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 .4 |+ |! O% H, `
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Requirements are released to all and sundry and If you close a position , a contract is signed.
1 \ ^, X( F9 x# ?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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Picture this Accenture closes on an average 500 positions every month(India) ... Let do some reverse calculation .
. {, H& |& |1 @7 i3 G; g. SLets assume 1 in 5 Interviewed gets hired (an optimistic estimate)= 500*5= 2500 Interviews every month
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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 month1 p3 j& w% m) j
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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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30,000 one on one direct interactions every month = 360,000 calls in one year" ~2 `; x+ Q9 b6 D" U2 ~
7 S2 P7 @. R- g2 R7 z V/ KImagine the impact on branding if this channel is haphazard. |