Pros and Cons of using a recruitment agency

The benefits and drawbacks of using a recruitment agency.

Recruitment Agencies have specific knowledge and skills in finding and hiring candidates that are most suitable for you and your business. They can provide help and an understanding into current hiring trends.

Using a recruitment agency also helps to save your team effort and time for more important pieces of work. You also won’t need to worry about any of the hiring process as PRS will take care of it all, doing an extensive interview process to make sure that our candidates are the perfect fit for you and your business.

We have a substantial database of candidates and future employees We can generally fill job vacancies and positions at a quicker rate due to the sped-up, larger scale process which helps to minimise any agitation to business operations. By working alongside us, you are widening your horizons to candidates that are open to new possibilities but are currently employed somewhere else.

Working with a recruitment agency helps to reduce the possibility of a misjudgement in a candidate as we send suitable CV’s without any personal data, leaving no room for bias as it would only be skills, qualifications and employment history visible.

Although there are many benefits to working with a recruitment agency, we understand that drawbacks are unavoidable. Whilst streamlined, the general opinion is that recruitment agencies can be costly and not every business can handle costs with a tight budget.

We offer a ‘try before you buy’ service so if you aren’t happy with a candidate and they aren’t gelling well in your business, we supply candidate replacements, this is something that would be very costly if done alone, in-house.

Using a recruitment agency might be for you or it might not; but either way, at Permanent Recruitment solutions, our recruitment process is streamlined and handpicked by the recruitment team using our extensive knowledge and experience within the field.

Not every candidate can work for every vacancy which makes the process of selection more difficult for when recruiting inhouse. A careful choice of recruitment agency can make all the difference to your experience.

So really, there aren’t any drawbacks to working alongside us! We make your job easier every step of the way!

If you think PRS may be a good fit for you, contact a member of our team on 01938 501445.