The goal of any company that is searching for a prospective candidate is to fill its vacancy with qualified people who will bring their professional best to the table. To achieve this end, a recruiter is far more effective. Here are some things a good recruiter should be doing for you and your organization…
Provide You With a Targeted Approach
Finding the person whose mix of know-how, soft skills, and personality is a great fit for your company is more difficult when you remove the human element. Hiring a recruiter is much like using a real estate agent when looking for a home – they help you find exactly what you are looking for. In addition, the recruiter is skilled at understanding the company’s needs and targeting their approach to find that perfect person. Contrast this to posting on a job board, which to a great extent, will cause you to work blindly.
Sales Skills
Recruitment is not too different from sales. While you may not be the most natural salesman, the majority of the recruiter’s job is to sell the job to the candidate. Uninformed hiring managers may think they can succeed by whipping up a quick ad and pushing out some shot-in-the-dark emails… but that usually doesn’t work. With the targeted approach mentioned previously, recruiters are able to navigate through a plethora of candidates and effectively sell a role to a qualified lead.
Save Your Resources
Using a job board may initially take less time, but in the long run, it will require more time and money to achieve your desired result. In today’s job market, many people may apply for jobs to which they are ill-suited, thus creating a tremendous workload for the company that is hiring. A recruiter will save the hiring manager from wading through digital stacks of resumes to find the right person, saving the business both time, money, and frustration.
Attract Talent
Investing in a recruiter means that you will have access to a wealth of contacts that you otherwise would not. This is particularly important when you are seeking to fill a position that has not been advertised. Prospective employees know that their odds are better at gaining employment when using a recruiter, and so the finest professionals will utilize this method for advancing in their career, giving recruiters a distinct advantage.