What does hiring the wrong person really cost you? More than you think. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that hiring the wrong entry-level employee costs between $5,000 and $7,000 after three months. Mis-hiring a supervisor that makes $20,000 per year will cost you about $40,000. Hire the wrong $100,000 per year manager and you’re out about $300,000. Add to this a decrease in employee morale, lost business and dissatisfied customers and you’ve got every hiring manager’s nightmare. So how can you find the right person for the right job? Staffing agencies can get the job done when it comes to meeting your hiring needs. Staffing agencies dedicate all their resources to finding your perfect fit– after all, this is what they do, 100% of the time.
“We know our clients’ time is valuable,” says Kelly Strukoff, Associate Vice President of StormStaff, a San Diego-based staffing firm. “We make it our priority to ensure that our clients get the hiring resources they need on time without sacrificing quality.”
In an economy where time is money and money is scarce, hiring managers can’t afford to make the wrong hiring decisions. They need to be confident that the position will be filled by the right person the first time around. Working with a staffing firm can save companies time and money and can offer peace of mind, but how do staffing firms guarantee they have the right candidates for your open position?
While some staffing firms take a “one size fits all” approach, many firms work diligently on building long-term relationships with their customers. This allows them to learn the ins and outs of their customers’ businesses and fully understand their hiring needs, down to the smallest details. “At StormStaff, we personalize every aspect of our service because no two clients are the same,” says Strukoff. “We want to know as much as we possibly can about the client – their specific needs, work environment, business goals, everything. This helps us find the right candidate for them instead of just sending over piles of wrong-fit resumes. It’s always quality versus quantity for us.”
In-depth recruiting is also an essential function of staffing firms. Finding the right candidate for a client’s open position means screening, interviewing and evaluating a pool of candidates based on the needs of the client to find a mutually beneficial match. “Candidates are our clients too,” says Alex Silva, a StormStaff Account Manager based in Fort Lauderdale. “We do our best to market their skills and try to find their next career step, not just a job.” Not all staffing agencies invest a high-level of time and energy into the careers of their candidates, but those that do have no doubts that their customers will be fully satisfied with their services. Strukoff adds, “At StormStaff, we are so confident in our candidates that if there is any performance issue at any time, we’ll make a replacement without charging the client for the first week of the transition.” That’s a guarantee that any hiring manager will be happy to hear.
