Recruitment and Talent Acquisition for Agriculture and Agribusiness
Requisition to joining, the same way every time.
What this looks like in agriculture and agribusiness
The parts of recruitment and talent acquisition that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Seasonal Recruitment at Village Level
Hiring crews through networks, not job boards.
What this coversHide
Seasonal Recruitment at Village Level
Hiring crews through networks, not job boards.
What this coversHideAgricultural recruitment runs through village networks, crew leaders and returning workers. Formal channels reach almost none of the people you need, and the season will not wait.
- Rehire list from last season
- Crew leader networks
- Village-level mobilisation
- Enrolment at the worksite
- Skill allocation to crews
- Rehire list built at last season's close and used first
- Crew leader networks as the primary channel, managed deliberately
- Village-level relationships maintained between seasons
- Skill and task history recorded so allocation is informed
- Wage rates communicated clearly before mobilisation
- Transport and accommodation arrangements stated upfront
- Enrolment capable of handling large batches in a day
- Contractor-supplied labour arranged and recorded distinctly
The rehire list is the recruitment strategy. Businesses that maintain one fill a season in days; those that do not compete for the same workers every year at rising cost.
The general method — what recruitment and talent acquisition covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the workforce and recruitment process page. What is above is the part that differs for agriculture and agribusiness.
Other HR topics for agriculture and agribusiness
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for agriculture and agribusiness, or another industry.