The benefits of working with a recruitment agency are that it helps to entice top talent and the right candidate for a position while saving a tremendous amount of time and money. Recruitment is a process that results in better quality hires and ultimately meets businesses’ needs. The primary purpose of a recruitment agency is to support job seekers in finding their dream job while helping companies find the best person for their open position.
Why Use a Recruitment Agency?
A recruitment agency provides an effective and efficient recruitment strategy for hiring employees. Employers using a recruitment agency get support in seeking qualified candidates for vacancies at their company.
Recruitment agencies put great efforts into helping candidates find their dream job, create an eye-catching CV and support them on their journey every step of the way. These agencies ensure that companies find the right candidate faster and save money during the process.
Faster Hiring
Through the help of a recruitment agency, the time spent looking for suitable candidates for an open position is much shorter. Agencies find potential employees faster and go through the process of identifying the real staffing needs, focusing on candidates that fulfil the needed qualifications for the specific role.
In the vast talent pool in various databases and many connections to leverage from, recruitment agencies can locate people with specific skills and qualifications in half the time companies do. Specialist recruiters can source candidates in these databases but also look for them on social media, which means that the agency will only submit a resume to the company that fits its expectations and search criteria. All of these steps shorten the hiring time.
High-Quality Candidates
Recruitment agencies increase the ability to meet high-quality candidates with relevant skills and expertise in a specific sector. Recruiters have access to large talent pools of already screened and referenced candidates, which allows them to match candidates with the required qualifications and skills to the employer while also being previously assessed and interviewed.
Also, recruiters are in contact with candidates every day, and they become experts at screening and analysing the suitability of applicants for open job positions. They can also provide consultancy, support, and advice in ensuring candidates’ interviewing process runs smoothly. By using best-practice methods, recruitment agencies understand both candidates’ needs and companies’ requirements.
Interview Candidates
Recruiting agencies sometimes conduct interviews on companies’ behalf, which saves employers money and time. To start selecting potential candidates, a recruiting consultant will provide an assessment and find out more about the individual set up for an interview. By interviewing candidates, a recruitment consultant can pick top candidates for further assessment and interviewing and help them prepare for an interview with their potential employer.
Specialist Recruitment Knowledge
As businesses grow and evolve, in-house recruiters may need additional help conducting interviews for new positions that they might need to become more familiar with. Most recruitment agencies have specialist recruiters dedicated to specific sectors, and as a result, they have better knowledge of the technical job skills needed.
Specialist recruiters also have the expertise to locate transferable skills relevant to the job vacancies. Specialist recruitment teams are dedicated to various disciplines, and their in-depth knowledge and expertise make filling open job positions a breeze. Furthermore, recruitment agencies learn more about what the market looks like now and create strategies and plans to achieve recruitment needs best.
Access to Talent
Expert recruiters spent years building relationships with talent in their network. They understand candidates’ availability, personality and capability, and they can make recommendations almost instantly.
Using a recruitment agency to support you with the hiring process can give you the advantage of using this existing talent pool. Rather than starting from ground zero for every new role that needs to be filled, the hiring managers get support from their specialist recruiters for a list of candidates that matches their needs. Although it can be challenging to find candidates, a recruiter’s professional help can improve the entire process, from sourcing to finding top talent for your company.
Business Growth & Innovation
A recruitment agency can function as an internal resourcing team. What recruiters do is dive deep into the company culture, and learn more about how a company works, why it was founded, and everything that happened along the way.
This way, recruiters gain the knowledge and use it to represent companies as if they are working within the company. Having this viewpoint can help in the process of finding the best candidate for a company, both technically but also culturally. If done right, consultants will know everything about company processes and be able to manage all procedures in a cost and time-effective manner.
Usually, recruitment agencies are immersed in the industries they source candidates for, so they understand the current trends and the demand for specific skills and qualifications. The hiring process is seamless by matching the companies and the candidates based on values and expectations. There’s a substantial opportunity for a relationship between the employer and the candidate to be stronger and more productive.
Market Knowledge
From a company viewpoint, the candidate requirements may be specific and sometimes challenging to find. Recruiters, however, have the expertise and the market knowledge, which allows them to find a candidate with the required qualifications and skills for both the industry and the open job position.
Building a relationship with a recruitment agency means that your future hiring process will be more straightforward as the agency already knows the qualities and requirements you need to find the right fit for the company. Recruitment agencies aim to act as partners and collaborators, meaning they will be your eyes and ears on the market. Also, specialist recruiters know the market trends and can give insight into what is happening.
Recruiters know how to reach out to the best available talent, present career opportunities and salary rates, and navigate the hiring complexities.
Extended Reach
We often see on the job market that although candidates send out resumes and scroll through job boards, not all are actively looking for a new job. The recruitment company aims to find and group this “passive talent” and incentivise them to move.
This is What We Do!
Attracting and retaining top talent is the key to the success of any business. Being focused on hiring a great team can make a significant impact on the future of your company. As a permanent staffing solutions partner, Olive Recruit has the market knowledge and expertise to help you identify your staffing needs and source the right candidate for the job.
Our recruiters help make employment opportunities available to everyone and aim to deliver a supportive and connected experience for all. We support our clients by delivering the best recruitment services to all service users. If you need a recruitment partner who understands your needs and can provide you with a cost-effective, fast solution, contact us today!
