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Employers: What is a professional recruitment service?
| Guest post by: Bill Wynn |
Article Overview: As an employer it can be a minefield when you have made the important decision, "I need to recruit a person for my team". Here I highlight some top tips to help employers choose a professional recruitment service?
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Employers: What is a professional recruitment service?
As an employer it can be a minefield when you have made the important decision, "I need to recruit a person for my team".
I would like to give you my take on this; I hope you find this advice useful.
What is a professional recruitment service?
First, the recruitment agency/ business acknowledge they are a service company and as such need to deliver to their customers needs and be flexible where they can.
If I were an employer seeking a recruitment agency to help me source a valuable member to my team I would look for the following:
Proof of quality supply. Requestto trial the service, request an example CV, ask for employer testimonials to be supplied, or ask to speak with other satisfied employers that the agency currently supplies).
Proof of quality service. Does the recruitment agency have a service level agreement for its customers? What are the standards the company adheres to? What do the Directors of thebusiness stand for and what is their philosophy?
Proof of professional memberships. In the UK Recruitment companies can be members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) , Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and Association of Recruitment Consultancies( ARC). Being member of these organisations does not guarantee a professional recruitment service, but is a good indication that the recruitment agency should follow quality procedures, the bodies "code of conduct",and have passed a qualification process to gain membership (this includes supplying many positive testimonials).
Adaptability. Every business is distinct; they have their own needs, work to a different financial and management models. Good recruitment businesses need to adapt their delivery model to their customers' needs and wants, being bold enough to advise the employer with their opinion on how the employer can be more efficient with their recruitment process.
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About the Author: Bill Wynn RSS for Bill's articles - Visit Bill's website Bill is a joint Managing Director of Project Resource Limited, a high growth recruitment business. Bill focuses on business efficiency, business promotion, improving business and team performance, business growth, competitive edge, talent management and acquisition and instilling Positive Mental Attitude (PMA).
Bill has a 1st class honours degree, achieved at Brunel University. After graduating Bill became a lecturer of A levels for a short time, before starting his recruitment career.
Bill is a determined businessman who is dedicated to his family, team and customers. He aspires to achieve perfection in all he does and endeavours to get the highest standards from others. Bill is interested in business partnerships, working with growth companies, professional companies that mirror the professional standards that Project Resource adheres.
"There are no barriers to building a really great company with the management and team involved at Project Resource. Our management team is more capable than any other I have worked with; we all care passionately about what we do and how that impacts our customers. All of our team make substantial investments in the company; it's easy to understand why our people go the extra mile." Project Resource Recruitment Agency
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1. Tax Status. Employers are responsible for withholding tax on employee's earnings. Independent Contractors are responsible for reporting their income/taxes. There is a significant reporting burden and liability associated with this.
2. Confidentiality/Intellectual Property. Often times, employee handbooks will specify an employees confidentiality obligations and many states impute a duty of loyalty. Contractors are under no such obligations absent a written agreement. Same thing for IP/Creative works. The copyright Act draws a sharp and significant distinction between employees and contractors when it comes to ownership of creative works.
3. Liability for tortious acts. Generally an employer is liable for the tortious acts of its employees under the theory of respondeat superior. An entity hiring a contractor may/may not be liable, but without a written agreement for the contractor to indemnify/defend the hiring entity, their may be little recourse against the contractor.
There are many other subtle differences too numerous to mention. I hope you find this helpful.
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