The Recruiting Truth...Time Is Not On
Your Side
by: Mike Magnotta
In today's marketplace things are constantly changing and so
are the needs of just about each and every organization.
Whether your company is growing organically or inorganically,
whether your company is growing domestically or internationally
or for one reason or another you just have pain, your
organization must be in a position to attract top talent and
attract it quickly! But attracting it is only the first part of
the equation. The bigger problem is what you do once you
attract talent to your organization.
Stop for one second and think about what you have going on,
how crazy your day is and what you think can be put off. More
than likely you have multiple positions you are recruiting for.
You may be using an outside agency to assist you or are doing
it all in-house. In either case, all too often a good candidate
is lost due to the time it takes to get them through the
screening and interviewing process.
Think back and try to remember how long it took you to make
your last hire and what it cost you to do so. Let's eliminate
the process of getting the resume, which is a difficult and
timely task in itself. Focus solely on the amount of time it
took to do an initial screening of the candidate and you were
in a position to make an offer. In a perfect world, the process
should take no longer than 30 days...45 days max.
Unfortunately, it is very rarely happening in 45 days anymore
and you are paying for it in a lot of ways. The biggest hit...
you end up losing an A+ candidate to a competitor. Why? Don't
kid yourself into believing they are not interviewing
elsewhere! In the recruiting business, TIME KILLS ALL
DEALS!
Since I think we can all agree that time is not on our side,
The SearchLogix Group has begun to offer what we call the
"Escalating Fee Agreement". It was designed to reward
organizations that keep the process moving once a resume has
been received. Our partners are benefiting in a number of
ways:
- A focused and disciplined search process
- A discounted fee
- They get the most talented individual and avoid having
to revert to the "2nd choice"
Call us today at 770-517-2660 to see how you can benefit
from partnering with The SearchLogix Group.
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About The
Author
Prior to joining The
SearchLogix Group (http://www.searchlogixgroup.com
), Mike Magnotta
(http://www.searchlogixgroup.com/about/mike.htm
) held positions at several
Tier 1 Companies. He has significant
experience calling on Fortune 1000
organizations to determine needs and
ultimately putting into place strategic and
execution based transportation management
solutions. Most recently, Mike was recruited
by senior management at a leading document
management company, to drive new outsourced
business in the Atlanta, GA
marketplace.
Mike has a true understanding
of what it takes to be successful in both a
product and service driven organization. Mike
works to place top talent in the fields
of:
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