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polkadotfrog recruitment specialists, with offices in Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich, is advising companies to ensure their recruitment agency is comprehensively researching the suitability of candidates before they’re presented for an interview.
talking on the phone it’s important to conduct a comprehensive face-to-face competencybased interview to understand an individual’s personality and to know what they are wanting from their next position. This interview process gives an agency a valuable and unique insight into a candidate’s personality and suitability and ultimately this is what a client is paying for.”
The buoyant economy and the more active jobs market means that agencies are busier and may be cutting corners with candidates to save time. But this is a false economy and unsuitable applicants will reflect poorly on the agency.
Lucy Tufts
Lucy adds: “Agencies should also visit their clients. A face-to-face client meeting helps an agency understand the role in detail, the future of the role, the ethos of the company, how it looks after its staff and the personalities within the organisation. Sadly many recruiters do not spend enough time with their clients leading to valuable time wasted on unsuitable candidates whose personalities, background and future aspirations are not suitable for the position and organisation. polkadotfrog is proud to say that 87% of all their placed candidates stay within the position for longer than 5 years.
Lucy Tufts, Director at polkadotfrog comments: “The role of an agency is to match candidates with jobs on behalf of their client. It’s essential an applicant’s suitability for a position is fully researched. As well as reviewing a CV and
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