Are you doing it right? ??

Whether searching for a talent partner, a recruiter to represent you, or joining a new recruitment business as a recruiter - we give you the low down to making sure you are confident in your selection.

Let’s face it. Recruitment is never black or white and most see their relationship with the industry and the recruiters that staff it as complex.

Recruitment agencies often rely on reputation and it is often hard work to balance all the needs of all the parties involved in the process and come out smelling of roses. But it is possible.

There are few professional services that carry as many nuances or conflicting opinions in industry practice as recruitment does. We deal with people who are at best wonderful human beings and a joy to work with and at worse erratic in decision making or unpredictable in action. We also deal with varying policies and processes – some of which are highly governed and some non-existent! – but all bring their own challenge and need for agility.?It’s clearly obvious why choosing the right recruitment firm whether you need help with your hiring, you need help finding a job or you want to change the agency you graft for – isn’t it??

It’s clearly obvious why choosing the right recruitment firm whether you need help with your hiring, you need help finding a job or you want to change the agency you graft for – isn’t it??

Here are some stat’s to show getting the choice right can be a pick ‘n’ mix tombola

• As of Autumn 2021, job vacancies across the UK are at their highest ever, at over 1.17 million.
• This is a 99% increase compared to the number of vacancies in Autumn 2020.
• Millennials will spend 46 months applying for jobs throughout their lives
• The average employee in the UK looks for a new job every 3.5 years
• In 2020, one survey found that 44% of employers had specifically targeted passive candidates for their job vacancies in order to help overcome recruitment difficulties.

So how do you choose? Choice paralysis isn’t just a condition we all feel when scrolling Netflix…

1)????Why are recruiters important?

First of all, let’s quickly remind ourselves of the benefits of the recruitment field to industry and the issues with getting your choice wrong.

• In 2019/20 recruitment agencies placed over 1 million candidates – unemployment rate reduced and talent pools accessed by more companies increasing choice in top talent
• In 2019, advertised roles received on average 10.8% more applications – vacancy discovery and employer branding is improved in the market place
• During Covid recruitment firms in certain markets like Health, plugged over 350,000 short term vacancies within 28 day time scales – resulting in a fast deployment of short term in-demand skills during a national crisis due to specialised networks and in depth market knowledge

2)????The benefits of a specialised recruitment partner and the risks of getting the choice wrong…

Generalist recruitment firms have a place but now with such advances in industry and in the boom of recruitment companies choosing a specialist in a certain field gives much more to the client and candidate:

?? Quality of candidates: Specialist consultants can deep dive into talent without being saturated and spread too thinly across multiple sectors.

?? Reduced time to hire: They have built extensive talent pools with quality, highly demanded candidates that they can tap into quickly to find the right people for you faster.

?? Building relationships: Recruitment consultants will build key relationships with the same candidates who become more and more senior - continuously extending their talent pool.

?? Market knowledge: Industry knowledge is key to finding the right talent fast. A specialist recruitment consultant knows what skills are in demand for a specific area of expertise, they know what candidates are looking for in an employer and they know what the market salary rates are and can advise accordingly.

Getting it wrong though happens more often than anyone would like and can happen if the wrong recruitment partner is engaged or parties are not engaged properly in the entire process:

? You can lose star candidates or damage your employer branding through poor handling of the process, candidate experience is paramount and specialist recruiters add this value tremendously

? The nuances of the market needs to be understood and candidates that look great through the lens of a CV could carry wrong behaviours, values or cultural fit – pre interviews and being an extension to the cleint organisation drives a “cherry picking” outcome at shortlisting

? Costs in both money and resource along with time (often the most precious of all) can be slashed in using a specialist recruitment firm given their specialist networks and ability to take the process on at an agreed fee

? Making a bad hire can cost an organisation in the long run. Hey, bad hires happen sometimes! But with a specialist recruiter you will have terms on replacement and the time to replace will be minimised significantly. It is a safety net to your investment.

Getting it right – Whether you are wanting to hire, be hired or work for a brilliant recruitment firm, getting it right is so important, now more than ever.

With the human race effect on the planet, our ever-expansive dominance in STEM, the technological advances seen only on the big screen but 20 years ago now a reality (robots, anyone?) the world is a very different place.

?? We have Start ups and scale up popping up more rapidly then ever before.

?? We have super-giant tech companies entering worlds like Health which were previously only for those in the Health academics and care providers.

?? We have budgets as small as a few thousand and as domineering as billions to invest in companies visions of the future.

?? We have seen Covid result in desolation of certain resources and industry and the catapult effect on growth in others

Change is constant.

Competition is fierce.

You need to maximise effectiveness.

So when choosing your recruitment partner, representative or new home to ply your trade, consider the following:

• Work with an agency that is committed to understanding your business long term and short term goals – grow alongside each other for maximum success
• Work with the agency to become an extension to your business – as if they were part of your company so that a candidate journey is accurate and on point, then you already have a game changing employer brand journey
• Quality of service is paramount and so trusting advice from your partner in managing every stage of the hiring process properly is important, they are the experts and you are paying them for that advice – we all need a good reputation
• A diversity of solutions which provide both flexibility and agility around your needs whilst maximising ROI is a sign of a good partnership

We have been leading Healthcare and HealthTech recruitment for over 10 years, with a combined experience of over 20+ markets and 34 years. Focusing on quality of network and relationships we supply the best talent to NHS, HealthCare operators and consultancies and Health Technology companies ranging from Apps, Wearables, Consumer HealthTech, Wellness providers, Data Analytics and MedTech.

?? Get in touch with us today to find out more on how we can collaborate for success.

Speak with Chris Walker or the team via LinkedIn or email [email protected]