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Every unfavourable situation brings with it some challenges that we can turn into opportunities. The Indian Staffing Industry Report 2021 tells us a story to corroborate this. The post-pandemic growth of 3.6 per cent in this domain is a stand-out. What is more heartening is that the flexibility offered by this industry helped India Inc overcome the pandemic challenges, especially with remote work. Even more noticeable is the fact that more women are joining the flexi workforce as it opens hitherto unopened doors for them. The professional staffing industry in India now has limitless possibilities and is geared for further growth.
Professional staffing services, when utilised well, offer organisations immense growth opportunities. It is akin to having access to a well-oiled hiring machine; all you need to do is make it work for you, the way you want. The benefits are manifold and many of them are tangible. Being able to meet all the organisational hiring needs with lower cost and abridged timelines is one of the most significant benefits.
However, access to professional staffing talent also provides organisations the flexibility that is imperative for agility. This is especially essential for SMEs to survive in a competitive industry. These benefits come with reduced risks and access to a larger talent pool, fuelled by industry insights, helping organisations stay lean and profitable. Here are three tips to make professional staffing solutions successful for your organisation.
- Expectation management — Often, a staffing partner is picked by HR as a quick fix to the hiring problems. However, it is essential to do due diligence and identify the right professional staffing firm. The firm’s credentials should be noteworthy, with some good industry references, and should match your organisational values and hiring practices. You should look at building a long-term relationship, counting on the firm selected as a partner in your growth journey. Some honest discussions with stakeholders on either side can help set the right expectations. You could arrive at some SMART metrics as SLAs to evaluate the relationship periodically. Also, include the contract to hire option in the agreement, since you may want to hire the flexi staff to suit your needs. A credible firm that offers maximum flexibility and customisation, like Careernet does, can well make the difference that you badly need.
- Hiring for the right cause — When your organisation hires for the right cause, you will not go wrong. At times, you might need some specialists for a short-term or a high ROI project. It makes sense to utilise professional staffing solutions to get the best out of such situations. Professional staffing also works well for non-core-domain projects, perhaps, for some key customers to retain their business. Additionally, their readily-available hiring team frees up your HR time for more effective in-house work. If your organisation is small and does not hire often or if it is huge and your HR needs support for fast scaling, then too, professional staffing could be your go-to option.
- Enhanced output/utilisation — As compared to traditional in-house hiring, a solution like Careernet Professional Staffing helps you scale fast. The new hires are aligned well to the immediate needs of the position. Hence, the organisations need not spend time and money to train them. This will boost your operational efficiency as the new hires can start delivering almost from day one. Also, it reduces the risk of a candidate not joining as expected and playing havoc with the delivery timelines, which puts the whole team through immense stress, besides leading to customer dissatisfaction. Utilising a professional staffing service, thus, also helps maintain employee satisfaction, leading to better productivity and ROI. With new team members getting exposed to your organisation’s work and culture, it makes for some good branding and networking opportunities as well.
Conclusion
The bottom line is that with careful consideration, you can successfully utilise professional staffing services. The decision to partner with a third-party service should be measured using some metrics. Identify a few organisational metrics to help evaluate your choice of a professional staffing service partner. Some tangible metrics are:
- Increase in profit (due to reduced cost and risks)
- An overall reduction in hiring costs (since you are borrowing their expertise)
- Improved customer satisfaction (with quality projects being delivered on time)
- Improved employee focus (with employees being happy as they are not overburdened; HR has more time to attend to the employees)
