Why Contingent Search Sucks, Part 3847

Look at how much time you've wasted...

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We doubled in size in the last year. Tripled in the last 3. There’s around 4-5 strategic shifts we made to make it possible. One of those has been the progressive move away from contingent based searches.

Real talk: I don’t care how other firms run their business.

👉But I do care about the recruiters at those firms. And the experiences they have. 

They’re the ones who will shape the future of the industry. Or decide to (needlessly) bail on it after hating their first job.

I’ll keep this real simple. Time efficiency. Common example: a contingent recruiter that competes against 2 others for the same search.

You have a ~30% chance of success. Each of the 3 agencies have a 1/3 shot, but there’s always a chance the company does it themselves or the role goes away.

Assuming a 40 hour work week (yes that’s a lowball but stay with me here), you’ve just signed yourself up to waste:

👉28 hours a week

👉112 hours a month

👉1,344 hours a year

In case you were wondering why your numbers are so hard to hit.

Burnout is real. Futility wasting time over and over is a major contributor.

Especially when your management is feeding you bad searches with the “not my time, not my problem” attitude.

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