Whether you’re replacing staff that have left your organisation or completing specific projects within a dedicated timeframe, you will need to focus on recruitment one way or another.
It makes sense to keep things in-house. You won’t have to pay for a service and your staff will have a better understanding of your company culture.
With the right choice of agency, however, outsourcing your recruitment brings about a myriad of tremendous benefits such as…
Reduce Hiring Time
You post an advert on a job board. Few people apply and those that do aren’t suitable. You’re sick of your job adverts not performing and don’t have the time to sieve through 100s of CVs to find the dream hire. Sound familiar?
Long and difficult hiring processes will not only put off skilled hires but the vacant position will impact workflow, frustrating under-staffed teams and costing your company time and money.
Recruitment consultants do the heavy lifting for you and will continuously chomp away at your to-do list. They have the time needed to dedicate to the tricky tasks of sourcing, screening, and pre-interviewing.
Recruitment Consultants Help Hire More Relevant Talent
You know the candidates are out there. They have all the qualifications, skills, and experience needed to excel in the role, but they’re not applying for the position. The worst part is, you don’t know why. Is your job advert too long? Too short? Is your knowledge of the local job market up to scratch?
Whatever the reason may be, the results will be the same; the people you most want to join will end up finding employment elsewhere, perhaps even for your competitors.
Recruitment consultants have an extensive network and can dive into a varied talent pool to find the ideal candidate. Most will have a strong understanding of the local job market and will be able to hand-pick the relevant hires from their deep pipeline.
Recruitment Consultants are Specialised
You call it a week on Friday afternoon. You’ve spent your day completing the tax audit and preparing the income statements for your company on top of your day job and in between building a stunning website that will represent your business offerings and values. Something’s off about this sentence, isn’t it? It’s because it wouldn’t happen. If you wanted to effectively manage your financial processes, you’d hire an Accountant. If you’re building a website, you’d employ a Web Developer. So why would recruitment be any different?
Recruitment consultants act as an extension of your team. They provide you with tried and tested advice, insight into the local job market, and aid in salary negotiations. They are the industry experts and will provide a specialised professional service.
A Final thought
At Simple Recruitment, human connection is at the heart of what we do. Our recruitment consultants take the time to build client relationships and understand not only the position you’re looking to fill but your company culture as well.
If you’re looking to fill that pesky role or enhance your team, get in touch with a member of the Simple team today on 01761 235741.
We’re so confident in our services that we won’t even charge you until it’s the candidate is officially hired.
