NEWS
SLOW PROCESS BLAMED
Majority of hirers complaining about lengthy recruitment process as growth continues
Time is no longer on the recruiter’s side of as research has revealed hirers want to speed up the recruitment process.
Research from TalentPuzzle, the online recruitment marketplace came up with the astonishing figure of 86 per cent of business owners and HR staff surveyed saying that they would like to spend less time dealing with recruitment processes and agencies.
This is a timely warning for the staffing sector as 88 per cent of those quizzed saying they would be looking to make a significant number of permanent hires over the next six months.
TalentPuzzle CEO Virginia Raemy said: “Currently employers are caught in a catch 22 situation when it comes to recruitment.
“Employers recognise the importance of recruiting the right people, however many simply don’t have the time to properly devote to recruitment. Ultimately, they can be dealing with dozens of agencies for a single advertised position, which means multiple contracts, multiple fees and multiple negotiations all of which can be very time-consuming.”
In another slightly worrying revelation the survey also claimed that nearly three-quarters of the organisations surveyed said that they found it difficult to find good recruitment agencies; with 73 per cent of the respondents admitting that because of a lack of time they were limiting their recruitment pool and missing out on potentially good candidates.
“Employers want to continue working with recruitment agencies, however up until now it has been quite difficult for them to quickly identify the best or most suitable. By using a recruitment marketplace such as TalentPuzzle, organisations can easily rate the performance of individual agencies based on the quality of CVs submitted and their responsiveness. This crowd-sourcing approach to rating agencies can help organisations quickly identify the best or most appropriate agencies to work with,” added Virginia Raemy.
The survey of 250 business owners and HR staff at UK organisations, with up to 750 employees, was commissioned by TalentPuzzle and conducted by independent research company Vanson Bourne.
Research from TalentPuzzle, the online recruitment marketplace came up with the astonishing figure of 86 per cent of business owners and HR staff surveyed saying that they would like to spend less time dealing with recruitment processes and agencies.
This is a timely warning for the staffing sector as 88 per cent of those quizzed saying they would be looking to make a significant number of permanent hires over the next six months.
TalentPuzzle CEO Virginia Raemy said: “Currently employers are caught in a catch 22 situation when it comes to recruitment.
“Employers recognise the importance of recruiting the right people, however many simply don’t have the time to properly devote to recruitment. Ultimately, they can be dealing with dozens of agencies for a single advertised position, which means multiple contracts, multiple fees and multiple negotiations all of which can be very time-consuming.”
In another slightly worrying revelation the survey also claimed that nearly three-quarters of the organisations surveyed said that they found it difficult to find good recruitment agencies; with 73 per cent of the respondents admitting that because of a lack of time they were limiting their recruitment pool and missing out on potentially good candidates.
“Employers want to continue working with recruitment agencies, however up until now it has been quite difficult for them to quickly identify the best or most suitable. By using a recruitment marketplace such as TalentPuzzle, organisations can easily rate the performance of individual agencies based on the quality of CVs submitted and their responsiveness. This crowd-sourcing approach to rating agencies can help organisations quickly identify the best or most appropriate agencies to work with,” added Virginia Raemy.
The survey of 250 business owners and HR staff at UK organisations, with up to 750 employees, was commissioned by TalentPuzzle and conducted by independent research company Vanson Bourne.
