The LEGACY staffing industry is going to HATE this post...

At the bottom of every initial Inmail I send to candidates, it states:

***We work directly with every Hiring Manager. I am happy to share the employer's contact info if you prefer to apply directly.

Candidates and Job Seekers:

If a recruiter contacted you and is not offering this, you should ask yourself:

1. What are they hiding and why don’t they trust me?

2. Is there really a relationship with the “client”?

3. Do I want to be represented by someone who has to hide information from me and their “client”?

Employers and Hiring Managers:

If you are working with an external recruiter and they are not offering this, you should ask yourself:

1. What else are they hiding from me and the candidates?

2. Should someone who doesn't trust us be representing our company?

3. How many candidates are we missing out on because our legacy staffing resource doesn't trust us and candidates don't trust them?

Not all candidates like working with external recruiters. However, there is an easy fix if you aren't in the Legacy Staffing Industry! Not only do I include the note about contacting employers directly, but I also include the name of the employer and the name of our main contact at that company or the Hiring Manager in every InMail I send. It's funny how when you share the company name and are transparent with candidates, they become much more willing to reply and communicate with you. There will always be a few who still want to apply directly and that accomplishes the goal of expanding the qualified candidate pool as much as possible.

The result: A higher response rate and a larger candidate pool for the Hiring Managers we support.

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