I’ll just say it: most businesses shouldn’t be doing their own hiring.
Not because they’re lazy. Not because they don’t care. But because they’re too close to it, too busy, and usually—no offense—completely winging it.
I’ve been in recruiting for over a decade, and I’ve seen the same pattern play out again and again:
- Job gets posted.
- Flood of resumes (most junk).
- Someone in-house scrambles to review them between meetings.
- A few interviews get booked.
- One person “seems alright,” so they’re hired.
- 90 days later, the team is quietly trying to undo the mess.
Sound familiar?
Here’s the truth no one likes to admit: hiring isn’t hard because talent is rare. It’s hard because most companies treat it like a side project. Like it’s something you squeeze in between “real” work.
So Why Use a Recruitment Agency?
Because when hiring becomes urgent, messy, and expensive (which it always does), you need someone who’s not guessing.
You need someone who:
- Already knows who’s good and who’s faking it.
- Can smell a red flag in an interview from a mile away.
- Knows what top candidates actually care about (hint: it’s not just salary).
- Isn’t going to waste your time sending you random resumes.
Recruiters live in this world full-time. We’re not just filling jobs—we’re watching the market shift week by week. We know who’s moving, what they’re asking for, and how to land them before they accept another offer.
“But Isn’t It Cheaper to Just Do It Ourselves?”
Look—I get the hesitation. I really do.
It’s easy to look at agency fees and think, “We can just do it in-house.” But here’s what rarely gets calculated:
- Weeks (sometimes months) of lost time trying to fill the role
- Managers burning out screening bad fits
- Internal tension when the wrong person gets hired
- Salary paid to someone who’s not actually delivering
- And worst of all? Missed opportunities because your team is understaffed
When you zoom out, a recruitment fee is usually the cheapest part of the whole process—if it’s done right.
A Good Hire Is a Growth Lever
Think about the last time you hired someone who actually leveled up your business. How long did that take? How much time and mental bandwidth went into making it happen?
Now imagine that kind of person showing up every time you needed to grow. That’s the real reason companies work with recruiters.
Not because they can’t hire—but because they’d rather do it better and faster.
If this hit a nerve, it probably means it’s time to rethink how you’re hiring. Doesn’t mean you’re doing it “wrong”—it just means you’re ready to scale smarter.
And when you’re ready to stop gambling with your time and team? That’s when we should talk.
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