the agency has identified as suitable for the most in-demand roles. Alongside each name, you will see further information about the candidate such as:
- Abilities
- Specific platforms they work on
- Experience
- Location
- Visa details
- Whether they are open to location
But this isn’t the entire bench. There are also lists created according to candidate attributes. For example, you may want to head directly to a bench containing just Python developers. Or you may be tempted by newly available consultants. Whatever your requirements, you can narrow down your search and be as specific as you like about the profile of the outsourced talent you are looking for.
What are the benefits of hotlisting?
The key benefits of hotlisting are that it saves you time and puts you in the driving seat when it comes to identifying top talent from around the globe.
When you see a candidate you are interested in working with, you can click on their profile to see an up to date CV. If you want to progress, you can contact the appropriate person at the agency in a single click.
Where you review a profile and want to share it with colleagues for their opinion, this is also a simple process. You can share the profile with them on email or across various other platforms including LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
By outsourcing in this way, you cease to be reliant on somebody else to scour databases to find the top talent for the most in-demand jobs. Instead, you have the power.
Conclusion
It was inevitable that the outsourcing industry, that is so prevalent in its use of tech and innovation, would develop a solution that embraces the digital revolution and leverages technical advancements.
That solution is hotlisting, a method that leverages the latest tech to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of outsourcing, and deliver top talent fast. And it is predicted to experience huge growth in 2022 as it firmly establishes itself as the future of outsourcing.
