Navigating Challenges in Recruiting with Agencies

Connect with your team: Be connected with everyone at your company to easily back-channel info about candidates through mutual connections.
Three-step candidate drip: Use a three-message drip when outbounding candidates—intro, bubble-up, and ask for referrals if they aren’t interested.
Mini-pitch framework: Pitch by sharing your personal story, explaining your team’s philosophy, and highlighting what impressed you about the candidate.
Sell before screening: Don’t grill outbound candidates. Ask them to brag about what sets them apart, and judge their quality based on that.

This chapter explores the effectiveness and challenges of utilizing staffing agencies for recruitment, stressing the need for careful vetting and ongoing communication. It also emphasizes strategies for verifying candidate credibility and setting high hiring standards to ensure better recruitment outcomes.

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