When a key member leaves your agricultural team, you need to replace them as quickly as possible. You have to take the time to source, interview, and negotiate a job offer with the right candidate. This process takes time to complete.

Fortunately, you can reduce the amount of time needed to hire by working with a recruiter who specializes in the agricultural industry. They can set up interviews with prescreened candidates who fit what you are looking for. The recruiter also can help with job offer negotiations and onboarding.

Discover some ways partnering with a recruiter can save you time when replacing a key team member.

Exclusive Focus On Hiring

The recruiter’s goal is to match employers with qualified candidates in as short a time as possible. This means the recruiter’s time is dedicated to sourcing candidates and advertising job openings.

The recruiter handles candidate resumes, prescreening, and interviews. They also negotiate job offers on behalf of the candidates.

You interview the candidates who match your hiring needs and decide which one you want to join your team. After a job offer is accepted, the recruiter helps with onboarding.

Faster Hiring Decisions

Your hiring process may involve many employees in different departments. This might include HR professionals and company leaders.

Trying to coordinate schedules among multiple employees typically is difficult. Although their feedback on the candidates is valuable, it also can slow down the decision-making process.

Working with a recruiter can reduce the amount of time needed to make hiring decisions. Because the recruiter specializes in your industry, they understand the job market.

The recruiter knows how to attract candidates and what to look for during an interview. They can point out the knowledge, skills, and experience a candidate has that would benefit your team.

Trusting the recruiter to help with your hiring decisions significantly decreases the time needed to bring aboard a new employee. Talking with one expert rather than a team means you can provide a job offer in less time. This increases the likelihood of adding the most qualified member to your team.

Better Hires

Hiring on your own means you may bring aboard a candidate who is not a good fit.  As a result, your new hire may not last long with your company. Or, you might have to let them go.

Either way, you would have to repeat your hiring process all over. This takes additional time away from your other priorities.

Working with a recruiter minimizes your odds of making a bad hire. The recruiter’s goal is to match you with a candidate who fits your requirements and remains long-term.

The recruiter regularly follows up to ensure you are completely satisfied with your new hire. If not, the recruiter will send you other candidates to interview. You hire the one you want at no additional cost.

Start Working With An Agricultural Recruiter

Partner with a recruiter from Morris Bixby Group to fill your agricultural hiring needs. Contact us today.