When and why to use an agency
Need to find top talent for your contract, temp or perm role?
Finding the perfect candidate can take a lot of time, effort, and money. Especially in a sector where you may be overrun with choice and inundated with CV’s. Or on the other end of the spectrum, struggling to find any qualified match.
Posting an open role onto a job board is not enough. To attract the best candidates, you need to create a great candidate experience. You need:
- A job campaign that stands out and attracts the type of candidates you want.
- Promote your job on job boards, social media, and your career site.
- Filter through the applications to find qualified candidates.
- Get to know the candidates to find the best matches.
- Be attractive to your shortlisted candidate(s) so they chose to work with you.
- Onboard the new candidate(s), get their payroll, time and expense management set up.
Internal and External Recruitment
It can work very well to recruit new talent using your in-house resources. There are situations where the additional workload is not suitable for your business. You might find it difficult to attract and filter the right candidates, even with an experienced recruitment team.
The resources of your recruitment team may not be as extensive as those you can access with a recruitment agency. You may not have the time required to truly find the best person for the role. You may need to recruit someone fast, and benefit from someone who already has a database of relevant contacts.
When using a recruitment agency for contract or temporary assignments they will pay the candidates on your behalf (PAYE, Umbrella, or Limited Company). Which will help to speed up the onboarding process.
And for specialist roles, bringing in a recruiter with industry specific knowledge can help to find and filter the appropriately qualified and experienced candidates.
What is external recruitment?
A recruitment agency is there to help you, as an employer, find and hire top talent for your company. The right recruitment agency will take the time to get to know clients and candidates alike, to find the best match.
