In today’s competitive business environment, companies must vie for the top talent, and not just in initially drawing them to an open role. They have to actively keep their team happy and productive or they’ll risk losing them to a competitor. This can make employee hiring and retention especially difficult and stressful.

One solution an increasing number of companies have turned to is recruiting firms. These hiring professionals handle all the legwork for you and help ensure your company can focus on bigger issues than bringing in new hires. Should you choose to partner with one, you can expect to enjoy numerous benefits.

What are recruiting firms?

Essentially, this type of firm is a company that specializes in helping you hire new employees. They have a constantly developing database of high-quality and qualified candidates, and they’re constantly on the lookout for potential job matches for those candidates. If you partner with one, you inform them of the type of opening you have, and then they handle the process of finding, vetting, and prepping the potential hire to interview with you.

Many people confuse recruiting firms with staffing agencies. While they do offer similar services, the biggest differentiator is that a firm specializes in full-time hires whereas a staffing agency tends to fill seasonal or temporary roles. That means with a professional recruiting company, you can expect to have access to a tool of quality candidates looking to join your team full-time.

Benefits of hiring through a recruiting firm.

Increase productivity.

When done the right way, hiring new talent doesn’t happen quickly. If you choose to do it yourself, your team maintains the responsibility of posting the opening, searching through resumes, scheduling and conducting interviews, performing background checks, and handling the onboarding process. This eats up valuable time and money for your company. With a recruiting firm, however, the entire process becomes simplified. They handle all tedious tasks that come with hiring, which frees up your team’s time to focus on other business-critical tasks.

Get access to a vast network of talent.

Hiring experts have an industry term called “passive talent.” This encompasses individuals who have the talent you might need for your open position but aren’t actively searching for a new job. If you try to find the new hire yourself, you could miss out on access to this pool of potential candidates. However, if you use a recruiting company, you can have confidence knowing the highest level talent knows about your opening. Firms can keep contact with recruits even when they aren’t actively searching and alert them to great matches, which in turn gives you a better chance of landing the right person.

Take advantage of hiring experts.

Chances are good that you’re very talented in the role you serve, but if you’re responsible for hiring a new position, it might not match your specific set of skills. Professional recruiters interact with people in the job market every day. It’s their expertise, and they bring vast amounts of knowledge to each conversation they have. They can help you understand the latest hiring best practices, what they’re seeing and hearing from candidates, and tips for keeping the highest performers on your team.

Is your company planning on hiring new talent?

Before you start the process, contact H2H Enrollments. As a full-service human capital management provider, we offer personalized expertise across more than twenty HR practice areas. We understand the challenges facing today’s organizations, particularly when it comes to hiring and retaining new employees. We can use our experience to simplify the hiring process and match you with the ideal candidate for your needs.

You can learn more about our HR solutions online, or contact us to set up your initial consultation.