Freelance Talent Acquisition Expert or Recruitment Agency ?

There are options to organize your recruitment

·      Employment of an inhouse Talent Acquisition Team

·      Use of Agencies or Executive Search Firms

·      Hiring a Freelance TA Expert

If you have a permanent hiring demand for more of less similar profiles and a hiring volume of approx. +/- 30 new employees per year an Inhouse TA might be a good option. If the nature of the roles to fill is not homogenous other options shall be considered.

Here and today I like to compare the Agency vs a Freelancer

·      A Freelancer TA Expert will be fully integrated into your systems he/she will use your own ATS and will coordinate directly with your hiring managers and hr team

·      You are in command and in the picture during the entire process using a Freelancer – whereabout through an agency your might be left in the dark for some time until suddenly candidates will be presented

·      Your HR team will learn from the Freelancer and might be able take over at some point

·      You own all data and collected market intelligence – and that can be a lot during a search

·      You will select a Freelancer who is deeply skilled and experienced in your dedicated industry and the relevant role-functionality

·      You keep your cost under control. With a freelancer you can agree a daily/hourly rate or any other version which is satisfactory for both. Compared to the use of an agency you can save up to 70%

·      The Freelancer can communicate a much deeper insight of the role and create a positive candidate experience

·      A Freelancer will guide you through the entire hiring process and takes a lot of admin from hiring managers and hr

·      A Freelancer can be part of the interview panel and support your decision making

·      A Freelancer can coordinate parts of the onboarding

I have worked on the recruiter side within all three scenarios and have collected intensive experiences in all three variations. Today I honestly can say that in most cases talking to an industry experienced Freelance is the best option