Finding the right person who is a good fit for the job costs money. That is why many businesses are turning to staffing agencies, or adopting “promote from within” policies to help ease the burden. Unfortunately, neither of these will guarantee that the person you hire will turn out as expected. Instead of being the right fit, they can end up presenting you with problems – and costing you money, time and resources in the long run.
Back in the day, finding an employee was as simple as running a Sunday “help wanted” classified, and by the following morning, the phone was ringing. Today, however, newspaper readership is on a steady decline and many expensive classified adverts will simply never be seen. Advertising via the internet is now the norm, yet determining which type of ad you use to gain the best yield can be a time-consuming, mind-numbing process of trial and error.
Due to the challenges that come with advertising in conjunction with the slew of resumes that follow, many employers seek out the services of staffing employment agencies, which make hefty claims to justify their high price tags. Yet ultimately, these agencies will leave you with the task of sifting through stacks of resumes with little relevance before you make a selection. Promoting from within is not without its drawbacks either; you still need to invest time and company resources to properly screen candidates.
Whether your business secures the services of a staffing employment agency or adopts a do-it-yourself approach, consider these investments of time in addition to your out-of-pocket expenses:
- Every minute spent by an internal recruiter to write ads, research proper online placement options and make posts is a minute taken away from other duties.
- Whether provided by an agency or in response to your own efforts, the deluge of resumes and the time it takes to review them can be overwhelming.
- The time taken to schedule and conduct interviews can be crippling, even if you have an HR department.
- A litany of additional functions like assessment tests, background checks, etc., all add up to more time spent on recruiting and less time spent on producing.
To come out on top of the hiring game, you must minimize your investment of both money and time by having the best possible recruiting solutions at your fingertips. This is why more and more businesses are turning to Painless Hire.
Painless Hire is the best recruitment agency available for maximizing your investment by providing you only with pre-screened, pre-tested applicants that meet your exact requirements. When combined with no-nonsense pricing, quick results and a satisfaction guarantee, Painless Hire is the clear choice for businesses that are tired of the big promises and poor performance of most agencies and recruiters.