Recruiters: Providing Solutions To HR Problems

Human resources managers know today’s hiring climate can create a veritable minefield of challenges when it comes to bringing the “right” candidate on board. While many HR managers can, and do, go it alone, you might want to consider getting additional help. After all, you wouldn’t try to DIY the office plumbing, and when it comes to serious computer issues, you know IT is the best resource to solve problems—without creating more. Why not apply the same logic to your hiring process?

Bringing in a recruiter has many benefits and has the added bonus of continuing to let human resources professionals focus on the day-to-day needs of their company. So, what problems can we assist you with?

Problem: Guesswork in going with your gut

Solution: Choose a recruiter who uses research & data

Do you hire based in part on what your gut tells you? While our primal reactions can be valuable, hiring based on feelings can be hard to replicate and, more concerning, filled with unconscious bias. Using a good recruiter, on the other hand, can provide you with useful data about the search process, the job market, the overall candidate pool and what experience and qualifications cost, that can be enormously beneficial.

Recruitment firms spend a lot of time and energy watching and analyzing the employment climate, understanding emerging trends, and how those can affect companies and their bottom lines. Because of their breadth of scope, many recruiters have vast amounts of hiring and candidate data they use to help you narrow your job search, refine criteria, and ultimately source a select group of candidates and choose the best fit.

Problem: No time to search deeply

Solution: Using a recruiter means you can focus on the important stuff

How much time do you truly have to devote to finding a great new hire? If you’re hoping you can get away with just posting on a job board and waiting for resumes to roll in, you’re not doing your best work for your company. Plus, choosing the wrong candidate can lead to increased HR interactions down the road; yes, more work.

This is where a recruiter can help. Recruiters maintain databases that go far beyond names and phone numbers: they’re filled with qualified professionals who’ve been vetted, so they’ve essentially undergone a layer or pre-screening, saving you from needing to weed out the wannabes.

If that pool of quality candidates isn’t deep enough, the recruiter goes out and starts beating the bushes, looking for professionals with exactly the qualifications you want. Sure, you could spend time scouring LinkedIn or industry publications hoping to stumble across a great candidate—or you could let someone who already has excellent contacts do the hunting.

Problem: Never having time to focus on the long term

Solution: Recruiters give you more time to create the company everyone wants to work at

What would you spend time on if you didn’t have to worry about the hiring process in such great detail?

Could you put those amazing new employee engagement plans you’ve wanted to introduce into place? Could you create new and more relevant onboarding procedures that are less time-consuming? Using a recruiter not only frees up your time, but you can also lean on your recruiter to provide support for programs like these. When you bring a recruiter into your process, you’re getting a trusted professional who has your back.

Problem: Scheduling interviews takes time

Solution: Let your recruiter save you save time and trouble

From the initial callout to the weeding out of resumes and candidates, then crafting a shortlist, and scheduling interviews, the hiring process can be incredibly time-consuming. A recruiter knows that and respects your time as an HR professional.

Instead of clearing your calendar, working with a recruiter means you can block off the time that works for you, and let your recruiter handle the scheduling and details. You get to show up for the fun part, meeting potential new hires and getting to know them.

Recruiters can help with solutions to common HR problems

Recruiters build their businesses and reputations on solving common HR problems for you. Consider hiring a recruiter as an investment, not just in your time but also in your company’s future.