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How to Start a Recruitment Agency
Ideas, tips, tricks and strategy you need to be thinking about when starting a recruitment agency.
Remember, you need to build a solid foundation at the beginning of your recruitment business journey, so you can easily scale when the time is right and streamline future development.
There are many tools and technologies, starting your recruitment agency can be extremely confusing ... One word of advice, use experts to do what experts do.
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Recruitment Agency Start Up Strategy & Ideas
Our advice is to use recruitment industry experts and remember your integrations are paramount! All your recruitment technology should connect together through API's like they are one.
Exciting! Do you have a name & logo?
Make your name catchy, ideally it should communicate what your recruitment business is about to any potential clients and candidates. Make sure you build your firm with your industry niche in mind.
Make sure you research the market and differentiate yourself from your competition.
A fun site to brainstorm ideas can be found
here
Check the business name you're considering is available - below are a few links to get started
You also need to check the website domain name is available - check here and preferably look to secure a ".com" domain name.
Your recruitment website is the foundation of a successful marketing strategy!
You no longer have to spend a fortune to have the best technology for recruitment website marketing success. The search engine optimization (SEO) you get from using Shazamme will pay for itself and make you more successful.
First impressions from an employer, candidate or potential employee count, so this step is very important. Do this correctly and you will look like a professional business that people will want to engage with in the recruitment process. Use a recruitment industry expert so you gain all the SEO benefits, integrations and insights to propel your marketing and brand success online.
Don't forget about the integrations, they are important for you at this stage. Don't choose technology that doesn't easily integrate well with other providers.
Shazamme provides amazing recruitment websites for start-ups! Starting at
only $950 usd build / onboarding and $99 usd per month.
Choose an applicant tracking system (ATS)
Applicant tracking system technology provides recruiting and hiring tools for you to do your job more easily. Among many functions, these systems will collect and sort your resumes, search and filter, communicate, help you stay organized and importantly compliant with laws and regulations.
There are many different ATS platforms and they all have some level of differing features, strengths and weaknesses. Do lots of demonstrations to learn which will suit your requirements the best.
TOP TIP! Make sure your chosen ATS has open API's and integrate easily with other technology. This is the key to future-proofing your start up recruitment agency.
Find a great accountant ideally with industry expertise
A good accountant is worth their weight in gold and a referral is a great place to start. Experienced guidance and advice at this stage of your business can help with your business strategy and avoid any potential issues down the track.
Work out your unique service offering and pricing model.
Don't forget a business banking account.
Marketing Strategy
Make sure you set up accounts on social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Google Business Profile, Twitter, etc. Many recruitment companies now source their best candidates through social recruitment; the best thing about this is that it is a highly cost-effective way to brand your recruitment agency from the start.
With Shazamme, you can have one central
dashboard to see and manage all your vital online marketing statistics and content including, insights, analytics, social, paid advertising, requesting and receiving social reviews on search engines and you can now respond and engage in one place. This will make marketing easier and quickly put your recruitment agency on the map, saving HEAPS of time.
Start writing blogs and content to engage your audience so you gain valuable links out in the www. Make sure they link back to your recruitment website. An ebook can be an effective way to engage your audience and build a repository of your ideas as a recruiter.
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