There are many misbeliefs about the Hiring and Recruitment firms which prevail in the market. Let us understand some Myths about the Recruitment firms:
Many companies these days outsource their recruitment and hiring process to various recruitment firms. Due to a lot of prejudice and some unpleasant experiences of a few candidates, people have a lot of misconceptions about these firms. Let us take a look at a few of them:
- Recruiters charge money from Job Seekers: This is the foremost myth and one of the most important reasons because of which job seekers refrain from approaching the recruiters. The truth is, for job seekers, recruiters are free. The job of a recruiter is to find a correct candidate for a job opening and the company pays them for this. They do not charge anything from the job seeker.
- Recruiters do not control the hiring process: Although the Recruiting firms do not carry out the entire process of hiring, they do help out the company in screening the candidates. Thus, they play an important part in the process.
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- Recruiters help in finding a job: Companies approach the recruitment firms to find the right candidates for certain job profiles. They are given a list of requirements for the particular position and recruitment firms source the candidate whose skill set matches the requirement list. So, in reality, the job of recruitment firms is quite the opposite of what is presumed.
- Recruiters can help in career counselling: Recruiters can guide you with the latest trends, market conditions and upcoming jobs, but they are different from career counsellors. Hence it is recommended to assess the help you are looking for and approach counsellors for the same.
- Recruiters fees are deducted from the candidate’s salary: Recruitment firms are paid by the company for which they do the hiring, this does not have any impact on the candidate’s salary. The candidate’s salary is based on many factors including but not limited to the previous salary, the budget of the hiring organization and the skills and experience the candidate brings to the table.
- Recruiters care only about filling a job post: Finding the correct candidate for the job profile is the ultimate goal and responsibility of a recruiting firm. If the match goes wrong, it questions the firm’s skills of judgement and capabilities also. Hence, the recruiter is extremely careful in putting the right person in the right role.