Finding great people is always a challenge for any business. Placing ads, sorting through resumes, conducting screening interviews, and training new hires takes a lot of time and money—in fact, training alone for major corporations costs over $100 billion every year.

That means every candidate needs to be a good fit that can deliver a big return on your investment. How can you streamline this process to find the right people quickly and consistently?

Working with a recruiter who specializes in your industry is a great way to get the very best candidates for your open positions who mesh with your culture and are committed to career growth. This helps you bypass a lot of the red tape and sorting processes, and it can save you a ton of time and money in the long run. Here’s what you need to know about finding a recruiting partner who can deliver.

Save Money on Postings

One of the most potentially costly ways to look for qualified candidates is through massive online job pools. The internet job boards will do it for a reduced cost or even free, but the tradeoff is a huge volume of applicants you have to sort through. Many—if not all of them—aren’t terribly serious or qualified, and the fact is, the top talent probably isn’t interested. They’re already working with a recruiter who can connect them with the perfect job.

Utilizing recruiters who find the industry people you need solves these problems because they share your openings across their network of clients and contacts. And since recruiting agencies stake their reputation on endorsing the very best candidates, you’re guaranteed their suggestions will be of very high quality.

Save Money on Hiring Committee Costs

Hiring committees cost money, as does screening hundreds of resumes and performing lengthy phone and internet interviews.

One of the financial benefits of working with a recruiter is that you dispense with the entire preliminary screening process and move straight to the interviewing and final selection stage. Because a great recruiting partner takes the time to really get to know your business and its culture, team, and workplace dynamics, they’ll hand-select candidates who are ideally matched to your needs.

As an added bonus, working with a recruiter can help you overcome the current labor-friendly job market. Your finalist is 89% more likely to accept a job quickly when a recruiter recommends them, allowing you to devote as many resources as possible to training and onboarding the right person the first time around.

Emergency Hires Cost More Long-Term

Sometimes you need to hire someone ASAP. It’s difficult to be thorough under tight deadlines, so it probably won’t surprise you to know that 43% of companies lost money on emergency hires that didn’t work out.

These problems can be minimized or eliminated by having a strong, long-term relationship with an industry-specific recruiter—you know them and they know you. Plus, agencies with expertise in your industry have a deep pool of connections to tap, and they speak directly to talent to find out if they’re interested. Including your recruiting agency in your long-term plans will allow them to always be on the lookout for the next best candidate that can help you continue to grow. Confidentiality is key, and it is like having another asset at work for you all the time.

Reduced Onboarding Costs

When you develop a relationship working with a recruiter, they know not only what you’re looking for in an employee—they know how you’ll train and utilize them, too.

This means they can identify candidates from their stable of go-getters who already have some of the training and skills you require (or picked up certifications and training at their recruiter’s suggestion) saving you money on otherwise mandatory training expenses.

Improve New Hire Productivity

New hires are rarely maximally productive on their first day of employment. Training, workplace and team familiarity, and general acclimatization needs typically translate to a six-month time period before new hires reach the breakeven point and start making you money.

Good recruiters are going to fill in candidates on your corporate culture, team, policies, expectations, etc., as a part of their due diligence both to you and to your potential employees. They’ll be better prepared to start, and may already have some of the training you require under their belt.

So instead of low-productivity, high-cost early months with your business, new team members will get up to scratch far more quickly.

Find Great Candidates Who Aren’t Looking for Work

The #1 reason people change jobs is because a better opportunity comes along. But in many cases, the best candidates aren’t looking for a new job... because they’ve already got a great one. Your recruiter can reach out to previous clients, personal contacts, and professional connections to find candidates who didn’t realize they could be getting a better deal with you. They’ll find you those highly qualified individuals who otherwise would not have applied.

When searching for elite talent, working with a recruiter opens up the field of candidates well beyond the folks searching for work right this minute.

V20 Recruiting Will Find the Very Best

We founded V20 Recruiting out of a passion for people and the industries we serve. Finding the most qualified candidate for you is our top concern—but delivering the best match for your workplace and company ethos is just as important.

We pride ourselves on taking the time to get to know all our clients (employers and job-seekers) as deeply as we can. This means we can connect you with quality instead of quantity, so you won’t be spending tons on hiring committee costs. Working with a recruiter like us if you’re in the powersports, marine, or recreational industries is the only way to make sure your future hires are productive and stand the test of time, and we back it up with decades of experience.

Reach out today and power up your job search. Our office staff and recruiters can’t wait to help you find your newest team member who will help take your company to the next level.