How to choose a right Staffing Agency?

Every time you hire a new recruit, you consider them to be a potential employee who can better your organization’s productivity. Finding the right people to join your company is imperative but is also quite a task for the HR department.?

Why should a company opt for a staffing agency??

There are multiple duties that the human resource department has to manage right from payroll, attendance, issues and grievances and government policy checks to employee engagement and corporate events. Amidst all this, dedicating time to a comprehensive interview process right from screening to onboarding, is not easy.?

Outsourcing staffing is one way to reduce the workload on the HR ensuring that they focus on other internal operations necessary to run the company. A staffing provider helps find the right talent by matching the company’s requirements with the skills and knowledge of the candidate.?

?Alp Consulting is a well-known staffing agency that can provide your business with suitable candidates from our constantly updated resource pool.?

?Advantages of having a staffing agency?-

1. Simplify hiring?

Good talent is hard to find. Moreover, the process of hiring, including reviewing profiles and conducting interviews is tedious and time-consuming. As Matthew Rowles, senior manager of talent acquisition operations at Coca-Cola highlights – “Turning to a trusted staffing partner can save time and money. A staffing firm can pre-screen and qualify candidates to ensure the manager is always interviewing candidates that are a fit for the role.”?

2. Minimal employee workload?

When a staffing agency works on the hiring process for you, your staff and employees get time to focus on business-critical tasks.??

3. Specialized recruiting?

Have the right connections and resource pools to find candidates with the required qualifications and experience to match your business needs. They also have a good knowledge of the salary ranges for specific roles and can filter out the right people with specific skills for your company.?

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4. Flexibility of employee journey?

Helps with hiring candidates on a part-time, freelance or full-time basis. This allows businesses with short project durations to hire and manage resources as and when there is a requirement.?

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5. Decreased risk?

Takes full responsibility for the employer, including legalities, covering taxes, health insurance coverage etc., keeping the business out of any financial risk if the candidate is asked to resign due to untoward issues.?

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How to choose a staffing agency?

1. Be clear on your staffing needs?

Be clear on the requirements a staffing agency will fulfil for your business. Decide on whether you need the company on a short-term or a contract basis. A contract-to-hire agency allows you to end the contract at any time if things go south. Hiring an agency full-time can include a lump sum amount, which is fixed. ?

2. Choose the right partner?

Choose a partner that has a deep knowledge of your industry and understands multiple roles and requirements in the company. They need to have a wide portfolio of candidates or a huge database of a well-complied resource pool.?

3. Balance the cost and requirements?

Every agency is different, and the cost is decided to depend on the extent of your requirement. Staffing agencies usually charge based on the hired employee’s wages. It could be between 25% to even 100%. If it is 50% and the recruit earns INR 40,000 per month, you will have to pay INR 20000 per month for their work.?

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4. Understand the agency’s hiring process?

Staffing agencies with a good experience in the field have an internal database of potential candidates so they can find and shortlist employees quickly.?

Maintaining a resource pool?

Agencies are proactive in making new resource pools.? They attend business events, create new networks and connect with them, participate in user groups, collect referrals and even have information on candidates who are passive.??

We boast a huge database of candidates who are seeking new opportunities and offer businesses potential talent with verified qualifications and experience.?

• Screening the candidates?

Staffing agencies must screen their candidates thoroughly, not just for skills and knowledge but also for background checks for workplace conduct, professionalism, communication skills etc.??

• Time frame to find the right people?

It takes time to find the right match for any position in a company. Great talent is tough to find. Some profiles like a Senior Developer might take less time to fill as compared to a position for a Senior Manager. However, that being said, a staffing agency is at an advantage as they have a huge database present.??

• Single point of contact?

It’s uncomfortable to have multiple people dealing with your firm as it creates confusion and miscommunication. Having a single person for end-to-end case management who will dedicatedly work towards finding the right talent for your company is ideal.?

• Understanding your business values?

We understand your business values and the expectations you would have from the new candidate. For a long-term relationship with a new hire, it’s important that their qualities and conduct match with the company’s, which is why we make sure you get the right match and develop a cordial and long-lasting professional relationship with new recruits.?

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