Pivot your Hiring Strategy to Adaptive Hiring

In the iconic scene from Friends, a popular TV sitcom, Ross, Rachel, and Chandler find themselves in a predicament while trying to maneuver a large couch up a narrow staircase. As they struggle with the heavy furniture, they attempt to coordinate their efforts, but their frustrations reach a boiling point. Ross, in a desperate attempt to adjust the couch's angle, repeatedly yells, "Pivot! Pivot! PIVOT!"

In today's rapidly evolving employment landscape, organizations must embrace the art of adaptive hiring and pivot their strategies to attract top talent. Just like the memorable "pivot" moment from Friends, organizations must adapt their approach to help overcome hiring challenges. At Morgan Properties, we’ve pivoted our hiring strategy by implementing solutions to attract and retain top talent in the 19 states where we operate.

Embrace Diversity: Adaptive hiring recognizes the need for agility and flexibility in the hiring process. Look beyond traditional talent pools and consider candidates from diverse backgrounds or industries who bring fresh perspectives, transferable skills and potential, rather than rigid adherence to specific job requirements.

Focus on Competencies: Adaptive hiring shifts the focus from simply looking at past experience and credentials to identifying the specific competencies and qualities that are critical for success in a particular role or within the organization. This involves clearly defining the required competencies and then assessing candidates against those criteria.

Disrupt Traditional Interviewing: At Morgan Properties, delivering excellent customer experiences is one of our core competencies, so we employ the same approach in the interview process. We treat interviewees as if they are prospective residents that we are hosting for a site tour and roll out the red carpet. If the experience isn’t memorable, you risk losing top talent to organizations that take the extra step.

Celebrate your Company: To attract top talent, we celebrate our brand. This involves effectively communicating the organization's mission, vision, values, and unique attributes to potential candidates. We make sure our future employees know about our amazing rent discounts, Morgan Essentials, incredible perks and robust benefits.  

Organization Collaboration: Our Talent Acquisition team has partnered with our award-winning employee Training and Development team to be proactive with recruiting and promoting existing employees into the next level of their careers. This partnership has provided invaluable tools to enhance not just our initial hiring strategy, but our promotions process as well.

By pivoting your hiring strategy, you can adapt to the changing landscape and build a strong, adaptable workforce. At Morgan Properties, we leverage our passion and resources to build thriving careers for our current and future employees. Are you interested in becoming part of the Morgan Properties family? Visit our Careers page to learn more.