Competition for new employees is fierce among Residential Home Service Companies, and what can make you stand out among the many is your company’s culture, values, and mission. Usually, this is evident from the atmosphere in your office, the way your employees speak of the company outside of work, and even employee referrals.

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The employment landscape right now is a minefield for employers. It’s a candidate’s market and the competition for hiring is fierce. Due to a number of factors, the candidate pool is not as full as it was a few years ago, but your hiring needs are as urgent as ever. This means that good candidates usually have multiple interviews with various companies when searching for job. So, what makes them choose one offer over another? After interviewing thousands of candidates each year we can shed some much-needed light on that answer.

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It may not seem immediately apparent how, but using a recruiter can actually help boost your image within the industry. I’ll explain how.

Imagine your residential service company used to be a commercial construction company 20 years ago. You decided to move your business model to strictly residential, but it didn’t go quite as planned. Maybe your business suffered from turnover and had some hiccups in the transition. Or perhaps you had just one bad apple and it seemed to ruin the whole bunch. If that bad apple is a service manager or technician tainting the well with negativity about upper management or other employees, it can be absolutely brutal on staff morale.

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Economies of scale are cost advantages that can occur when a company increases its production scale and becomes more efficient, resulting in a decreased cost-per-unit.

This is because the cost of production (including fixed and variable costs) is spread over more production units. For example, this is accomplished when outsourcing recruiting by decreasing the dollars spent on job boards (because the recruiting company absorbs that cost) and, importantly, the time spent on reaching candidates, monitoring job boards, and sourcing passive candidates. Recruiting companies can use economies of scale in other areas as well.

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Find Out What a Dedicated Recruiter Can Do for Your Staff Morale.

Dedicated recruiters do more than just recruit; they can also help you retain staff and improve the morale of those employees you already have and may risk losing.

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What You Can’t See from the Inside.

You’ve opened a new location, and it’s time to start hiring. However, penetrating a new market isn’t instantaneous. A lot goes into finding just the right staff for your location, even if it’s close to an existing one. To hit the ground running it helps to hire an agency that already has experience in your chosen industry.

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Why Should You Hire a Specialist Recruiter?

When the time comes to hire, most companies either take out an ad, wait and hope, or contact a random job recruiter who may or may not be familiar with the industry. However, knowing how the industry works and understanding the business model of a residential service company is paramount to being successful during the hunt for talented techs, office staff, and leadership positions. Continue reading “Should I Hire a Recruiter? What to Look For in a Recruiter” →