August 4, 2024
It is part of everyday life for any business… you have a vacancy so you need a new employee to fill the role. Surely it can’t be that hard to recruit on? After all, you can put a message up on your website, share the vacancy through social media, ask the staff to put the word out, there’s plenty of ways to advertise the role.
But the crucial question is what sort of candidate do you get from taking this approach? It is generally acknowledged that a business’ best asset is its staff and the better quality of staff you have, the more your business will thrive. And all of that starts with recruitment. Investment in using a recruitment agency could well be the best money you ever spend. And here’s why:
Knowledge
Recruitment agencies know their role. They have years of experience in how to advertise a vacancy and attract the best candidates to apply for a role. They also have the knowledge to identify the best prospective employees. Hundreds of jobseekers might go for a role and it can be time consuming work to go through all the applications. In truth, it can be somewhat overwhelming. However, a recruitment agent has experience of handling this volume of applications and will ensure the best contenders are identified and put forward to the next stage. Taking on this role also relieves the pressure on a business’ HR department which already has more than enough to do.
Assessing the best candidates
A deluge of CVs, each one stacked with qualifications, achievements and good reasons why this applicant should get the job. So how do you decide which are the best candidates to put forward to the next stage? This is where recruitment agents come into their own. They are experts in their field and have seen so many applications, they can sort the wheat from the chaff. Using their experience, they can draw up a shortlist of genuinely good candidates to go on to the next stage of the process.
Time costs money
Job recruitment can be a lengthy process. When a vacancy is advertised, it can lead to a barrage of queries, emails and calls, often from would-be applicants who are not even suitable for the job. A recruitment agency can take on this work and save the business valuable time in answering the plethora of questions. It also gives a great impression to a prospective candidate if their query is answered quickly and efficiently. Using a recruitment agency can often mean a quicker turnaround on filling vacancies, leading to less disruption for the other employees and better business continuity. Professionalism and speed in handing applications is also vitally important for the business. If a candidate is left waiting weeks for an interview, they might well take up another job offer in the meantime.
Going the extra mile
Recruitment agencies have a bank of applicants searching for the next opportunity and might just have the perfect candidate for your vacancy. As such they could be put forward for a role simply and quickly to become the perfect marriage of candidate and vacancy.
The legal bits
The applications have been scrutinised, a shortlist drawn up, the business has held the interviews, set the tests and has chosen its new employee. But there’s still more to do. Proof of qualifications, eligibility to work and other legal issues must not be ignored and a recruitment agency is well versed in ensuring everything is in order.
Using a recruitment agency to fill a vacancy might mean spending a bit of money but it will ensure the process is hassle-free, efficient and successful. What more can you ask for?
For more information on recruitment, contact the experts at SVC Solutions on 01206 262117.
