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When Is It Helpful to Use an Agency?

Outside Recruiters can be called Recruiting Agencies, Staffing Agencies, Employment Agencies, Executive Search Firms, Headhunters, etc. In Recruiting, we call them agencies.

  • Time to hire: Roles that need to be filled quickly
  • Quality of hire:
    • Tough to fill roles
    • Technical roles
    • High-level roles
    • Niche roles
  • No existing in-house recruiter:
    • Infrequent hiring
    • Small business

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