5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Staffing Agency

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By Megan Lacombe

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5_Things_to_Consider_When_Choosing_a_Staffing_Agency.jpgNo matter what industry you’re in, the importance of your workforce cannot be understated. You need a top-notch team of employees working for you if you are going to succeed.

Partnering with a staffing agency can do wonders for your business. Such a strategic partnership can help you to meet your productivity goals, budget goals, safety goals, and attrition goals through the creation of a top-tier workforce. But only if you thoroughly vet your potential partner when choosing a staffing agency.

So when choosing a staffing agency as your new partner, here are some factors you must consider in order to make the right choice.

1. The Type of Talent You Need

First and foremost, when choosing a staffing agency, you need to ensure that the firm has the type of talent that you need. You certainly don’t want to partner with a firm that can’t deliver, no matter how specialized the positions are or how unique your industry is. Your agency must be able to provide the talent you seek.

Oftentimes, it’s best to partner with a niche staffing agency. Such a firm will specialize in your industry, in a specific type of employee, or in a type of operation. As such, this firm will be able to offer you top talent that matches your specific needs.

2. Recruitment Techniques

The way a staffing firm recruits can be very telling of its potential success as your partner. Why would you need a staffing firm recruiting for you if it uses the same recruiting channels you use and finds the same mediocre candidates that you can find in house?

When choosing a staffing agency, check out its online ads. Ask for details. Find out if its recruiters only seek out active candidates or if they go above and beyond to get the highly sought-after passive candidates. Ask if it uses out-of-the-box recruiting channels and methods.

3. Additional Services

Do you want your staffing partner to only take care of recruiting and hiring? Or are you looking for support when it comes to skills testing, onboarding and candidate training, and other functions? Not all staffing firms offer the same additional services, so choose wisely. You need the staffing provider’s options to align with all of your needs and expectations.

4. Transparency                                                                       

Staffing, human resources, payroll, compliance—this world is already difficult enough to navigate. You don’t need an agency mystifying it any further. Rather, your staffing provider should help clarify and explain. A transparent staffing agency won’t hide soft costs, won’t be vague when answering your questions about its commitments to you or its guarantees, and won’t speed through contracts to get them signed. Instead, it will provide clear offerings, break down the costs for you to ensure pricing is understood, and take additional time to make sure that you understand the level of service you’ll be getting.

5. Market Knowledge

You should be able to trust your staffing partner as a strategic advisor to your company. Staffing firms do more than just send warm bodies to your company. They should become trusted assets that you can count on for accurate, enlightening, and useful industry and market information.

Ask potential new partners about current recruiting trends and challenges in the market in the last year. Pay attention to the accuracy and detail in the responses given.

Working with the right staffing partner is vital to ensuring that your overall hiring strategy, timeline, onboarding, and training are as efficient as possible. It’s also critical to assuring that your future employees will provide the highest return on your investment. Choosing a staffing agency shouldn’t be a task that’s taken lightly.

Contact Liberty Staffing if you want to work with a proven, reputable staffing partner.

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Megan Lacombe

Megan is a Media Communications professional at Liberty Staffing. She has experience working as a Freelance Writer for a variety of companies online. In her free time, she enjoys crafting, photography, running, and kayaking. An avid reader, she reads anything, anywhere. She puts creativity and passion into everything that she does. Her favourite quote is “Create the things you wish existed” by Anonymous.

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