June 20, 2018

It’s critical to your business to get the right staff in place. Your employees allow you to impress customers with high-quality output—and give you a competitive advantage in your field. But staffing can be expensive. It takes time to advertise positions, find, hire and train new workers, all while avoiding the high cost of employee turnover. However, you can manage your staffing budget by making some strategic choices—and one of those is working with a staffing agency.

Three ways staffing agencies help you reduce operating costs

Your staffing costs don’t need to break the bank. As you strive to keep your operating budget under control, consider these advantages of a staffing partner:

1. Faster time to hire.

Time is money! The more time you spend in pursuit of talent, the more it costs you—and the more it takes you away from other important tasks. Staffing agencies are experts at what they do and can find potential candidates in a fraction of the time it can take trying to source new hires on your own. You’ll gain access to both active and passive candidates, helping ensure you get the right fit for the job.

2. Fill tough-to-fill positions.

Another valuable aspect of a deep candidate pool is finding candidates with specialized skills. With expert sourcing techniques, your staffing partner can help you find talent qualified for your open positions. Plus, many offer training opportunities that help bring high-potential candidates up to speed fast. This also helps save on the costs associated with a long, drawn-out hiring process.

3. Find better-fit candidates.

Working with a staffing agency, you’ll gain the benefit of qualified employment matches, plus thorough background screening. Bad hires, which you’ll avoid, threaten the stability of your current staff and ultimately the reputation of your business. But working with a staffing partner, you’ll steer clear of expensive employee turnover (either the new candidate or your permanent staff), and the detrimental effects it can have on your budget and employee morale.

Finding the right staffing agency for you

To maximize your partnership, it helps to work with a recruiter that specializes in your industry. This makes it even easier to find the right candidates quickly with a staffing agency dedicated to the unique needs of your market segment

Let Inter-Connect help!

We work with candidates with office/clerical, industrial, technical and professional/managerial experience, and we’re waiting to talk to you! To learn more, contact us today.

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