How Recruiters Add Value to Your Hiring Process

March 12th, 2012 by Skywalk Group Categories: business, Employee Development, Human Resources Management, Job Listing, Management Development, Skywalk Group, Staffing and Employment

What’s so great about recruiting consultants? If you have never had the experience of sharing a search with an effective recruiting consultant, you are missing out!

 A new search can be daunting- knowing what you’re looking for in candidates, and knowing how to recruit them, are sometimes two different things. Having a knowledgeable partner in the process (ok, maybe not really a superhero) can make a huge difference!   Recruiters can turn the hefty task of your next great hire into an enjoyable experience.

Recruiters have dedicated their professional lives to being the best at identifying, qualifying, and placing the best talent.  Sometimes this means employing tools of the trade that just aren’t in the toolkits of others.

What Can a Recruiter Do for You?

Recruiters can:

• Help you find candidates that aren’t looking- the best candidates tend to be happy, productive workers- not necessarily actively applying to your company’s external job board. We know where they are, how to communicate with them, and how to make sure the qualified people we send you will be happy, productive workers for you too.

• Conduct professional interviews – we do it every day and know how to dig into what makes a candidate tick.  “Practice makes perfect” may not be completely true, but recruiters have built up vast experience interviewing various candidates. We can utilize interviews and candidate assessments to really get you the best match possible, not just the one that tells you what you want to hear.

• Reduce search time – we can draw upon our strong local and national network to get referrals for the right person.  We’ve worked with great people in all kinds of fields, all over the country. When one of our network asks “who do you know?” our ears perk up, and we recall that great professional we knew, and what would have been hours of searching becomes a quick phone call to an old friend.

• Give guidance on what you really need to get the job done – experience is a great teacher, and knowing up front that a candidate with x years of experience, really isn’t going to cut it for that position will save time, resources, and the stress of having to learn those lessons on the fly. Industry, geographic region, and other market factors can make a big difference in a successful search, and when you start the search with realistic expectations, you’ll be more likely to be successful.

Recruiters know their markets, their region, and their area of expertise- so, while recruiting consultants may not be superheroes, they are super-helpful!