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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Requirements are released to all and sundry and If you close a position , a contract is signed.$ D( g: t' y! ]
In the race to meet hiring targets no importance is given to the candidate validation process,the recruiters awareness of the company's business.
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( l- ]# J) |( r+ J. N' _- YPicture this Accenture closes on an average 500 positions every month(India) ... Let do some reverse calculation .
$ C( k( g! R! [& L5 jLets assume 1 in 5 Interviewed gets hired (an optimistic estimate)= 500*5= 2500 Interviews every month
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( I" _, j5 N# j; d+ XA 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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- @: m L9 s! t! l. B30,000 one on one direct interactions every month = 360,000 calls in one year- r8 o' M' ]% g0 w& q7 w% C$ }
0 D' {/ T! z' a9 i yImagine the impact on branding if this channel is haphazard. |