Companies don't seem to get it ..A Recruitment Agency is your firm's biggest Brand Ambassador . Today every most IT firms in India work with as many as 100-150 recruitment /staffing firms to meet their hiring numbers .
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3 Q" B1 K0 r" e# J; H, j. }Requirements are released to all and sundry and If you close a position , a contract is signed.' {9 F5 L! o4 i: M! N
In the race to meet hiring targets no importance is given to the candidate validation process,the recruiters awareness of the company's business.$ y1 L( Q9 h* d8 H# p( o# N" x2 D7 H
$ z0 S |$ M: Z3 [& T, s' }" k: oPicture this Accenture closes on an average 500 positions every month(India) ... Let do some reverse calculation .7 j- ~* C6 M7 S: d' ~
Lets assume 1 in 5 Interviewed gets hired (an optimistic estimate)= 500*5= 2500 Interviews every month& u2 S. }4 n" v9 x. I0 h, y, a' M* x" W
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A widely agreed thumbrule in recruitment circles today is that only 25% of confirmed candidates turn up for a recruitment event , which means 2500*4 =10000 confirmed candidates every month
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Not every candidate contacted is interested in Accenture - Suppose 1in 3 candidates contacted confirms his interest and agrees to an Interview (again very very optimistic figures)= 10000*3 candidates contacted = 30,000
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$ k) U* g, L* p- _+ `" J1 X \30,000 one on one direct interactions every month = 360,000 calls in one year
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Imagine the impact on branding if this channel is haphazard. |