Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Quality Matters – It’s Not Just About The Fee


I've been thinking about this a lot lately - how to get across the difference between e-recruitment buddy and some of the similar businesses out there. So I have a few wise words for companies considering utilising the services of a ‘fixed fee recruiter’. I appreciate that often the motivation for turning to a fixed fee recruiter is the obvious fact that the fee is considerably lower than that of a traditional introduction fee. However, don’t just jump feet first without careful consideration. What other factors should you look at prior to signing an agreement:

- How much recruitment (traditional or otherwise) does your personal account manager have?
- In what sectors have they previously recruited within?
- Find out what they know about your industry and whether they do completely understand your needs.
- Do they offer bespoke advertising on niche boards specific to your vacancy or do they just advertise on as many sources they have contracts with and keep their fingers crossed?
- It is not about the number of sources they advertise on – it is about the quality of those sources and the relevance to your job – and of course the quality, not the volume, of candidates.
- Have they worked for a job-board in all aspects of the cycle – from the technical understanding of how the site works to sales through to marketing and candidate attraction?
- Why do some fixed fee recruiters offer a ‘pseudo’ money back guarantee if they truly believe in their service? We assume you don’t want your money back – you want to fill your role.

e-recruitment buddy offers the personal touch to each client, a bespoke tailored service to match your requirements. We don’t want to offer you a ‘deal’ or reduce our charges just to meet a sales target – we want to offer you the best service possible, at a fair rate and build a long term recruitment relationship.

We are not a pile it high sell it cheap recruiter, we don’t ‘process’ your vacancy but work on it with great attention to detail and passion gained from years of experience in the industry. My personal 12 years combined recruitment & job-board experience puts me in a very strong position to source suitable candidates. I’ve worked in high-street agencies, for big players & small niches, I’ve been a very successful recruiter and 5 years ago I set up from scratch a niche jobs board which became & still is a key job-board in the legal jobs sector. When I sold this in 2007 I had experienced the job-board industry from so many angles, which is a distinct benefit to the clients I now work with.

So why shop at Tesco’s when you can get the best at Harrods? I would welcome the opportunity to work on your vacancies and to prove what an excellent service we offer. For more details contact me directly on 01985 219590.

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