4 reasons you should NOT hire through a recruitment agency
The job market today is mostly candidate-centric. There is little, or nothing recruiters can do when it comes to getting the right candidates for specific jobs. The onus is on the company to directly carry out selection process and choose the candidate that fit right into their organization needs. Here are some reasons why people loathe recruiters; and the need for organizations to hire their candidates directly instead of using third parties.
The high recruitment cost
You have to consider cost before hiring any third party recruitment agency. Either you are hiring temporarily, or from the pool of the recruiter’s candidates, there is a percentage of the employee’s salary you must pay to the staffing company.
What most of the works recruitment agency do is administrative work; that can be done by the human resource department of your company. You have a better chance of hiring the right candidates as most of the CVs you get are specific to your job description needs.
Selection problem for technical or niche specific jobs
Most recruitment agencies are generic and their works become limited when it comes to selecting the right candidate for a technical position or niched based posts. As an organization, you are in the best place to know who you want to hire. During the process of going through the candidate's CV or interview, you can select the right candidate based on your business.
A case study is when you want to hire a designated premises supervisor, the candidate has to tick all the right boxes. From being an effective communicator, availability for short term- in case of absences, a hard worker, a licensed bar or hotel manager as well as a licensed designated premises supervisor, these are all the qualities you look out for.
Poor communication
One of the most significant issues people have with recruiting agencies is communication issues. Candidates are mostly left in the dark about the organizations they are likely to work with as recruiters are not open about the selection process. The job market today is now focused on the candidates, and they must be carried along through every process by recruiting agencies.
As an organization that hires directly, the chances of poor communication occurring is slim. The candidate is aware of your business or brand, and they can offer you ways on how to better improve your organization.
Uncertainty in candidate assessment
It is a significant risk trusting the agency in charge of recruitment before welcoming the candidate they select to your office. Some of the questions you must ponder about are: Do they have previous staffing experience for your organization? Have they picked the right candidate based on skill assessment or conducted references?
For example, when you want to select a candidate for a hotel management job, these are some of the qualities you should consider as an organization:
• A license holder, with no criminal convictions
• Never been bankrupt nor refused insurance
• Have an excellent credit record
• Have a good driving record
• Used to working 17-hour days
• Not afraid of hard work
• Problem solver/attention to detail
• Effective communicator
Do you trust the recruitment agency to carry out this assessment?