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  "@type": "FAQPage",
  "mainEntity": [
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What is a recruitment plan and why is it important?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "A recruitment plan is a strategic document outlining how an organisation attracts, assesses, and hires the right candidates. It brings structure to the hiring process, reduces reactive decision-making, and ensures resources are used efficiently."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What are the key steps in creating a recruitment plan?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The nine core steps are analysing recruitment needs, defining job requirements, preparing a budget, identifying skill gaps, selecting the right tools, sourcing candidates, screening and interviewing, making an offer, and onboarding. Each step builds on the last to create a complete and consistent hiring process."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do I prepare a recruitment budget?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Start by listing all costs involved, including job board advertising, ATS software, assessment tools, background checks, and onboarding expenses. Use historical hiring data to guide your projections and ensure HR and finance collaborate on final budget approval."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What tools should be included in a recruitment tech stack?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "At minimum, your stack should include an ATS for workflow management, job board integrations for sourcing, pre-employment assessment tools, and analytics software for tracking key metrics. Together, these tools automate repetitive tasks and improve hiring consistency."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How do I evaluate whether my recruitment plan is working?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Track metrics including time to hire, quality of hire, cost per hire, retention rate, and hiring manager satisfaction. Reviewing these regularly helps you identify what is working and where targeted improvements will have the most impact."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How often should a recruitment plan be updated?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Review your recruitment plan at least once per quarter and after every significant hiring cycle. Changes in business strategy, workforce composition, or market conditions may all require adjustments to your sourcing channels, budget, or evaluation criteria."
      }
    }
  ]
}