The right recruitment company is the key to finding the right candidate
Recruiting new staff is a headache that all business people have to face at one time or another. This is why recruitment consultants exist – to take the headache out of the situation for you. But do they?
I recently read an article that, whilst aimed at candidates and employers, reinforced everything that we believe about our service. It was great to hear that others share the same views.
Matthew Poyiadgi, Vice President of EMEA at the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), suggests that the issues that employees and employers face when using recruitment companies, such as submitting inappropriate candidates for jobs, can be combated by ensuring that your recruitment consultant knows exactly what you are looking for.
This is the thinking that underpins our recruitment philosophy: you can only provide employers with the right type of candidate if you firstly understand exactly what the employer is looking for, and secondly, understand what the candidates’ skills are. We do this by providing IT recruitment using recruitment consultants who currently work in the IT industry, so we know what we are talking about – you won’t find us trying to provide specialist plumbers because we don’t know anything about plumbing!
As his article is aimed at candidates and employers, Matthew says that the onus is on them to ensure that their consultant has enough information to find them the right job or candidate. As the recruitment company, we have taken on this responsibility ourselves, as we also believe that it is also up to the consultant to find this information out, otherwise how can they provide an acceptable service? It is easy to just supply CVs for candidates that have keywords somewhere within the text of the CV without understanding what those keywords are, but in order to provide a truly suitable candidate, you need to understand what the keywords mean and what the employer is looking for, whether that is a qualification or some specific business experience.
Whilst many recruitment companies claim to provide a specialist service, very few of their consultants have worked in the sector they are recruiting for, let alone still currently work in that sector. We actually provide these skills so can provide both candidates and employers with a better service. If you would like more information on our recruitment service, please go to www.eximium.net/recruitment.asp
To read Matthew’s full article see www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2217560/perfect-match-4019770
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June 13th, 2008 at 8:44 am
It’s hard finding the staff in any area of your business really, but good IT staff are always scarce on the ground. I’ll bear your recruitment service in mind the next time we have a position
June 16th, 2008 at 11:06 am
We will be more than happy to assist you with your recruitment needs. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.