How do you understand that you need the services of a recruiting agency

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We’ve gathered feedback from our clients and basing on it made a list of reasons to use the services of a recruiting agency. Despite the widespread belief that recruiting agency services are expensive, simple calculations show the opposite.   On average, the services of agencies on the Lviv market cost 10 to 20% of the annual salary of a candidate. To find out the financial benefits of such cooperation, calculate the cost of the company’s resources to find a worker: the cost of time (and, as you know, in business time equals money), funds for the publication of vacancies and their promotion, as well as hidden costs that is lost profits for the performance of non-core tasks.   In case of cooperation with a recruiting agency, you only have to select the final candidates. In addition, by the time your new employee joins the company, you do not spend any money, as recruitment agencies work on the principle of cash on delivery.   So, when can outsourcing become an effective solution for finding employees? Let’s look at practical cases.  

The company is in the start-up phase

The company is just embarking on its activities. The management has decided to hire a recruiter. As it turned out, there were not enough full-time tasks for them. Accordingly, the contract initially signed with full salary will change and the recruiter receives only half of the promised amount per month. Their loyalty to the company decreases, candidates notice it and turn down the offers. Our comment: If the owner of a company is working hard to launch and develop a business and has no expertise and experience in recruitment, then the services of a recruiting agency will be useful. You pay money and get the result, while you are absorbed with the primary tasks.    

Unfrequent search for employees

The company has a good reputation in the market, its employees are satisfied with the conditions of work, so dismissals are very rare. The management relies on stability rather than rapid development, and the need for new employees arises 5 to 7 times a year. In this case, the HR, who usually takes care of comfort in the team and helps employees and management with trivial issues of everyday life, takes on one more task – to find a new employee. He starts to perform his main duties worse, causes criticism of colleagues and management indignation. Our comment: In case your company does not have a constant need for recruitment (excellent turnover rates, no scaling) and the need for new employees arises only ad hoc, full-time recruiter is not an option, as well as the delegation of responsibilities to another employee. It is better to have a contract with a trustworthy recruitment agency, which will quickly and qualitatively close your needs on request.  

A sharp increase in the need for new employees

The company has a whole recruiting department that has enough work on a full-time basis and they’re doing well. But there was a need to recruit a large number of staff for a new project in a short time. The management is considering two options:either to suspend recruitment for the current needs of the company in favor of the new project, or to expand the recruiting staff. Both options have serious shortcomings. Our comment: The best solution is to apply to a recruiting agency. For instance, the company will close the recruitment needs and will not overtask its recruiters.  

Anonymous search

The head of the company decided to create a department where they will work on the project, which in no case should not be known to competitors. He tried to search through current employees, but soon the information about it became known to the main competitive organization. Our comment: The recruitment agency will publish the vacancy and conduct the search on its own behalf, observing the terms of the non-disclosure agreement, which will help to avoid unwanted conflicts and meet recruitment needs.   If you have recognized the situation that is relevant for your company, we recommend you to contact the recruitment agency. King Star Alliance offers the newest approach to recruitment and significant savings –  the cost of services is only 50% of the monthly salary of an employee. Please contact us to agree on the terms of cooperation.