"We're downsizing"
"Our budgets have been cut"
"We're getting plenty of resumes right now"
Believe me folks, I've heard them all. But what it comes down to is this... right now, even in this economy, you still need IT recruiters. Why, you ask? Well let's talk about the above objections.
1) Downsizing. Point blank - you are laying off great people and that is a very, very hard thing to do. You can always hand them my business card during the delivery of the bad news and say, "here, these people can help you". It lessens the blow.. if even just a little. And given that I know you hire exceptional talent and that you are also a client that I want to do business with for at least the next 10 years, I'll bend over backwards for anyone you refer to me.
2) Budget cuts. Budget cuts are probably what caused the downsizing right? However, there is still a lot of work to do! So now your remaining employees are left to pick up the slack and that can definitely foster an environment of resentment and overall loss of morale. What can you do to help with the workload, be budget sensitive and keep your remaining employees happy? Hire contractors. Many people don't realize, contractors are a beautiful thing! IT recruiting firms source, screen and run all the background/reference checks so they have candidates ready to work at a moment's notice. These talented individuals have exhibited expertise in their field so they can walk in and get dirty from minute one. Most companies offer a guarantee on them so if you aren't happy within a certain initial timeframe, it costs you nothing to have someone else come out. Yep, ZERO. Also, you don't have to worry about benefits, payroll, hr issues and even better... severance packages and unemployment. Less stress, you get the job done and your permanent employees can spend extra time with their friends and families. Everyone wins!
3) The Resume Flood. Unemployment is up. Companies are laying off en masse so the candidate pool is a plenty! Or so you think. You post an ad and receive 200 resumes and think, "Great!! I have plenty of resumes and I'll fill that position in a snap!!" Right? Well who is going to take the time to read those resumes? You. And do the interviews? Yep, you. Don't you have enough to do without having to read, screen, interview them and then hire and train? How much is your time worth? And I'll tell you this... if you are seeing what I'm seeing, everyone is applying to everything. I have cab drivers applying to web developer positions and grocery clerks trying for network administrators. Do you really want to develop a headache reading through all of those? It's enough to make you go cross-eyed! Let us do it for you. We'll only present the top tier of what we see. I guarantee, it will save you time and money (even the fee by comparison of time and money lost is worth it) and you just might thank us for it! Even with HR screening through some of them, do they really understand our lingo and acronyms or are they searching for matching key words? Seasoned IT Recruiters speak the speak and know what you need. I myself have a network administration background and have done some coding. These are my people. Let me help you find some good ones so you can do what you do best... your job.