Good recruitment starts with asking great questions.
Sure, you can find an order taker if you want one.
They’ll frantically scribble down everything you’ve told them, paying little regard to whether any of it:
A) Makes sense
B) Is achievable based on their experience and market knowledge
C) Includes all of the ingredients needed to create a genuinely compelling proposition
When you choose to partner with a recruiter, you’re buying more than access to candidates. You’re buying expertise.
If all you want is an order taker, you should expect results similar to (or perhaps worse than) running a job advert yourself. A large volume of applications, many loosely aligned to your requirements, leaving you with an intimidating amount of work to do.
After all, reviewing CVs, providing meaningful feedback and managing a professional hiring process takes time. Who’s running that process?
A true recruitment partner, will challenge you when needed. They’ll help you
- Understand how realistic your expectations are.
- Advise on market conditions (Salaries, availability of talent, competition)
- shape the hiring process and give you confidence that you’re approaching the search in the right way.
- Work with you to build a pack of information that helps to sell this role to the right people
Most importantly, they’ll earn your trust.
Get this wrong and you’ll spend valuable time screening and interviewing candidates who have a poor understanding of the role, the company and what’s actually required. Ultimately, that reflects badly on both the hiring process and your organisation.
The difference between an order taker and a partner can be the difference between making a hire and making the right hire.
Pick your recruitment partner carefully.