What is our difference?
We have built our brand and our business on something money cannot buy - reputation. We champion the values of personal and professional integrity. Unfettered by top heavy organisational and budgeted revenue constraints we are truly able to focus on performance and delivery of outcomes. Our continuing growth is testament to the value that reputation brings to our business. We have achieved a standard of service delivery that is "best practice" for our industry. Our efforts have been rewarded by appreciation, word of mouth referrals and a professional reputation of delivering stellar results.
This is what some of our clients and candidates tell us make that Howard Recruitment "difference".
"We could concentrate on our business functions and bottom line."
Recruitment is a process that lends itself to outsourcing to specialist providers. This ensures that clients can focus 100% on their core business.
"We were only called in when the process had been refined and a decision could be made."
Recruitment is a time hungry and detailed process. This is time and effort that can be utilised in the management of current people resources or in the development of new business.
"We were confident that the process had been thoroughly and professionally conducted. We needed to work with someone who could effectively and professionally represent our business."
Value for dollar, a professional recruiter is not only more thorough; he is often the cheaper option. Companies rarely tally the impact of hours spent recruiting and loss of business opportunity when considering recruitment fees. A professional recruiter is not only more experienced in the selection functions; he has the time to dedicate to the process. He also manages and informs potential candidates so that, whatever the result, they are left with a positive feeling of the client company and the experience.
"We really wanted a cultural as well as a skills fit. In the past, we have got the skills right but really mis-read the cultural aspect. Perhaps we are just too close to get the right perspective. Paul was a genius when it came to interpreting this part of the brief."
A professional recruiter does a lot more research than merely reading candidates' resumes and checking that they possess the skills required. They look for the "right" fit with the knowledge that personal well-being brings about greater productivity. Poor hiring decisions are usually associated with cultural "mis-understandings." The stress that this causes often affects not only the hiring manager and candidate but also other employees with a consequent loss of productivity.
"We wanted a more complex strategy than what we could devise. We had already run two advertisements ourselves and really received no suitable applicants."
Writing copy and determining a placement strategy for employment advertisements is a professional strength of Howard Recruitment. In today's candidate poor market a proactive support of advertising is essential. Not all candidates are in the wings waiting or read that particular edition! Howard Recruitment has relationships with passive job seekers. We have access to wider market data and have current knowledge on trends, statistics and benchmarks affecting the employment market.
"We have so many exciting projects in the pipeline yet people still perceive us as a "ho hum" company! We needed someone who could carry our excitement out to the candidate pool."
Candidates often have misconceptions about companies, their strategies, their goals, their culture and the opportunities they can offer. At Howard Recruitment we take the time to understand a client's business, their image, along with the position requirements. We understand what makes a company an "employer of choice". We are the bridge that connects candidates and companies.
"Interviewing is not our forte. We seem to always just have a chat with candidates and don't really drill down to performance issues and future aspirations."
Howard Recruitment operates with the highest regard for professionalism. We are well trained in screening and interviewing candidates; that is a primary function in our business. We combine years of commercial and recruitment experience and are better able to determine specific suitability and fit.
"We have used other recruiters but weren't comfortable about the level of communication or the quality of the candidates presented. We felt that the primary purpose of the exercise was to bill us rather than to select and compile a shortlist of the best possible candidates for our position. Howard Recruitment was different from the first telephone call and never disappointed throughout the assignment."
This is the Howard Recruitment difference; we implement recruitment strategies that produce results rather than merely facilitate a recruitment transaction.
"Sometimes it just doesn't work out."
Howard Recruitment was back on the assignment with the same energy and commitment. No charge, guaranteed replacement translates into a very low risk.