Companies ask why they should use Recruitment Agencies when they can advertise their jobs online and draw more candidates than they ever dreamed of. They tell themselves they have HR departments who are there to handle that sort of thing and can do it more cheaply than paying agency fees.
Think again! It is our experience that those HR Departments already have overloaded schedules with salaries, pensions, projects, company policies, planning and all manner of things pertinent to company personnel. With hundreds of CVs to read and scores of interviews to do, their vital inhouse functions will be slowed down and lose the impetus you rely upon. So, no matter: how good your HR department; how in your favour the economic climate; or, how high the unemployment figure; you will still do better therefore to obtain the services of a professional, reliable employment consultant. Here’s why:
A Recruitment Agency is neutral; isn’t affected by internal politics; and isn’t expected to multi-task. It has one function only and that is recruitment.
Finding the right candidate for the job is the daily norm for an agency so they are well practised, well connected, and well equipped to do this. They are not pre-occupied with concerns other than getting you the right staff, which means they are faster, more accurate and therefore more cost efficient than your inhouse recruiting staff.
Many candidates ‘tailor’ their CVs to such an extent that huge discrepancies are reflected between each submission and job application. Agencies have records of these fabrications and thus afford you far better protection against fraudulent applicants.
Good Agencies are familiar with market trends, so they have a superior level of awareness and understanding surrounding your particular requirements and the corresponding availability: thus they are in a better position to advise you.
Ultimately, agents are the go-betweens or brokers - as in travel, shipping, property, and so on. They put together the best and most effective deal for your needs at that time. Their function makes them a valuable component in the process of sourcing the best employees and justifies their fee.
In answer to why use a Recruiting Agency?’ we ask how you can not involve them in the placement process and still get the best possible deal?
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