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What motivates a Company to choose a Recruitment Agency?

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An imperative to work together can be a decider of sucess

An imperative to work together can be a decider of sucess

What motivates a company to choose a Recruitment Agency?

Some might consider cost should be the single prime decider. However, this is a questionable basis for making an important decision; ask yourself, how safe would you feel if you chose cheap tyres for your family car!

Therefore client companies tend to consider more than the simple cost of provision of recruitment services. Again it may be alright as long as everything works out- but when rathet than if it doesnt work out; using the wrong provider can be a very costly lesson to learn and to correct.

Once queried on his professional service costs by a client, Red Adair, the famous Oilwell Firefighter simply replied;

 ”If you think its expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ”

So what do client companies want from recruitment agencies?

  • Client Companies want  Recruitment Agencies that can show they understand their business and are committed to them.
  • They want an alternative opinion to their own, a business partner who works with them and not ambivalence when there is the possibility of another independent perspective being offered which may help and improve the overall recruitment process.
  • They want to see delivery on promises made and not just empty promises.
  • They want to hear sorry when a mistake is made and not blame shifting which is both unconstructive and shows an inability to learn from mistakes.
  • They want a Recruitment firm that involves themselves with the candidates, by taking an interest in the candidates motives and reason for coming on board with their client.
  • They want to see Recruitment firms that can demonstrate a long term rather than short term view of the client business relationship.

Hitting all of the above heavily influences the decision of a company to use a Recruitment Agency and is obviously a key decider of  the long term business future of a Recruitment Agency and can be the difference between a Recruitment Agency surviving or going under in a recession.

Therefore real commitment to the above factors for sucess are also an imperative for both quality and survival.

It’s not all bad news?

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High Value Jobs are still being attracted to and being created in Ireland

High Value Jobs are still being attracted to and being created in Ireland

Its not all bad news on the jobs market. IDA Ireland have announced in the past month alone a number of new expansion and investments by major multinational clients involved in Pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D, software production, customer and financial services who will be creating several hundred science jobs  over the next five years.

Granted there have been job losses too; but these are high value jobs that continue to be created, are in the knowledge economy where long term investment is crucial as these attract additional support positions and are generally indicative of long term rather than short term commitment by MNC’s.

This is borne out by more  and more multinational firms who have decided to set up their research and development departments in Ireland, again a key indicator of long term confidence and future commitment.

Medical Device Manufacturing and advanced manufacturing firms employing plastics/ polymer, manufacturing and life science engineers  for the biopharma industry continue to recruit which can be attested by the high levels of activity within the Irish Recruitment agency market especially those catering for Medical and R&D Jobs.

Give something back

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Interview and CV preparation skills

Interview and CV preparation skills

It’s always nice to give something back to those who you work with. In the case of recruitment its nice to give something to those that recruiters most depend on to ensure their business’s continue to function;-ie the job seekers.

Many Irish recruitment agencies spend a lot of time taking CV’s but not giving  enough feedback to those who are unsuccessful  in their application but none the less have taken the time to respond to the advertisements that the agency has  run. If they didn’t reply the agencies wouldn’t  have the CV’s they require to support their clients requirements and by extension they would have nothing to offer to sell their recruiting services.

As recruiters work continually involves the professional assessment and presentation of CV’s and daily interviewing of candidates, they are uniquely qualified to present valuable insights and advice to candidates, and to enhance their candidates with the maximum possibility of achieving success in not only winning an interview, but also maximising their competitive potential against opposition at their individual interview.

The NRF has recently taken measures to address this and has set up workshops to educate those who require information on a variety of topics on areas such as CV and interview preparation. Jackie Brown Medical, an NRF award winning recruitment agency in particular, has provided it’s applicants with specialised tips and advice on a wide variety of professional topics to ensure and to enhance their job hunting prospects in today’s challenging employment market for medical professionals seeking work in the medical jobs recruitment market.

Please feel free to visit our website to read our testimonials and to review our advice center topics if you are looking for a winning CV or tips on how to get the best out of agencies and interviews. Its worth your while and our pleasure to help.  After all, its nice to give something back.