It doesn’t matter what the unemployment rate is. For top staffing and recruiting agencies, one truth never changes—people who are good at what they do are in short supply and high demand.

Every recruiter I’ve known would rather spend their time interacting with candidates than juggling schedules to set up interviews. Your job is to recruit the best people for your clients—and do it faster and more efficiently than anyone else.

Here’s how some of our clients are staying ahead of the curve:

Reduce travel. Travel is expensive and time-consuming, but face-to-face interviews with candidates are essential.

“Meeting candidates face-to-face is a critical step in the recruitment business, yet getting busy professionals together in the same room is a very time-consuming task.

iMeet allows my firm to meet candidates all day, and that has increased our recruiting productivity 300 percent.”

—Jim Jhanda, managing partner, Vaco Technology

Speed up the process. When travel is eliminated, scheduling interviews is easier and faster for everyone. Key people at your client companies can participate in interviews wherever they are—in the office or on the road. You don’t need any special equipment. Just an internet connection, web camera, and microphone.

“The market for talent is getting smaller and smaller. Our customers’ hiring processes need to move fast or they lose prospective hires.”

“[Video] positions us as thought leaders in our market.”

—Melanie Quandt, Nelson Technology

Expand your options. Conduct face-to-face interviews with a greater number of candidates in a wide range of locations without travel. Others can view recordings of your interviews at their convenience.

Lower-cost training. Employees need to get up to speed as quickly as possible. 90% of staffing companies even train their temp and contract employees. They use video to train effectively, any time, anywhere—without the expense of classroom facilities and other related costs.

Who knew that getting in someone’s face would be so effective and productive?

–

Thanks to American Staffing Association, Nelson Technology, Vaco Technology, and Workforce Management for information used in this post.