Hiring quality candidates for your cannabis business, quickly and efficiently, is more important than ever before.
The available jobs in the U.S. cannabis industry have grown an average of 27.5% each year, since 2017.
This level of job creation is steadily outpacing even some of the world’s fastest-growing job sectors, including solar power installation and wind turbine service. In the United States alone there are now more workers in the legal cannabis industry than there are electrical engineers, EMTs, paramedics, and dentists.
All of this data comes to us from the Leafly 2021 Jobs Report, one of the most comprehensive data and analytics reports in the cannabis industry. This explosion in growth is only predicted to increase even more over the next few years.
Despite this enormous growth of jobs, filling those positions with the right talent is becoming more difficult. Global talent shortages are at a 15-year high.
According to a ManpowerGroup survey, 69% of businesses are reporting struggles with finding top talent, with 32% of employers in the United States having difficulty filling open positions. If you’re an expanding cannabis business that needs to hire asap, you’re not alone, and EzHire can help.
The Need To Hire Quickly
As the number of available jobs in the cannabis industry continues to grow so rapidly, and a global talent pool that is continuing to dwindle, filling your open positions as fast as possible is critical to getting your business to the next level.
You don’t want to be stuck in the hiring process when you could be taking care of more important matters.
Don’t waste your valuable time on employee acquisition when you can leverage the solutions at EzHire to get your open positions filled fast. Speed is essential to maximizing your ROI for the costs of employee hiring, onboarding, and retention.
We combine advanced technology with proprietary talent acquisition processes so you can mark hiring off your list and move on to other tasks.
You can also save time in the long term by using EzHire to find the right candidates for the right positions, the first time. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that hiring the wrong candidate costs an average of 30% of the employee’s potential first-year earnings. That’s money that could be allocated to more important areas of your operational budget.
Luckily, our unique hiring process is fast and efficient.
This means you’ll save time and money now by letting us handle all the hiring work. You’ll also save even more in the future thanks to our unparalleled pool of top-tier cannabis industry professionals.
Challenges of The Hiring Process
Hiring employees in any industry is challenging, but hiring in the cannabis industry comes with unique challenges that EzHire is already prepared for.
Tight Labor Market
According to the LinkedIn Workforce Report, national hiring across all industries rose by 7.4% in November 2021.
That may not sound like a lot, but a hiring rate this high hasn’t been seen since 2015. It’s the biggest spike in 6 years and is expected to continue. The surge in hiring rates means there are plenty of job openings for workers to choose from. This makes the need for attracting top talent a high priority in a labor market where your traditional job posting is likely to get lost in the sea of available openings.
Number of Applicants
When your posting does finally reach potential applicants, you’re going to be flooded with applications.
You operate in an industry where there is no shortage of interest from prospective candidates. According to research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), an average of 250 resumes are submitted for a single job posting in all industries. The number of resumes received for open positions in the cannabis industry is believed to be even higher.
It Takes Time To Hire
The same SHRM research found it can take some companies up to 45 or more days to fill one open position. The average time it takes to fill an open position is 36 days. That’s simply not good enough. It’s no secret that the cannabis industry moves fast.
We understand the need for speed, and we specialize in building teams quickly.
Turnover
An average of 26% of new hires are reported to separate from employment within their first year of hire. 17% quit within the first 6 months, and 16% quit within the first 3 months.
This is based on traditional industries and cannabis industry turnover is suspected to be even higher. The National Cannabis Industry Association says turnover rates in the cannabis industry are 40% to 60% within the first two months.
This means you should expect to lose some of your employees to turnover which can slow down your business’s sales, growth, and expansion. We can help you prepare for the inevitable so you don’t slow down.
EzHire’s Solutions for Your Hiring Process
We’ve established that the hiring process in cannabis is difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. On average, hiring in the cannabis industry requires 25 hours of internal resources. EzHire clients report an average time investment of only 10 hours per hire. This allows more time to spend on staff training and retention, and more time for taking care of other important aspects of your business.
This is all thanks to our EzHire process, where we Source, Evaluate, and Present your business with the most qualified candidates.
