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Interim Recruiters AdobeStock 296296432 What is Recruitment? Recruitment is slightly different from secondment or temping. This page answers frequently asked questions as objectively as possible. The recruitment process There is a lot involved in recruitment, so it is a profession. In most cases, these are the steps in the recruitment and selection process; - Drawing up the profile and terms of employment. Our scorecard can help you with this - Define the selection process; who is involved, who takes the decision, which questions are we going to ask, whether or not to do an assessment, at what point are references checked [link to blog], who will do it. - Find candidates on job boards and Linkedin and approach and convince them to interview ("pitch") with you - Pre-qualifying candidates by telephone and, if suitable, inviting them for an interview - Conduct selection interviews - Follow-up interviews and possible assessments - Salary negotiations and signing contracts Outsource recruitment or do it yourself? As you can see, there is a lot involved in the recruitment and selection of sales people. The question now is; will you do it yourself or is it better to outsource? Employers who need to hire a lot of people often employ one or more Corporate Recruiters. Is this wise? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. List the pros and cons of outsourcing; Advantages of outsourcing recruitment: - You use expert knowledge, experience and tools - Valuable advice on labour market, profiles and salaries - Cost flexibility (even more so with no cure, no pay) - Recruiters have larger online marketing budgets and knowledge and therefore dominate the online environment, competing with this as an employer is not easy - Corporate recruiters are often responsible for the recruitment and selection of multiple job areas such as ICT, Finance, Operations and Sales. They get into a knot when it comes to prioritising and do not understand all functions. Often s...