Looking for great talent yourself may seem efficient, but more often it just leads to headaches and wasted resources.
To be successful, a company, regardless of size, must run like a well-oiled machine, a machine comprised of employees who interact cohesively with one another in a manner that fosters trust and the ability to perform efficiently to find solutions when problems arise.
When a company loses an employee, especially one in a key operative position, the balance of the corporate machine is often compromised, and production is slowed, or in some cases, stalled altogether. Seeking outside assistance when it comes to staffing can keep a challenging situation from becoming catastrophic.
Why use a recruiting partner to fill key positions?
- Filtering: When a key job is posted, internally as well as externally, applicant response is often quite high. It takes a considerable amount of time and resources to filter through a mountain of applicants in the quest for a qualified candidate. Experienced recruitment agencies can quickly decipher who is and who isn’t a worthy candidate. This speeds up the process of presenting only the most qualified candidates, and allows companies to evaluate talent using not just a resume, but also qualitative and quantitative information gained from telephone interviews. Bottom line: you’ll get better prospects in less time.
- Networking: The best candidates for your company’s key position are not always actively seeking employment; they are too busy being dedicated workers to take the time to look elsewhere for what may be a more suitable position. A good recruiting agency has access to a wide variety of networks connecting companies to these off-the-radar candidates, many of whom would not be accessible to an in-house hiring manager or recruiter. Bottom line: you’ll find needles in haystacks you didn’t know existed.
- Budgeting: Time is money. Cost-cutting may initially be a big factor for companies as they seek to fill key positions. However, in the long run, the cost of NOT using an experienced agency to fill an essential position far exceeds the cost of finding the right candidate in a more expedient timeframe. The longer the machine is not functioning at full capacity, the more revenue the company is potentially losing. Besides the monetary bottom line, morale also has a value that should be factored into any budgeting equation. The longer company employees are picking up the slack in the absence of a critical employee, the more morale suffers, and very often productivity declines. Bottom line: recruiting on your own effects your bottom line.
- Branding: Successful companies spend valuable time and resources creating an identity for themselves and fostering an internal culture. Not every qualified candidate will fit the brand mold or company culture. In many cases the right type of candidates must be sought, screened, and recruited, sometimes from the ranks of the competition. It takes graceful maneuvering to pull off such an acquisition. Experienced recruiting partners have the resources and know-how to research and acquire such a candidate. Bottom line: candidates that fit in will stick around and bring better value.
Mankuta | Gallagher prides itself on fostering and maintaining relationships not only with clients, but also with the candidates presented to those clients. We are the oldest service provider in the category, having pioneered this search method in 1994 and are continuously refining its implementation. We’d love to help you find your next great fit – contact us today to find out how we can help. ~