Considering a new role or searching for new talent to join your business or team, then why should you consider working exclusively with a recruiter?
You may think the risks outweigh the benefits, but in the correct circumstances, it’s the control of the key risks and timetable, that makes working in exclusivity, highly effective and predominantly the better option.
Recruiters focus their time and skills where they feel they can be most effective in delivering solutions. There’s greater probability of this success when they work within a ‘partnership’ with those seeking a move or for the best available people.
They’ll therefore prioritise those they’ve agreed a plan on an exclusive basis.
They and their colleagues, can then allocate the time and resources to deliver agreed objectives within the timeline.
If seeking a new role?
When to agree an exclusive plan of action with a recruiter?
It’s a distinct advantage to collaborate with a specialist to prioritise the better career options for you.
How should you choose who to work with?
1. Ensure they’re a specialist in your field.
2. Agree with them your prioritised needs as realistic and achievable.
3. Confirm which companies match your plan who they’ll engage with on your behalf.
4. Confirm a contact schedule to discuss activity.
If you’re seeking new Talent?
There are 4 key aspects that drive the benefit for engaging a recruiter exclusively:
1. Confidentiality.
2. Urgent or required deadline for individual or ‘multiples’ / project recruitment.
3. Specialist and technical roles increasing the need for exclusivity with a smaller talent pool.
4. To benefit from a holistic long-term specialist partnership with market mapping, talent assessment and priority options on future talent.
Where one or more of these factors are relevant, you’ll significantly increase your probability for success within your timeline, in sourcing the best available talent by engaging a specialist exclusively. Inevitably, the costs are the same or marginally more. Remember to factor in the cost of time in managing the other options in the ROI calculation.
If you want the best career options personally and / or are looking for more accurate and consistent talent attraction for your team, it’s worth discussing exclusivity with a specialist recruiter. Your competition may very well be.
As a recruiter, what’s your strategy for delivering exclusively?
