Recruiting and hiring are crucial parts of any business, you need to make sure you are hiring the right person for your company.
Maybe you are struggling to fill a specific role, or you have a lot of positions to fill and little time, or you just can’t afford to hire an in-house recruitment team. Whatever your reason is, getting outside help will help you get the job done effectively and efficiently.
Whether you are a small business or a larger one outsourcing – recruiting means your team can get on-demand support.
So how can outsourcing the hiring process benefit your company?
First of all, it can save you money. How, you ask. Just like many freelancers, external recruiters are only helping you when there is a need. Compared to a full-time in-house employee, this can save you a significant amount of money.
Recruitment costs can also include advertising, online job boards, tools, and software. The costs can add up. When you outsource, you only have one cost to worry about – paying your external partner.
Secondly, outsourcing saves you time. Hiring can take up a lot of your time. Writing the job description, advertising, sourcing, vetting, following up, and interviewing are all time-consuming tasks. By delegating the entire process or parts of it, to an experienced recruiting freelancer or recruiting agency, you are saving time.
When you know a professional is focusing on these tasks, you can use your time to focus on other important parts of your business, like scaling up. You can save a lot of time on some tasks where you don’t have the expertise (e.g. sourcing) but still participate in interviews where your point of view is valuable or be part of the final interview after an initial vetting interview. This gives you the best of both worlds: control over the process and saving time. Win-Win.
Thirdly, you can accelerate the hiring process by outsourcing because the external recruiter is focusing on finding you the right candidate. Finding the right candidate can sometimes take one to two months! Now, what if you are growing quickly and need to hire many new employees at once? This can become an all-consuming task. Outsource! External recruiters can effectively and efficiently advertise, source, vet, and interview candidates for you. What if you are hiring for a completely new role within your company? Outsource to an experienced recruiter who has hired for this role before. Utilize their expertise for efficiency and effectiveness.
When you choose to outsource, not only are you taking the hiring duties off your shoulders but also the shoulders of other employees or departments. This means that you and your co-workers can fully focus on what you do best and not spread yourself too thin.
Generally speaking, outsourcing certain tasks of your business to qualified experienced freelancers or agencies will save you time, money, and stress. To learn more about outsourcing for your business, reach out to Life By Design Virtual Solutions. www.lifebydesignvs.com
