10 Tips on Working with a Recruitment Agency

When working with a recruitment agency, it is important to get the most out of them. Below are ten tips that will go a long way n helping you get the most out of your recruitment agency:

Setting yourself recruitment goals

When you are getting started with this journey, ask yourself if you want to meet a busy period of trade or special business demands. This is going to determine what employee you are looking for – temporary or permanent. Once you do this, the next step is to look at experience, skillset, and attitude. When you have a rough idea of these, you are ready to get started with the recruitment process.

Taking a professional’s viewpoint

If you need an expert in finance or law, you are most likely going to reach out to one. This is why you need to hire a professional recruitment agency like Solutions Driven to help you with hiring – whether your organization has an HR department or not. The agency is going to pre-screen and shortlist candidates fast and effectively. This is going to save your business time and money.

Knowing the recruitment process used by the recruitment agency

The recruiter is going to start with advertising the role, looking at the responses, and finding a good selection of candidates. They are going to contact the candidate to understand them better and if they are good for the role. This is going to include background checks. The recruiter is also going to contact successful and unsuccessful parties. They are also going to arrange the interviews.

Choosing a reputable agency

It can feel risky to find your next start employee, and that is why you need to be choosy when it comes to people you work with. Working with a less-reputable agent is not a good idea because they may be slow to respond to briefs, and supply a mediocre selection of candidates. You need to consider those who are REC affiliated.

Working to a rough timeframe

Finding the right candidate can take weeks. There are some who claim that it is going to take an average of 8.13 weeks to fill a vacancy and it costs thousands. This can be more if you end up with the wrong candidate. This is why you need to get it right the first time – there is no guarantee, but when you hire the right agency, you are in the right direction.

Getting to know your recruiter

Once you choose a recruiter, consider inviting them to come and visit you at the office. This is going to help them know more about the business. they get to see the workplace culture and company culture. This is going to go a long way in helping them find a candidate for the role.

Understanding the costs involved

Most agencies work on fee finding when it comes to payment. If you don’t end up recruiting anyone, then you are not going to pay anything. Make sure you have talked with the agency about fees before the agent starts working for you. When you do this, you are going to be comfortable with the decisions you make down the line.

Being open-minded and ready to listen

The recruiter knows the local job market pretty well. You need to listen to what they are going to say. There are times when they are going to provide a solution that you hadn’t thought of before – e.g. they can suggest a flexible employee instead of a permanent one. You need to be open-minded from the start.

Considering ‘try before you buy’

If you end up with more than one candidate or you are not sure about who to choose, then you can consider trying out the candidate first. This is a good option when a candidate is between jobs or they are working as a freelancer. This is good for you because it means you can make a sound decision.

Keeping it short and sweet

When you ask the right questions during the initial interview, you are going to get a good idea of whether that person is the right option for the company or not. The second is a chance to build on that. A good agency is going to deliver good candidates and advise you about the stages of interviews – if you are still interviewing by the third or fourth stage, it might be time to go back to the drawing board.

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