I spoke to a prospective client the other day who had a folder of over 70 emails in her inbox from recruitment agencies wanting to work with her business. She simply didn’t have time to engage with any of them.
Another potential client, Svenja Brandenburg, said that her Linkedin inmails were now at 60-70 per day from agencies and services. She explained that she didn’t have the time to respond to everyone and couldn’t understand how so much marketing was allowed on Linkedin.
So why is there such an increase in agency outreach at the moment?
One suggestion is that certain Account Managers within agencies are now being told that they need to sell as they have lost major clients. Another is that the temp recruitment market isn’t as buoyant as it once was so again temp consultants are now looking to permanent recruitment to top up their earnings.
You then have some agencies that have reduced their fees to £800 per permanent placement which is incredibly low considering the costs of job board subscriptions, salaries and advertising.
In a busy market place, it is challenging to stand out from the hundreds of other agencies seemingly providing the same services.
However, this week, I will be focusing on what makes us different from all the other agencies out there and why we are a British Recruitment Award winning agency who are striving to alter the often negative perceptions of recruitment agencies.
Why me? Client conversations and why they’ve decided to work with me over others…
One of the most common compliments that we get told at K.A.G. recruitment when we bring on a new client is that we are ‘like a breath of fresh air’.
That is music to our ears because it is essentially what we stand for as an agency – to revolutionize recruitment and alter clients negative preconceptions of recruitment agencies.
Our USPs are:
- FREE 3 and 6 month review for every placement made
- A 93% retention rate
- A dedicated team of candidate resourcers who rotate your vacancy for fresh perspective and urgency
- Over 40 years of recruitment experience
- Expert 360 recruitment coaching with qualified MBit coach, CEO Kate Gerald
- A suite of recruitment knowledge training services including interview techniques, digital prescence, talent attraction, retention, succession planning, stay interviewing and exit interviewing
- A dedicated service that works 24/7 to help find you the best talent for your business
- British Recruitment Award for Candidate Experience
- Award for Innovation in Recruitment
What is the most important feature to you in a recruitment agency service?
- Trust
- Cost
- Communication
- Quality
