Should Recruitment be Outsourced?
Should Recruitment be Outsourced?
Recruitment functions are not typically the first thing to come to mind when you are considering business operations to outsource. In fact, they are seldom anywhere near the top of the list. However, recruitment is in some ways more difficult of a task than sales or marketing. There are actually some very good reasons for a company to consider outsourcing recruitment functions.
Improved Candidate and Hire Quality
Improving the quality of job candidates and new hires is one of the top reasons a company may decide to outsource recruitment tasks. After all, it is one of the greatest benefits of outsourcing the process.
Just as the outsourcing of marketing functions to an agency works to improve the awareness of a brand, outsourcing recruiting can improve the rate of leads to conversions. When the tasks of recruitment are performed by someone with more experience and enhanced skills, the quality candidates and speed of hires can drastically improve.
Cost Reductions
Recruitment can really eat away at a company’s bottom line due to an increase rate of turnover. In addition, positions can remain unfilled for extended lengths of time. This is the time to admit that something needs to change with the way you handle recruiting functions.
Outsourcing recruitment tasks will reduce cost. It is also an idea way to fill any holes in the recruiting process that are ultimately costing your company more money. It is good to remember that you do not necessarily have to reduce the size of your staff in order to reduce cost. Yet, it is a good idea to improve what goes on with the people that you do employ.
Choosing to outsource your recruitment functions does not mean you have to fire your recruiting staff or stick them with pushing papers. The only difference is that your staff will have access to the additional expertise and assistance needed to perform their jobs more efficiently.
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