Companies don't seem to get it ..A Recruitment Agency is your firm's biggest Brand Ambassador . Today every most IT firms in India work with as many as 100-150 recruitment /staffing firms to meet their hiring numbers .0 X' Z8 |/ [% Y2 n% J
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Requirements are released to all and sundry and If you close a position , a contract is signed.  R3 \( ]2 E9 I( Y* ~  M
In the race to meet hiring targets no importance is given to the candidate validation process,the recruiters awareness of the company's business.
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Picture this Accenture closes on an average 500 positions every month(India) ... Let do some reverse calculation .+ t9 k% C8 Q: o: [; x
Lets assume 1 in 5 Interviewed gets hired (an optimistic estimate)= 500*5= 2500 Interviews every month
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9 ?7 N0 t; h1 C/ _3 c: @A widely agreed thumbrule in recruitment circles today is that only 25% of confirmed candidates turn up for a recruitment event , which means 2500*4 =10000 confirmed candidates every month" e9 }& N  T/ y

" X& J2 @. K. ?' R8 INot every candidate contacted is interested in Accenture - Suppose 1in 3 candidates contacted confirms his interest and agrees to an Interview (again very very optimistic figures)= 10000*3 candidates contacted = 30,000, U- L' i# S( q
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30,000 one on one direct interactions every month = 360,000 calls in one year& N6 R/ K2 ~7 S

' d+ c  ^0 R, P; ~. ZImagine the impact on branding if this channel is haphazard.