Why are some employers against using outside recruiting/staffing firms?
Some employers feel that if they are paying for Human Resource personnel, it is a waste of money to also hire a recruiting/staffing firm. Free up your internal talent do what they do best and let the outside recruiter assist them to save time and money. Assign the recruiting/staffing firm to work on the more technical positions to find a greater variety of candidates. This will allow the Human Resource staff to be more productive and also have more qualified candidates to review. We suggest you have a good balance of recruiting/staffing firms to supplement your Human Resource Staff. • Why limit your recruiting/staffing company to contact with Human Resource personnel only? Not on every job, but on selected technical (hard-to-fill) jobs it’s recommended to have a supervisor spend 10-15 minutes with the recruiting company. This can be done over the phone or by email, but time spent writing the job posting to clearly show the qualities and skills desired in a candidate, will help you get
