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 .' ?* F3 O# p! h9 U0 l6 \
! a0 B6 i& y( `- Y6 c8 d; \4 j) IRequirements are released to all and sundry and If you close a position , a contract is signed.
# S" |/ K. X- r. P2 i0 C' {+ bIn 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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* Z; B( a" f* ^7 t3 q4 a9 V7 n3 w2 SPicture this Accenture closes on an average 500 positions every month(India) ... Let do some reverse calculation .+ v1 d' ]# Z/ e8 E) Q4 m
Lets 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 month
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# W/ H3 _8 y7 A5 u6 y7 | vNot 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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2 f( f+ L4 Y) H' s9 r! F, w7 K30,000 one on one direct interactions every month = 360,000 calls in one year) O9 @: o8 P) [
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Imagine the impact on branding if this channel is haphazard. |