How to Motivate a Recruiter to Prioritise Your Vacancy

AR Resourcing Group Ltd; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

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How to Motivate a Recruiter to Prioritise Your Vacancy

Recruiters do not spend an equal amount of time on every role. The most effective way to get a recruiter to prioritise your role is to maximise their chances of completing a placement as efficiently as possible.

HOW GOOD RECRUITERS OPERATE

The best recruiters will always be working on more roles than they can realistically fill. This enables them to cherry-pick which mandates they focus their efforts on to reflect which have the greatest chance of resulting in a placement.

The value of the opportunity is calculated by the likely success rate of the placement multiplied by the fee.

YOU ARE THE GREATEST VARIABLE

You, the client, are the factor that is most likely to impact both the likelihood of filling the role and the efficiency of the process.

The likelihood of filling the role is determined by factors including how difficult the brief is and the number of other recruiters trying to fill the position.

WHY AND HOW TO GET THE RECRUITER TO PRIORITISE YOUR ROLE

The amount of time a recruiter spends on your brief can make a significant difference to the quality of candidates that you see.

Here are the top ways to persuade recruiters to put your role to the top of the pile:

• Involve the recruiter in developing the brief to ensure they know which skills and experience are essential.
• Set out a clear and concise timeline for the recruitment process to give recruiters confidence and engage the best candidates.
• Minimise the number of recruitment agencies involved to increase the likelihood of each recruiter being successful.
• Give quick feedback at every stage to attract better quality talent and help recruiters refine which individuals to put forward.
• Stay close to candidates who have accepted offers to reassure candidates and reduce the percentage of reneged offers.

Paying a retainer or providing a head-start of 2-3 weeks can also guarantee a recruiter prioritises your role.