Recruitment, and how we do it, has undergone a seismic shift over the last 15 years. The lumbering dinosaurs of Recruitment Agencies no longer really have a safe home. Instead as the employment market has shifted in to the Digital Age, we need a different plan, one that works better in the 21st Century: Enter Flat Fee Recruitment.
A staggering 86% of candidates these days start their employment search by whipping out their smartphone and whilst we’re all getting up to speed on the techy world, it’s pretty much a race to the palm. Being visible, in someone’s palm, isn’t necessarily easy for the amount of other employers clamouring around you. It’s a noisy, busy, dog-eat-dog market place.
Flat Fee Recruitment is bridging the gap for savvy employers who once relied on Recruitment Agencies, and that worked very well, thank you very much. It’s bridging the gap for employers who know they need to shout to be heard in the online job market place but simply don’t have the time or resources to do so. Flat Fee Recruitment is there, taming the unwieldy animal that is the online job marketplace, bringing it under control, and nicely and neatly to your door. Taming this beast requires expert knowledge teamed with time and commitment: something most people looking to fill a vacancy simply don’t have.
However, Flat Fee Recruitment is a relatively new addition to your Recruiting Arsenal, and with change comes fear. But the cumbersome beast is what you should fear, not the Zookeeper themselves. Check out these Top 5 Ways that Flat Fee Recruitment Can Improve Your Hiring Success:
#1: Fill As Many Roles Per Vacancy As Possible In One Fell Swoop:
Those Recruitment Agency Dinosaurs were pretty harsh when it came to what you could expect. You may have needed 5 new graduates all to start in the same position, on the same career path, but they were damn well sure you were going to pay for each and every one of them. Flat Fee Recruitment turns this on its head and you pay for the campaign only, no matter how many of the same roles or same vacancies you have. Whether you need one sales executive or a brand new army, it’s Flat Fee. The idea is to draw in and attract as many suitable candidates for the vacancy as possible. Therefore if you end up with a bunch of candidates you love, they’re all yours, no quibbles, no extra cost.
#2: Expert Players of the Online Job Scene:
As we said, the online job marketplace is a noisy world. At any one time there are literally hundreds of thousands of jobs up for grabs. How do you get your humble ad to stand out from the crowd? It takes expert skill and knowledge that Flat Fee Recruiters have in abundance.
Candidates are a fickle bunch, on average using 18 different sources when searching for a job. They don’t have job board loyalty, they will flit and flight their way from link to link. Grasping their attention takes skill and dedication. Flat Fee Recruiters have honed the precise skills and knowledge to get your vacancy ‘out there’ with unparalleled access to the top boards: from CVLibrary to Total Jobs; JobTube to Career Builder; Fish4 Jobs to Monster – the best Flat Fee Recruiters are on them all.
Think of a Flat Fee Recruiter as a central high profile hub that attracts the best candidates before sending them out to you. In addition, a good Flat Fee Recruiter will monitor, develop and hone your campaign, checking its doing well. They will also choose industry specific job boards for maximum exposure.
#3: Say Goodbye to Smarmy Recruitment Executives:
We’ve all checked the caller display when we have a Recruitment Agency on board and suddenly discovered an emergency that requires our immediate attention away from our desk. Flat Fee Recruiters don’t need to work the schmoozing sales patter, they simply need to get on with the campaign in hand. They don’t need to be in your face, pushing you to accept a candidate in order for them to get their paycheque. Instead, what they do need to do is deliver. The result is that Flat Fee Recruiters are a different breed to the Recruitment Agencies personnel of old. They are professional, working on time and to budget.
#4: It’s Cheaper. Full Stop:
For a start you know what you’re getting. The fees are upfront and clear. No percentages, no placement fees. Just one clear cost with a defined outcome. This leaves your budget better placed for the important recruitment tasks such as employee training, as well as things such as benefit improvement.
#5: You Can Take a Pick n’ Mix Approach:
Whilst most Flat Fee Recruiters will offer one basic package, an excellent one will offer you a Pick n’ Mix of further Flat Fee services that allow you to choose which services you need. You can therefore keep your costs low whilst also creating a unique package tailored for your needs.
At Net Recruit we believe you should be in control of making your Recruitment Campaign exactly how you want it. Therefore, we offer Flat Fee Recruitment with a Campaign Builder Tool allowing you to choose from optional extras such as Advert Preparation (including optimising it for the web, of course); Telephone Screening; Interview Management; and Offer Management. This is on top of our basic package that screens and filters candidates, giving you the best on a plate.
Flat Fee Recruitment – The Recruitment Must Have
Flat Fee Recruitment can bring Employers the best of both worlds. The best parts of the old dinosaur Recruitment Agencies, mixed with the skills of the modern online job marketplace. Flat Fee Recruitment is designed to be cost effective, it does what it says on the tin. It reduces not only cost per hire, but also the time and resources you spend on recruitment too. At Net Recruit we’re Flat Fee Recruitment experts. We know our stuff, and we’re ready to bring you the best.
