Elevation in the economy has led to substantial growth in companies. The apparent need for additional staff hiring is increased. The hiring process can be tedious and time-consuming. Companies prefer outsourcing recruitment agencies that can help headhunt for them. This process gives businesses the freedom of conducting individual interviews.
Kaapro Recruitment Agency understands the need of businesses of different industries well. We have over ten years of experience in the HR Consultancy field. Accounting for such an experience, we have curated a list you can consider before you hire a placement agency.
1. Expectations from the agency
Before you start looking to hire a placement agency, define your purpose. Get clear on why you need to hire an agency in the first place. Dot a comprehensive plan on what your needs are from the agency.
Assign what your purpose is. How many employees are you looking for? What skills do you want your candidates to possess? What positions are you looking to fill-in? Once you get cleared on your purpose, you can easily approach a good hiring agency.
This works in your favor as the agency can segregate the candidates according to your needs. They can get a clear-cut idea of what your requirements are.
2. Selection of the right recruitment agency
Once your first step is clear, next comes what agency you need to hire. Based on your requirements, your agency selection would be different. A clarity towards your specific needs can help you narrow down the vast pool of possible hiring agencies to consider.
If you want a candidate for a temporary period, you can opt for a staffing agency. But if your requirements include a full-time executive, your hiring needs will differ. For it, you need to opt for executive hiring agencies.
Keep in mind – select the agency that specializes in your niche.
Hiring an agency not associated with your required field can create a mismatch between your required talents and the agency’s selected candidates.
3. Experience of the agency promoters
You don’t just need people in your company. You need eligible people. Who defines eligibility? Obviously, you being the top management of your business, you decide eligibility. What if the defined criteria of the candidate’s eligibility are not understood well by recruiting agency?
One of the most important yet most ignored features of agency selection is industry expertise. If the promoters of the agency lack the knowledge and understanding of your industry, they cannot help you. Talk to them, discuss in detail with them. Try to know how knowledgeable are they. If you are satisfied, you can go ahead!
4. Market feedback for the agency
Once you selected an agency, it is time to check how the agency is perceived in the market. Before diving headfirst and giving your business to any agency, do thorough research.
- Check out the clients, your preferred placement agency is catering to. This will give you an idea that whether the agency is trustworthy or not.
- Get a clear notion of the terms & conditions the agency is offering. The more you stay transparent, the more you can leverage your role.
- Do visit their social media profiles. This can help you get a crystal clear idea about the market standing of the said hiring consultancy.
- Go through their website and, without a miss, check the testimonials of the clients they have served. Make sure you see both the angles; like, what the hired candidates had to say and the companies who hired the agency.
You may not require the services of an HR consultancy, but soon you may. No doubt, hiring in-house candidates can help you navigate them easily through your company. But, opting for an external recruitment agency can help you save time and mostly save you the tiring process of selecting the right talents.
Many agencies can prove very helpful in providing you with the best talents available in the market.
