Recruitment is always evolving but our perceptions of a recruitment partner don’t necessarily change as quickly. When SMEs think about recruitment agencies they tend to picture: a cost; a lot of CVs to sift through; a lot of cold-calling. But there are different approaches to outsourcing recruitment. With that in mind: what do businesses want from a recruitment partner?
Active listening: understanding your business
It might sound an obvious one but it can be too easy for an SME to expect a recruitment partner to simply see a job role and send CVs. And while there is some value in that, at Good Egg Recruitment we do more than take a job description and send through a heap of resumes.
It is important to us that we listen and take time to understand your business. Our consultative approach means we actively listen to your overall objectives as well as those for each role you are recruiting. It enables us to understand what kind of candidate will add the most value to your business.
Passive and active candidates: sourcing as well as CVs
In the current recruitment market, there are reports that only 30% of people are actively looking for a new role. That’s a huge 70% of employed people that potentially aren’t looking or even thinking about moving. For SMEs, in an already tight recruitment market, that reduces the CVs you want to see coming in when you are working without a recruitment partner.
We’d always recommend looking for a recruitment partner with a consultative approach, likes ourselves, that take the time to source passive candidates as well as active. Those are the people who hadn’t even considered a change in role. It uses a personal approach to introduce the role, company culture, benefits and opportunities to source the right candidates for you to interview.
Strategy and support: a fresh approach from a recruitment partner
As with most services or operational areas of business, sometimes a purely transactional approach is what you want, other times you are looking for something that provides more value. That’s where working with a recruitment consultancy, over an agency, can deliver that partnership.
We’re a recruitment consultancy, that means we take the time to consult with you on your objectives. In return, we share industry expertise, experience and strategic support to help your business overcome the current recruitment challenges.
Share your thoughts on your current challenges: talk to us or complete our short survey
Good Egg Recruitment is running a short survey to gain wider perspectives from SMEs. We’d love to get your thoughts on current recruitment challenges and will share the results upon completion. Fill in your thoughts at: https://forms.gle/5RcEGZ3iBGRadzp88 or email nicola@goodeggrecruitment.com or annette@goodeggrecruitment.com for more details on how we work to be your consultative recruitment partner.