“Never judge a book by its cover”. A cliché perhaps, but one that should be
exercised when choosing your new Flat Fee Recruitment supplier says Jamie
Mistlin, co-founder of RecruitmentRevolution.com.
Over the past few years the recruitment market has witnessed
an increase in Flat Fee Recruitment companies eager to help companies slash
their recruitment costs. With this popularity come those looking to gain
traction through deception.
Here are 5 Steps to ensure that your chosen supplier is the
“real deal”:
- Don’t be fooled by over ambitious Google PPC Adverts. We
see all too often companies claiming to be ‘Number 1’, the ‘Market Leader’, have
‘Thousands of Customers’ and ‘Filled tens of thousands of vacancies in the last
12 months’. Are they able to back up
their claims?
Go to the Company’s House website and see when the company incorporated. If
they’re newly incorporated or have been going for less than 12 months it is
likely that their claims are nothing more than illusions of grandeur.
Validate their resourcing portfolio. Google the company
name if they’re actively working on vacancies Google will find their adverts on
the job boards. Alternatively, go directly to the likes of Reed, Total Jobs and
Monster. If a recruiter claims to fill
hundreds or thousands of vacancies a week then this will be mirrored by the
number of live postings.- Fictitious testimonials - Go to LinkedIn to find the
name of the person who supplied the testimonial. If you can find them,
ask them if they’d be happy to validate their statement. If not,… well, that
tells its own story! - Dig around! Who runs the company, are they Phoenix
company specialists? What are their credentials? - Credit score them. If you have access to credit
checking facilities look into the company. If they’ve claimed to have filled
tens of thousands of roles in the past 2 years but have not posted any
financial data then maybe all might not be quite right. And are they credit
worthy? Do you really want to “bulk buy” upfront advertising packages if the
company is insolvent or financially unstable?
Now you know what to look out for you’ll find that recruiting online can be a rewarding experience to
reduce the cost per hire. We would
strong recommend that you either use a job board directly where you can manage
your own message and candidate experience, an established low cost online recruitment agency that
works on a no upfront charge model or a Flat Fee Recruitment advertiser with a
proven track record and long term market presence.
Happy Recruiting!