Reasons to hire an outsourced recruiter.

Why do companies outsource executive search jobs to fill a management vacancy if the company has an HRD department on staff? This question arises for both candidates and companies.

In my 20 years of recruiting top managers, I have learned many reasons why companies hire an outsourcer to recruit top positions. Here are the main ones:

• The vacancy is confidential.

This means that the company's employees, sometimes HRD and the market in which the company operates, should not know about the vacancy. In cases where the customer of the vacancy is the business owner, it is better not to inform the company's staff about the details of the innovations until a certain time. This happens often in my work.

• Expertise and knowledge of the markets.

A full-time HRD searches and recruits top candidates once every 2-3 years and works within one (their) business segment. I may have more than 10 top vacancies per year in different businesses. I have access to a wider range of candidates, I know what is happening in related markets and the labor market in general.

• Relevant experience.

Not all companies have an HR specialist on staff who plays a strategic role, is familiar with business processes, and can correctly match the candidate's previous experience with the company's future tasks and challenges. It's normal to have one HR generalist on staff in a small company. But expecting her/him to be equally good at recruiting both sales managers and sales directors is risky for business.

• Use of resources.

HRD is not the same as the chief recruiter in the company. The area of ​​responsibility of HRD is much broader. It may happen that during the period when it is necessary to search for a key employee, her/his resources may be directed to the implementation of another important project for the company. After all, recruiting is not always a planned activity for us, is it?

• Recommendations and experience of cooperation.

And it's just like that: I was recommended, someone has working experience with me, the quality of my work is known, I have earned trust.

So, the reasons for hiring an outsourcer to fill a management vacancy may vary depending on the circumstances. But whatever the reason, working with such a provider will allow a company to manage resources more efficiently, gain access to a wider pool of candidates, and focus on strategic projects within the company.

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