Finding the right talent is one of the most critical aspects of any business. It is hard to find personnel with the right skill set and qualifications for a specific position and here is where a staffing agency or employment agency comes into the picture. There are many times when your business may be skyrocketing and you suddenly find yourself struggling to find the right people to fulfill your client demands. Whether it is a temp job or a highly skilled and qualified requirement that you are looking to fill, the struggle can get real. There may be some other times when a big chunk of professionals left your organization leaving you scrambling for new and qualified talent. Irrespective of the cause, employment agencies can prove to be quite resourceful in such situations.
The chances are that you may have already tried to post ads and fill in your vacant positions but they may not necessarily be your best bet. In most cases, it makes sense to partner with an employment agency to find the most suitable candidates for your business. Here are the top three reasons why hiring an employment agency can be extremely beneficial for your business:
Saving and better workforce
Yes, you heard it right. Although employment agencies will demand a certain percentage that you may have mutually agreed on if you choose the candidate they sent, it is important to regard that they are potentially saving you a lot of time, money, and effort. As they do the job of shortlisting and choosing candidates from thousands of profiles, they save your HR team the effort and pain of reading through endless resumes. Some of the best recruitment agencies in Surrey also conduct preliminary screening interviews before sending the candidate to your office for an interview, keeping the candidate profile more targeted and consolidated. This helps to improve the quality of the workforce that you are hiring.
Fill up vacancies quickly
One of the most obvious benefits of a staffing agency is getting your vacancies filled quickly. Your HR department may already be swamped with a series of HR-related processes that they need to take care of. This includes processing payments and benefits of existing employees, arranging office activities and coordinating for paperwork within the department. This leaves them with almost no time to find people to fill in multiple vacancies. With a staffing agency on board, the entire effort of shortlisting candidates and scheduling interviews can be passed on to the agency.
Trying before hiring
When you are working with an employment agency, you can choose to hire employees on a trial basis. This helps you to try out the employees before actually hiring them on a permanent basis. Many employment agencies offer a temp to perm kind of hiring where you can hire employees on a temporary basis and then make them permanent if you are convinced with their performance.
It is best to hire an employment agency if you are looking to fill up a number of vacancies in a short time with the right talent. Reach out to one of our many Trades Labour recruitment agencies for any kind of temporary or permanent resource requirement. We have locations in Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria, Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Seattle and Auburn.