This is a question new clients invariably ask in one form or another: “How do we decide when to use Imprimis Group, and when we can take care of filling a position ourselves?” There are five common scenarios in which you will find the clear-cut decision is to outsource your hire to a staffing and recruiting agency.
When You’re Hiring Under Pressure
Recruiting agencies maintain stocked pipelines of the best available talent, and they are invaluable when you’re under the gun to fill a position quickly and capably. The more specialized the skill set you require, the more likely you are to source better talent through an agency than you would on your own. If a hiring deadline is firm, you can’t afford to take the risk of creating productivity bottlenecks in your company and you’ve got to conduct your search where the talent pipeline exists. Outsourcing pressure hires also helps your team to avoid the intense stress of having to find a needle in a haystack with a timer ticking off seconds.
If You Don’t Have Adequate Resources
If you have a startup or small business, if you are establishing a new business location in DFW, or if you just hire infrequently, chances are you don’t have time to get bogged down in conducting a job search and screening resumes. The process is highly intensive. You also don’t want to hire an in-house recruiter before you reach a point when your hiring needs are steady. At the moment, you don’t know what your staffing needs will be in a month, six months, or a year. While you’re focusing on building your business, it pays to delegate your search for new hires to professionals who can cost-effectively find the right talent.
When You Need a Confidential Hiring Process
In sensitive situations when your company needs to replace an existing worker, you may need to keep the hiring process confidential. Placing job ads in such a scenario is out of the question, as is asking employees for referrals. An agency can take care of the screening and interviews at their location so that you can have a clean and discreet handoff between your current employee and the replacement.
When You Need Highly Specialized Talent
Long-established recruiters and staffing agencies like the Imprimis Group have the depth and breadth of network contacts in the industries in which they specialize. Because they have placed personnel at these companies for years, they know which candidates can be relied upon to meet performance expectations. Agencies are experts in matching talent to the needs of clients, which minimizes turnover and maximizes employee fit and productivity.
At Imprimis Group, we personally work with a substantial percentage of DFW HR and hiring managers in our specialty areas, including the following:
- Accounting and Finance
- Administrative Services
- Customer Service
- Human Resources
- Legal
- Mortgage
- Non-Clinical Healthcare
When You Need Seasonal Employees
The hiring process is costly and time-consuming, whether the talent you’re searching for is temporary or long-term. When you’re hiring seasonal employees, it pays to leverage the extensive network of a staffing agency with experience and connections in your industry.
At least two of these scenarios occur in all businesses at some point or another. If you are personally new to your company or industry, prepare for these occurrences by establishing a relationship with an agency that has extensive experience in your industry. Look for an agency that has a proven track record of successful hires, with employees who bring the right combinations of hard and soft skills to the table. When these scenarios do inevitably arise, you will have a relationship with an agency that understands your company and can go to work quickly to source the right candidates for your needs.