You know that feeling when you are window shopping, and everything on the display just seems to be screaming, ‘pick me, pick me. That is basically every employee signaling at every employer. Sometimes you like their face, but their credentials don’t suit you, sometimes you like their experience but their attitude does not seem to fit into the position you are seeking them for. Recruiting an employee involves a minutia of details that honestly how are you ever to keep track of? The practice of actively seeking out, locating, and employing individuals for a certain post or career is known as recruitment. The entire hiring process, from the first stages to the recruit’s integration into the business, is covered by the term of recruitment.
That’s where a recruitment agency comes in (your stars will be lucky and you’ll get the best one aka Bohiyaanam Talent). Bohiyaanam Talent is a talent solution company, like every good recruitment agency that creates a niche for itself, Boohiyaanam specializes in IT recruitment and staffing. The task of finding holistic candidates for your IT firm.
An agency that is RIGHT for you.
A recruitment agency is like a bridge that helps connect the RIGHT employers with the RIGHT employees. Specializing in nitpicking details that matter to the brand, recruitment agencies find the right candidate for the job description. They are equipped to bring forth a more cultural and diverse roster of candidates to companies that cannot spare their precious growth time to find the right person. The recruitment system is rigorous, business is cutthroat and competitive.
To have the right middleman you need to present the right image. Agencies are a dime and dozen. But specific organizations need to look for agencies that have carved out a diverse niche for them. A very hand in all pies kinda agency.
Recruitment agencies are beneficial because they cut down the time it takes for the company to find candidates. It provides a more improved quality of candidates by drawing in individuals from different areas and backgrounds. It severely cuts down the in-house labor of expediating manpower to recruit individuals and ultimately the right agency gives you the security of always having a fresh roll of candidates, in case one provided does not fit the criteria. An all-around buffet!
A true partnership between an organization and a recruitment agency lies in the foundation of experience and opportunity. Experience of the recruitment agency to facilitate the needs of the organization and opportunity from the organization to cultivate a hidden gem provided by the recruitment agency.
How do you know when to swipe right?
Discuss your business needs and challenges
This is an important first step. While the system isn’t strait-laced, deciding on one’s priorities narrows down the right recruiter for them. Analyze and plan your needs. What are you looking for? How many are you looking for? What positions are your seeking recruits for? Do you need individuals from a certain background? Do you need help hiring many, a few, or just one employee? What kind of position are you looking to fill? Permanent or temporary? Entry-level or executive-level? Do you need an employee with niche skills or a jack of all trades? All these questions are something the brand has to think about, they have to project these needs to the recruitment agency. Every recruitment agency prides itself on its niche. Organizations are particular about their needs, for these particularities are agencies that specialize in their particularities. Defining your hiring needs and specifying all the details about the position(s) you are looking to fill is a necessary prerequisite for choosing the right recruitment agency. This brings us to our next point.
Look for specializations
You want to identify the top applicants if you are hiring for hard-to-fill skill sets, which is probably why you are working with an agency. Years have been spent by seasoned recruiters building networks of excellent applicants. Since they are not required to upload their resumes, these candidates are not found on employment boards. For their network of candidates that no one else can find, you engage the agency recruiter. That is more valuable than the few dollars per hour for a contract employee or the few thousand dollars it might cost to engage the best agency for permanent placement. Less time will be needed to find a candidate, and they will be of a higher calibre. Those are a hire’s top two considerations, and you cannot find that without having someone who is an expert at this game.
Evaluate the terms
Often, recruitment agencies can be rigid in their talent procurement. The best recruiters are individuals who make it a partnership, they are nimble and creative. You get what you give. Creative, fast-paced recruiters recruit creative, savvy, fast-paced candidates. Knowing the background of your agency, and its work theme helps to determine whether they will be the right fit for you and find the right fit for you. Recruiting involves always being ready to re-evaluate terms and conditions, expand the idea, and dive into risks that guarantee high rewards. It is very similar to finding the right tailor. The man of the house does not get annoyed when they have to tailor to your needs.
Count the Bills
The first criteria is obviously to look for the best recruitment agency, but if you can’t afford the services, it’s pointless. Thus, selecting the ideal employment firm that also suits your budget requires you to take this crucial step. Numerous recruitment companies undoubtedly offer top-notch individuals, but their fees are significantly greater than those of other agencies that offer employees of nearly the same calibre. It is less about the name of the recruitment agency, and more about their results and terms. It may not be in your budget to pay some recruitment agency fees, so pursuing them and getting a result that is outside of your budget is a waste of time.
Conclusion
The hiring game is as complex as snakes and ladder. Basically, easy peasy, only if you find the right partnership with the right recruitment agency. Ask questions, interview the recruiters just as you would a candidate for employment. Ask: Do you have candidates for my position already in your database? How will you find and assess the candidates for my position? How will you keep me up-to-date on the status of candidates? How long will it take to fill the position?
Allow yourself to explore, navigate and understand the variety of scope the world has to offer. Out there is a perfect recruitment agency for your perfect organization.
