Why you should work with a recruitment agency?
2020 forced many employees to work remotely. At the time, it seemed temporary, and two years later, remote work is here to stay. Fortunately, companies are listening. More and more employees expect companies to offer remote work or hybrid working options. More and more are creating remote positions to keep up with recruitment and retention strategies.
Benefits of working with a recruitment agency
Transitioning current employees to remote work is one thing, but onboarding new employees is another. But just like remote work was new in 2020, hiring and onboarding official remote employees is going to be even more of a shock. 88% of employees don’t believe that their employers have a strong onboarding system leaving only a satisfied mere 12%.
With over 50% of Canadians planning to head back to work within the first half of 2022, there’s bound to be a good chunk of them looking for remote work. But are employers ready?
Luckily for you, IT recruitment agencies like Live Assets are pros at this. They don’t call us Toronto’s #1 Recruiting Agency for nothing.
Onboard your next remote hire with a Recruitment Agency
Pre-onboarding
CNBC reports that 83% of employers are “ghosted” by new hires not showing up on the first day. With our IT recruiters on your side, you don’t have to worry about being that 83%. We will pre-board your hires to ensure they are well-prepared and won’t flake on you. Not only do we help with onboarding but pre-onboarding as well. Once you’ve hired one or more of our phenomenal candidates, we can follow up the weeks or days ahead of their first day. A recruitment agency can help you equip your hire with everything they need in advance during this time. Any other important documentation, such as employee handbooks, can be forwarded on your behalf.
Act as liaisons
If you are working in-office, it can be a handful to manage both your on-site and remote staff fully. But as we all know, communication is key. Recruitment agencies can step in as a liaison between you and your remote staff throughout onboarding and beyond.
Employees need to feel supported for their success and employee wellbeing. Remote employees might find it challenging to connect with colleagues and employers. Working from a home office, you miss out on the watercooler talk, lunch breaks and the other social interaction one gets from being in the office. It’s isolating, and it can have a significant downfall on your employees’ performance. Through onboarding and beyond, a recruitment agency can follow up with candidates and help communicate their concerns over to their employer.
It’s essential to set goals and expectations from the get-go. What should your new hire know by the end of week one? How about the first month? Or how about within the first quarter? Leaving expectations in the air is a disaster waiting to happen. As the employer and new hire meet to set these expectations, a recruitment agency can step in to ensure
Once the employer and employee are on the same page, the agency can continue to enforce these expectations holding both parties accountable.
Offer a structured plan
The first few days for a new hire are critical. The reality is that 30% of new hires question accepting their offer so much that they quit within the first three months. As a result, this costs you more time and money having to hire and train another hire once again. Recruitment agencies, we like to get it right the first time around. IT recruiters are experts in onboarding. They know what works, and they know what doesn’t. By offering a structured plan, we can ensure your hires feel prepared and equipped as they embark on their new role.
Create a personable onboarding experience
Although we understand a structured onboarding plan is crucial, that doesn’t mean it can’t be personable. At Live Assets, we believe in a human-centric approach. Everyone is different, and not all onboarding plans will work for all employees. However, it can be overwhelming to personalize onboarding plans when you are responsible for hiring and a bunch of other daily tasks. This is also difficult to do when you’ve only briefly met your new hire.
As IT recruiters, we take the time to know and understand our candidates and their needs before onboarding. With our sole focus being the recruiting and hiring process, we can take over the legwork and provide each candidate with a personalized plan while still meeting our clients’ expectations.
The Best IT Recruitment Agency in Toronto | About Live Assets | IT Staffing Solutions
Live Assets is a boutique IT Staffing/Recruiting firm specializing exclusively in building IT teams of excellence for the Information Technology sector.
We are a small, but productive team that works closely together and has had a 96% success rate for the past number of years!
We have a diverse number of clients and industries and focus on both full-time and contract I.T. opportunities.
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