One big issue that plenty of recruiters deal with is retention for new hires and it can create a lot of stress in the department of any firm. With a post hire it becomes very difficult to place blame on management or the initial recruiter and there can be some bad feelings.



Recruiters feel that their control is very limited because they don't have final say on who gets hire and they are often used more for sourcing these candidates. Managers will counter with the recruiter isn't doing their proper research to find the ideal candidate so many problems happen with the recruiter and manager.

So in order for a manager and a recruiter to be on the same page there has to be some congruency. One of the big things that has to happen is the recruiter needs to be involved more in the whole process from start to finish.

What some companies do is that they will give their recruiters more say and more accountability in the process. They will allow for them to be involved from sourcing, recruiting, hiring, background checks, etc. up until they are hired and give them a say through the whole process if they feel a candidate isn't worthy. They also become more accountable financially for anything that happens to hired employees in the first year.

If companies do this, records show that it will improve the retention for those companies and the time-to-fill metrics that are commonly measured by companies. You are going to find this with any department you work in. The more authority you give then the more respectful and motivated the employee will be.

Recruiters feel that it comes down to sound hiring processes that find targeted candidates that fit the needs instead of getting loads and loads of interviews. It also comes down to quickly responding to these resumes in order to pull in the talent while they are hot.

My suggestion is that you look at ways to automate this whole process. One company that does well with that is Entice Labs and their Talent Seekr product that sends out jobs across numerous niched web sites on the internet.

If you can empower people then you will always get improvements. It is just a matter of finding the right people that take pride in their job and can understand core values to follow.