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Should You Only Place Large Amounts Of Employees

Recruiters often ignore small number placements in favor of large volume employee placements. Why? It can be easy to make money on large placements because it’s about the numbers, and recruiters can become overly focused on numbers and ROI. However, don’t get caught in this trap as a recruitment professional. Placing one or two high-level employees into assignments can bring a significant amount of money too, and it can always lead to bigger and better things in the future.

Read on to learn more about the benefits of small placements and how your recruitment efforts can soar when you have a good mix of volume vs. small employee placements.

Income safety in smaller placement numbers

There’s something to be said about the money that can be made from small placements, including those that are for executive-level employees. This includes a certain amount of safety too, because the fees are more steadily arriving, and the small placements are less taxing on recruiters. When large placements are made, which take a lot more time and effort to manage, the placement fees can take a lot longer to earn too. Companies often sit on volume placements longer, meaning there’s less money in your pocket.

Shorter and more efficient staffing cycles

When staffing in smaller reqs, it’s possible to shorten staffing cycles so that you can focus on efficiency between the times that you get an order to the time you place the right candidate. This equates to more money over time. Large staffing orders increase the length of staffing cycles because they take up more time and money to manage, or involve extra recruitment team members.

Higher fees associated with small placements

You may think that large placements generate more placement fees, when it’s possible to make higher fees with more focused small placements. For example, you could place 20 entry-level workers into a manufacturing facility, or you could place two high-level executives in a financial firm. The numbers would be far better in a smaller placement.

Low-volume placements are easier to manage

Smaller placements are generally easier to manage because you are working one-on-one with candidates and the companies that want them. The entire recruitment cycle slows down and you have the chance to find the right fit for a more successful placement.

Quality of smaller placements build relationships with companies

Most importantly, your goal as a recruiter is to develop lasting networks and relationships with the companies you serve. Small placements give you the opportunity to learn more about each company, develop long-term connections with the people you place and the HR department for many future placements.

The answer to the original question then is to have a good mix of large and small volume placements that help to create a quality of placement and a growing recruitment practice.

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