5 BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH AN AGENCY RECRUITER

So, you’re looking to hire a new member to your team, but it’s looking harder than expected…

Maybe you’re:

• Struggling to find the right candidates

• Too busy with other work commitments

• Not knowledgeable enough about the job you’re looking for

This is where an agency recruiter comes in.

I see a lot of talk about how recruitment agencies can be beneficial for candidates, but not clients. But the reality is, agency recruiters can truly help enhance your recruitment process, support your business growth, and provide you with valuable insight.

Here are 5 benefits of working with an agency recruiter:

Range and knowledge of resources

Let’s start practically. 

With the number of resources recruiters have access to, whilst a deep understanding of how to make the most of them to find the right candidates, with the right experience, you can trust that they’re well equipped to find a great addition to your team.

LinkedIn is a huge tool for many recruiters, and because they’re constantly connecting with relevant people, whilst using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter to their advantage, they have thousands of connections and opportunities in their reach that might be difficult for companies to discover on their own.

This means when recruiters start looking to fill a position, they have an idea of the sorts of people they’ll be connecting with, and oftentimes they even have a few people in mind.

More appealing to candidates

When someone is looking for a new role, aside from applying for jobs, they reach out to recruitment agencies because they give them a variety of roles, whilst offering advice, interview prep, and supporting them through the entire process. 

As a result, if you have a role with a recruitment agency and a relevant candidate approaches them, they’ll instantly be informed about not just the role, but the company, and all the benefits of working there. Basically, they sell your role for you.

They specialise in the sector you’re recruiting for

Looking for a Head Of Sales but know nothing about sales? Looking for a Finance Director but don’t really understand the experience they need? This is where specialist recruiters come in.

When a recruiter is dedicated to a particular sector, they’re in the loop about the market, what skills are in demand, and the sorts of salaries required. Think of them as sector experts. 

And do you know what this means? That you won’t have to worry about the quality of candidates. 

Because recruiters are in the know about what’s necessary, they’ll be very particular when sending you candidates.

Fast hiring

With those three combined, you get a fast, streamlined recruitment process. 

And when companies get to looking at CVs and starting the interview process – the candidates have already been spoken to about the role, whilst being tailored to the job specification.

True knowledge of the market

Agency recruiters aren’t just there to fill your roles, they’re also there to give you valuable insight into the market.

We’re always providing our clients with salary guides, skills in demand, and hiring statistics that they probably wouldn’t have heard about before.

- Written by Arun Sutton

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