One of the never-ending struggles for businesses is figuring out what to hire and handle in-house. Often, companies with HR departments feel most economical to do all their own recruiting and hiring in-house. In some cases, this is the right call. In other cases, however, the drawbacks of doing your own recruiting and hiring can outweigh the benefits. One of these times is when it comes to hiring engineering staff. Here are five reasons why smart business owners use engineering staffing agencies for their staffing needs.
1. They can screen specially for your needs
It’s hard to know if you’ve found the right engineering candidate if you don’t understand what engineers do. While they may have an impressive employment history, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the specific tasks they were responsible for in previous positions will be compatible with what they will be required to do at your firm. Two businesses can apply the same title to a job, but that doesn’t mean they will have the same responsibilities. An engineering staffing agency can pre-screen candidates to ensure that everyone they send you is well-qualified to accomplish the specific tasks you need.
2. Saves time
The internet may give you a broader pool of available talent, but this can also have drawbacks. All those resumes and applications you receive still have to be culled through to find the best talent. You can save yourself a significant amount of time and energy (and time is money, after all) by getting a pre-screened list of candidates from a staffing agency or even trusting them to send you an appropriate candidate to fill the position.
3. Staffing agencies know where to find the right candidates
It might be that the person you are looking for is not looking for a job right now. Staffing agencies know where the talent is and can approach the right people for you. People you might miss if you just posted a job opening.
4. allows you to observe and evaluate before hiring
Hiring a new employee comes with a lot of risks. No matter how qualified they may be, they aren’t a good fit if they don’t fit in well with the rest of the team. There are several things you can’t find out about an employee before hiring them. Switching gears and replacing a new hire that isn’t working out can be a costly, time-consuming process, not to mention raise potential legal ramifications. Working with a staffing agency allows you to determine how they do in the engineering job before hiring them.
5. No downtime
If one candidate doesn’t work out, an engineering staffing agency can have a replacement out to you often in a matter of hours. Besides, you will have the peace of mind of knowing that the new person they send you will already be pre-screened and qualified to pick up right where the last person left off with no downtime.
