Job Board Or Recruiter Which Is Right For Your Company

Job Board Or Recruiter Which Is Right For Your Company If you run your own business or work in a HR team, sooner or later youre going to need to hire some new staff and when you do, youre left with two options; advertise your vacancies on a jobs board (like Bubble) or use a recruiter to conduct the hiring process for you. Now, this decision can be a pretty tricky one, particularly if youre working with a limited budget after all, you dont want to end up wasting any cash so its important to take your time and consider each of the options carefully before coming to a conclusion. In this situation, the right option for you will ultimately depend on the individual needs of your company and things like budget and resources but to help you out, Im come up with the top Pros and Cons of each to help you make your mind up. Job Boards Pros: Cost-Effective: Unlike recruiters who tend to charge large fees (eg. 15% of the candidates salary), job boards work on a one-off set fee which is fixed  however senior the role. On niche boards like Bubble, prices tend to start at around £300 per vacancy, however discounts are available when you choose to purchase multiple credits something which isnt normally offered More Control: With job boards, you post the job yourself so you get total control over the advert copy and which applications you choose to follow up. This means that while there might be a bit of legwork involved, youll never miss out on the perfect candidate. Receive Help Advice From Job Board: Specialist job boards know their market inside out so the best ones should be ready, willing and able to provide you with advice on the role youre posting and how they feel it might perform. Wide Niche Audience Reach: Job boards normally attract lots of traffic and already have that existing audience in place that you want to tap into it. Similarly, niche boards already have large social media followings and are very pro-active in pushing their vacancies to their registered, specialist candidates which means you could end up with a great  quality of applications. Brand Exposure: When you choose to advertise on a job board, the vacancy will obviously be advertised as your own which means your company will get extra brand exposure across the web. More Than Just Advertising: While a lot of job boards just offer job advertising, many also offer additional services such as CV database search which allows you to search through their existing candidate database this allows you to be more pro-active and means you wont just be sitting around waiting for applications. Cons: More Legwork: As I mentioned before, with job boards, the control is in your hands which ultimately means that youve got more work to do. From posting the ad to sorting through applications and arranging interviews, its all up to you so a job board might not be the best solution if youre rushed off your feet and would rather outsource those processes. No Guarantees: As with any form of advertising, there are no guarantees that youll receive the desired end result and find the ideal candidate so in that respect, choosing a job board can be a bit of a gamble, however at a fraction of the cost of a recruiter, it might be one thats worth taking. Recruiters: Pros: Manage Recruitment Process: When you choose to use a recruiter, they manage the whole recruitment process for you (everything from writing the ad to arranging interviews) so they can save you a lot of time in the long run. Receive Help Advice: Just like job boards, the majority of recruiters have been working in the industry for years so theyll have their own wealth and experience which they should be willing to share with you to help you attract the best candidates. Existing Database: Recruiters will already have their own existing database which they can quickly and easily tap into to try and find you the right candidate. Less Of A Risk: A lot of recruiters only receive their fee when youve hired someone so using a recruiter can definitely be less of a gamble than using a job board. Cons:   More Expensive: As I mentioned before, recruiters normally work on a set fee which equates to a percentage of the candidates salary so if youre looking to hire a senior candidate, you could end up shelling out quite a lot to the recruiter at the end of the day. Less Control May Dismiss The Ideal Candidate: When you use a recruiter, you have to put your trust in their hands and while they might think they know exactly who youre looking for, theres still a chance they might overlook someone who could be ideal. Why? Because they dont know your company like you do Less Reach: While recruiters might have their own database and following, it probably doesnt come close to the database and following a job board offers which means the recruiter may have less reach in attracting the ideal candidate. Less Brand Exposure:   When you use a recruiter, a lot of the time theyll keep your company anonymous which means you receive less brand exposure across the web. So there you go; a quick overview of the Pros and Cons of using job boards and recruiters. And dont forget; whichever you choose, weve got blogs to help you choose the right recruiter and job board (and how to negotiate the best deals!) too.