We all want to make recruitment easier at the moment. But with so much choice around from national or local recruitment consultancy, how do you choose the right one?

Be clear on your objectives whether you’re an employer or candidate

Thinking about what you are looking for and having a clear picture in your head before reviewing recruiters will help. Knowing the types of roles, locations and benefits you’d like will help your selection of agency/consultancy whether you’re a job seeker or an employer.

Understand the different types of recruitment agencies/consultancies

Understanding the different types of recruitment agencies/consultancies will also help you to decide. Reviewing this against your objective can help you select the right recruitment service for you. Your choice can include:

• Temp agency. These are focused on finding positions for temporary roles.
• Head-hunters/executive search. These tend to focus mainly on higher paid positions where a recruiter will actively source a candidate.
• Industry-specific. If you’ve got certain skills you have, or want to recruit, such as teaching or nursing then reviewing a recruiter tailored to your roles may help.
• National agency. These recruiters may have a high street front that you can go into as a job-seeker or for employers have the scale that large businesses may need.
• Local consultancy (like ourselves). These offer a tailored, personal service and a keen understanding of regional markets.

For the majority of candidates and employers, you will mainly be looking at a choice between a national recruitment or a local recruitment agency/consultancy.

What can a national recruitment agency offer?

A national recruitment agency offers a UK-wide reach. If you’re a job-seeker and open to exploring a wide range of options such as different locations or roles then a national agency might be right for you. Similarly, if you’re an employer with offices or locations across the UK, then a national recruiter might offer you a joined-up approach to filling your vacancies.

A national agency may also have more resources to aid your job search whether you’re a recruiter or a candidate. However, with this, can come a lack of personalisation and you may feel like ‘just a number’. With the volume of enquiries a national recruitment agency can receive, it can be difficult for the Recruiters to spend the time you might want with them. You may find that you can feel ‘ghosted’ especially if you aren’t right for a role or have tricky roles to fill as an employer.

What can a local recruitment consultancy offer?

A local, or regional, recruitment consultancy, such as ourselves, offer a far more tailored and personal service to businesses and job-seekers. We have the time to get to know you and your objectives, and we can also be flexible and agile as we can work outside of the red-tape processes national recruiters might have.

Additionally, we tend to bring a deep knowledge of market trends within our region. Working locally means we also create good relationships with the businesses in the region helping us when it comes to matching candidates with the right culture fit.

Final words of advice

At Good Egg Recruitment, we know that different types of recruiters will be right for different types of people. But, whoever you choose, our advice is to review their testimonials and recent roles that they have filled. This will give you a good indication as to whether they will offer the right solution for you whether you are a candidate or an employer.

Finally, we’re always here to help and happy to have a no-obligation, free-of-charge chat to help you understand how choosing the right recruiter can be most effective for you. Email Nicola nicola@goodeggrecruitment.com or Annette annette@goodeggrecruitment.com to see how we can help.