Source
Job Posting
Every hiring process begins with the job posting. You can expect your Client Success Manager to focus on gaining in-depth knowledge of your business priorities and hiring profile to craft the perfect job description before beginning the process of connecting you with the right candidates.
Interview Scheduling and Logistics
Don’t get overwhelmed by a flood of resumes and applications. Our exclusive database of cannabis industry candidate profiles isn’t just a list of resumes. You will meet and hear directly from curated talent in the industry.
Evaluate
Interviewing
Evaluation starts when we first review the qualifications of industry talent. It then continues when we find the best fits for your business needs, and begin our interview process. Each candidate is put through our proven interview methodology that saves you time normally wasted on phone screens, or “taking the recruiters word for it”.
Background Checks
In a highly regulated industry, vetting your potential new hires is vital to hire the right candidates the first time. That’s why we can take care of all of your background check needs so you can rest assured about the talent you hire.
Reference Checks
Reference checks are just as important as background checks for finding employees in the cannabis industry. We take on the leg-work so you can keep your business moving towards your next big goal.
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Reviewing and Presenting Your Job Offer
The final step in the hiring process is to review and present your job offer. First, you’ll have time to review a curated list of candidate profiles. This includes our exclusive video interviews that eliminate time-consuming phone screens and traditional interviews. Once we’ve sourced the right talent for your position, it will be time for you to make an offer. Working with EzHire grants you access to best practices on pay rates and job responsibilities for you to make the most of your offer, and help you secure the most talented candidates.
How EzHire Makes Quality Hires Happen Fast
We make quality hires happen fast, getting your business where you want to go while spending less time and money searching for and hiring new employees, and more time on your most important priorities.
We Have The Connects
When it comes to finding the best employees, the harsh reality is that top industry talent is already employed and not actively looking for new opportunities. For this reason, EzHire specializes in engaging industry talent with prospective opportunities. Our team focuses on building relationships within the industry to find top first-time management candidates. We identify and connect entry and mid-level talent in industry specializations like cultivation, retail, laboratory testing, process, sales, and customer service. Our unique talent database ensures you have instant access to the top-tier talent you need to build your dream team, the moment you start working with us.
We Have The Tools
Our co-founders have leveraged their technology background to give employers and candidates in the cannabis industry a better way to connect and share opportunities. We have the tools you need to set your business up for success by sourcing your entire team fast. We do this by using a proprietary search process that takes the guesswork out of finding top talent, and we do it fast so you can move on to your next goal even faster. Our proven interview methodology uses video in a way that connects you with talented people beyond a paper resume. Move your business into the future by taking advantage of our tested technological tools and advanced digital hiring processes.
We Never Stop Sourcing Talent
Staffing top talent is a continuous process. EzHire is here to keep you in the game as you grow your business. Our talent engagement platform does more than just connect employees with the most qualified candidates. With EzHire, you will always be prepared for staff turnover with recurring access to top talent in your region. We give you the ability to build a pipeline of prospective candidates to scale your business quickly. You’ll also benefit by expanding your network of local industry professionals. Business can sometimes be about who you know. By tapping into the unrivaled talent network, only available at EzHire, you’ll be able to meet and connect with some of the cannabis industry’s top professionals in no time.
Save Time and Money
One of our core values is Time Matters. EzHire clients report a time savings of 15 internal resource hours per hire. Depending on how many employees you need, that can add up quickly, costing you a ton of valuable time. Let us do the work, and you can devote that valuable time to more important matters, like running your business.
We may specialize in being able to source great talent fast, but our exclusive candidate database guarantees you’ll have instant access to some of the most qualified and experienced workers in the cannabis industry. This means your first hires are more likely to be the right fit the first time. Since hiring the wrong candidate can cost you an average of 30% of the employee’s salary, you’ll save money on hiring costs upfront and into the future.
Our active talent engagement and recruitment strategies ensure we continue to attract quality candidates with the skills you need to grow your business. Your time matters, and that’s why we are committed to delivering on our mission to create the best candidates for our partners and power the growth of the cannabis industry.
