Trust the experts when it comes to recruitment

Finding the right person to join your expanding team is one of the most important decisions you can make. Make the right choice and it will help invigorate your team and catapult your business to the next level. Choose the wrong recruit and it can send you several steps backwards, potentially damaging team morale and costing you possible sales.

That’s why people bring in an expert executive search agency - to help avoid the common pitfalls that can cost you time, money and expertise.

But we also understand that, because recruitment is so important, it can be really tempting to want to stay involved in the process, perhaps by offering your preferred choice the job at the end of an interview, or contacting them directly afterwards to move the conversation along.

This, however, can often prove to be a real mistake. One of the biggest ways in which we, as an executive search agency, can add value to our client’s search is precisely because we act as a go-between; giving both sides some much needed breathing space so that the wrong decisions aren’t made on the spur of the moment.

Job interviews and negotiations can be hugely emotionally charged conversations, when the slightest turn of phrase or wrong answer to a question can make the difference between an offer being made and accepted, and the search having to begin again. Ask any recruitment agency; we all have stories to tell where the best candidate for a role is passed over, or rejects an offer, because the client pushed a little too hard for an instant ‘acceptance, or because a great candidate who’s nervous at interview gave a clumsy answer to a key question.

Having an agency act as a go between can make all the difference. We can present candidates with the answers to basic terms and conditions questions before the interview stage, and can give help iron out candidates that won’t fit the company culture well before any face-to-face meetings take place.

That’s why critical hires filled using skilled executive search agencies, like SOS, are generally filled faster and stay in the role longer - because everyone understands, and is happy with, exactly what each side is bringing to the table.

If you’d like to know how we can help you make more effective recruitment decisions, call us today on 07815 009 524.