Architecture jobs –
choosing the right recruitment consultant
If you have architecture jobs to fill it’s vital that you
choose the right recruitment consultant if you’re going to
get the right candidate
Factors in choosing a recruitment consultant
There are many factors that affect your choice of a recruitment
company. Before you appoint an agency, do your research. The consultants
who can fill your architecture jobs to the highest and most appropriate
requirements will have experience recruiting in your specific business
sector. Look for an agency whose recruiters have qualifications
or hands-on experience in your industry or a closely related field
as well as recruitment, so they understand what you need. They should
also be excellent communicators, capable of keeping you in the loop
about the caliber of candidates they will present to you.
Selling your company
An important part of a recruitment consultant’s job is to
sell your company to potential candidates. The consultant must be
able to describe the type of work you do, the sector you work in,
the types of competition you have, your major customers and the
size of the business. At the executive search level, the consultant
is likely be approaching people who weren’t previously considering
a career or job change. This requires that they can target ‘prospects’
(ie prospective candidates), and market your company to them.
When interviewing a potential consultancy
When you speak to recruitment consultants with a view to giving
them your business, make sure that they are hearing your specific
requirements for your architecture jobs. An agency that is only
interested in pitching is an agency that doesn’t know how
to listen. This is not only detrimental to you, but is likely to
mean that they won’t be paying attention to candidates who
may not have the specific skills or experience you are looking for,
but who may have excellent transferable skills.
Company culture
The people who will ultimately join your company, whether in architecture
jobs or as support staff, will be just that – people. A candidate
may be perfect on paper, but it’s equally important that they
embrace your company culture if they are to work to their optimum
capacity and add quality to your workforce. A good recruitment consultancy
will find out as much as possible about your working practices and
ethics as well as any financial packages and pension schemes. Recruitment
is only the beginning of the process – if you are investing
in employees, you need to be assured that they will grow and prosper
with your company. Matching a candidate to a company requires that
your consultant is a good judge of character.
Trust your intuition and choose a recruitment consultancy you feel
you can trust to fulfill all your requirements.
To discuss placing your architecture jobs or other recruitment
requirements with us, or to arrange an appointment, phone KTP Recruitment
on 0115 946 9034 or e-mail us at recruit@ktp-recruitment.com
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