Some opportunities may not yield an ideal local candidate. If an organization is located in a small area, or if it’s a job that requires a specialized skill set or training, there may not be very many resumes to even review.
A search firm or staffing agency can be a hiring manager’s best friend. Instead of combing through hundreds of resumes, or feeling panicked when there aren’t any quality candidates, a staffing professional will present candidates who are qualified and have the characteristics to flourish and succeed!
A good staffing or search firm will understand the position. It’s more than just taking an order. Qualifications, education and experience will all be critical factors in the search, but so will personality, values and ethics. Instead of considering hundreds of candidates, your business will be presented with a much smaller number of candidates. Below are a few reasons why a staffing agency or search firm will save a company time and money in the long run.
• Candidates are prescreened and interviewed.
• The candidates will already be a good fit for the position because the staffing professional knows what the company is looking for.
• If the position requires relocation, the search consultant will have spent a considerable amount of time exploring if a candidate is serious about moving or not.
• You won’t find yourself excited about a candidate who is great on paper but isn’t really serious about making a career change.
• You can focus on the ideal candidate instead of spending days or weeks hoping to find a needle in a haystack.
Most companies don’t start with a firm before attempting to fill the position. Sometimes it even means making a bad hire or two before realizing the ideal candidate was missed or perhaps didn’t even apply in the first place. A staffing firm not only can market the position, but will have a pool of candidates to contact when a position becomes available.
The cost of utilizing a firm is a small price to pay over time. A quality search professional will find the right person for the job much more efficiently than merely posting an ad online and hoping for the best. Not only will the right person come along much quicker, but chances are they will be ideal candidate for a long and successful career.