Hiring in this unpredictable economic climate presents extra challenges and more reasons for expert talent acquisition and management. Though not all 3rd party recruiters are the same; here are some concrete reasons why forming a valued relationship with one of your local recruiting firms can be an excellent investment for your company.
With unemployment still stagnate, you are seeing more than a pool of qualified candidates—you’re getting swamped with resumes, and many of them might not be right for the job. Sifting through the pile is a drain on resources, and when you finally do get to your short list, the hard work truly begins. A recruiting firm is better positioned to quickly deliver a solid candidate carefully vetted to be the right fit for the position and impact the time to fill your job. This saves you time and helps avoid the cost of a bad hire. Here’s how we work.
Recruiting firms know that Human Resources is not Recruiting.
Recruiting is a pro-active sport. Many companies rely on their HR leaders to not only handle a variety of daily issues, but proactively plan for the future. HR professionals are used to reacting to issues, managing benefits, as well as all handling the issues and opportunities of every employee. When a new hire requisition comes in, the HR team has to stop and find the right person in the fastest amount of time so they can keep up with their other tasks. In truth, a successful recruitment strategy requires constant screening, interviewing, conversations and networking to keep the recruiting funnel viable, active and filled. Further a portion of recruiting requires a natural ability to sell. Selling a position or opportunity to someone who may not be currently interested in buying is a key challenge but necessary component of recruiting.
Recruiting firms ask the right questions
It’s critical to know who will make for the best candidate when you are filling a position. We help you develop a strong job description that goes beyond specific skills and experience and hones in on other intangible qualities too. Through our years in the HR and recruitment field, we know the right questions to validate and identify the key success factors that will enable a new hire to have the most impact on your corporate goals and objectives. Transversely we’ll spend just as much time with the candidates you’re presented with. Making sure each candidate has the attitude, aptitude and interest to excel in your organization. We put our money where our mouth is; you don’t pay until you’ve met someone who you believe will be a fit and by offering guarantees on our placements beyond 90 days. Our goal is to build long term relationships, and not focus solely on a transaction.
We have the recruiting tools
As the value of investing in people became a conscious business strategy, the tools for human capital or talent management have become increasing more sophisticated. There are personality tests by industry and other behavioral-based screening tools to evaluate ethics, aptitude and character. We’ve worked to develop a solid selection process that includes the latest and most effective screening methods for finding information not included on a resume.
Recruiting firms consistently expand and stay connected to a large network
You need to fill a position quickly? We have an existing network of qualified candidates for specific industries who have already been proactively and carefully vetted. We are constantly renewing and growing our contacts through our active business networks. And we follow up. We stay connected with our business clients, the candidates we place and those who are still looking. By maintaining these relationships, we can quickly respond to changing needs and spot new opportunities.
Recruiting firms provide more flexibility and options
If you aren’t ready to make a permanent/regular hire, we can facilitate a contract position or a contract- to-hire position. This gives you the chance to try someone out and see how they do.
Recruiting firms keep up with the hiring trends
Technology continues to change business strategies, and that’s certainly true in recruiting too. Social media sites like Facebook and LinkedIn present new opportunities to get to know a candidate, but raise legal and ethical questions too. We are constantly researching trends and can take the experience of working with numerous companies and various positions to validate what shows promise and what works. And of course, companies and candidates are constantly looking for new ways to stand out. How are the most popular companies recruiting top candidates? Are resume styles changing? Whether it’s video resumes or speed interviewing, our staff is constantly watching the trends, looking for new opportunities and staying on top of best practices and share them with our clients.