Staffing firms ??

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Bonee

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Bonee
Sep 12, 2018 4 Comments

Fcuk them.

I am a hiring manager and I would like to organically fill a role with people who are passionate about my team and company. These staffing firms just buzz around and bother a lot - how do you safely avoid them ?

I got a call yesterday in between an important meeting , i ignored it , got the call again - I had to leave the meeting to take the call (it came on my office phone which rings my Microsoft teams on laptop and phone) - and the person on the other end says I am from so and so company and I want to introduce myself , when can we meet this week.

Needless to say I was so much annoyed !
If it was in my hands I would like to shutdown all the useless staffing firms which basically trap both engineers and also firms - I have never been able to hire a single person from any staffing firm (they don’t even clean phone screen).

How can this industry be revamped - now that h1 transfer is longer - I feel bad for them , but I want them to provide more value add

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  • The agency doesn't matter, only the consultant. Vet their LinkedIn recommendations.

    Also, invite them onsite. Spend serious time with them and make them a true partner. Increase the fee so they prioritise your role.

    I was an agency recruiter who's now moved in house. AMA.
    Sep 13, 2018 0
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    Who the fuck uses phones?!
    Sep 12, 2018 0
  • I never answer my work phone number. If you don’t know my personal mobile number or know I prefer email then you don’t matter to me and that’s how I avoid this kind of thing.

    Work phone calls are typically scams or wrong numbers anyway.
    Sep 12, 2018 0
  • Block the phone number. Trying to revamp agency is like revamping spam companies. It's purely money driven and good recruiting is few and far between.

    If you want to know how much of an uphill battle you are asking for, look at how much people complain about internal recruiters even within your own company. Think about how much training they get, face time with interviewers, hiring manager, and about brand. Now think about agency that gets virtually none of that training and don't have to care about lasting brand because they can just change names. Many of which are boutiques started by people that left bigger agencies, or one person shops.

    And I'm not saying there aren't some decent agencies, companies utilize agencies or RPOs a lot in the beginning stages because they don't have resources or commitment to build out an internal team. But usually around 50-100 employees, an internal staffing team is created for cost and brand reasons. This is especially true for high touch roles like tech.
    Sep 12, 2018 0