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Most of us today are conditioned to look for the best possible price.  In most cases, this makes good economic sense.  But when it comes to recruiting services, the company offering the lowest prices isn’t necessarily going to deliver the best value.

Here are a few good reasons why shopping around for the lowest-priced recruiting services might not be the wisest choice:

• Quality of recruiting.  To offer you the lowest price, a recruiting firm may be forced to cut back on the quality and amount of service they provide.  They may not be able to afford the same depth of recruiting and screening.  As a result, they may have more difficulty finding the right candidates for your specific needs.
• Specialization and experience.  Most recruiting firms can find a “warm body” to fill your position.  But unless the firm specializes in recruiting food and beverage professionals, they may not have the depth of knowledge and industry connections needed to rapidly recruit and assess the ideal candidate.
• Bad placements.  For senior management positions, hiring costs can easily add up to tens of thousands of dollars.  Obviously, not getting the right professional for the job can have very costly ramifications.  Consider the following costs of a bad placement:
  • the salary, benefits and overhead of the bad hire for the duration of his/her tenure
  • training costs which you must incur again when the recruiting firm replaces the employee
  • the negative impact on co-workers’ productivity and morale
  • lost business opportunities resulting from errors and poor performance
  • unemployment compensation, severance pay and/or legal fees (in cases where the new hire stays on-board beyond a recruiting firm’s guarantee period)

The bottom line is, many things in business aren’t worth risking.  The quality of your human capital is definitely one of them. 

Kinsa Group:  the Best Recruiting Value for Food & Beverage Industry Employers

The Kinsa Group delivers exceptional value through our comprehensive 8-step search and assessment process.  This process ensures that the candidates we present are qualified, able to perform in your organization, and also likely to accept the position should it be offered to them.

When it comes to specialty recruiting services, you get what you pay for.  Trust the Kinsa Group to deliver the talented food and beverage industry professionals your business needs.

Have you ever paid attention to car manufacturers’ ads?  They show you models that are loaded with extras and then entice you with prices that seem too good to be true – and they usually are.  Because what those numbers in bold print don’t include are all the fees, taxes and options that can literally double your true costs.

It’s the same with hiring.  While you may be tempted to estimate your cost-per-hire based solely on advertising expenses, this figure is only a small part of your true costs (hiring costs for a senior executive can easily add-up to tens of thousands of dollars).  To more accurately appraise the cost of hiring, consider the following factors:

HR Time

• Developing job descriptions
• Preparing and placing / posting ads
• Reviewing résumés
• Telephone screening candidates
• HR interviewing
• Conducting assessments and skills testing
• Performing drug tests and reference checks
• Processing paperwork

Other Costs

• Cost of advertising (classifieds, job boards, other online posting)
• Legal costs
• Management interview time
• Opportunity costs (time HR and hiring managers could be spending on other productive activities)
• Costs of vacancy in the position
• Costs of a bad hire (all the costs involved with replacing a new hire who doesn’t work out)

The Value of Recruiting Services
When it comes to direct hires, recruitment and assessment firms such as Kinsa offer tremendous advantages to employers:

• A wide range of service options to suit your specific placement needs
• Minimal disruption to your organization and no loss of focus
• Dedicated, experienced recruiting specialists who can accurately identify the best candidates
• Ability to directly recruit top candidates (even those who work for your competitors)
• Value-added services, such as initial compensation ranges, marketplace climate data and position profile development
• Access to the recruitment firm’s extensive candidate database, as well as regional and national recruiting networks
• Satisfaction guarantees

Kinsa Group - A Better Way to Hire Food and Beverage Industry Professionals
Hiring on your own can be an expensive, time-consuming and frustrating process.  So why do it on your own?  Contact Kinsa today.  For over 25 years, we’ve delivered highly qualified professionals and senior-to-executive level management candidates through our unique recruiting process. 

Our dynamic staff of skilled recruiting professionals will make your next hire a success – guaranteed.