Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

How to add value in the hiring process.

Name: How to add value in the hiring process.
Uploaded: 2025-05-19T16:01:22+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this segment, the speaker highlights a common challenge faced by recruiting firms: clients often lack basic knowledge about hiring practices in…

19 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker highlights a common challenge faced by recruiting firms: clients often lack basic knowledge about hiring practices in specific regions such as the UK and Germany. He illustrates this with a case where a US‑based client, accustomed to two‑week hiring cycles, encountered three‑month notice periods for senior roles in Europe because they were unaware of local labor norms. The speaker argues that recruiters must educate their clients about regional salary benchmarks, notice periods, and other local expectations, positioning themselves as value‑adding partners throughout the hiring journey rather than merely transactional intermediaries.

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Some of the studios that we've partnered with had never hired in particular regions. They don't know what the salaries are. They don't know basic things as what are the typical notice periods. We saw that very early on with one of our key clients when they began hiring over in Germany and over in the UK, and they were coming across 3-month notice periods for very senior hires because the stakeholders are all based over in the US. What's going on? We've been hiring people in 2 weeks. Why have these people got 3 months? Notice periods. It's about educating them and adding value in every aspect of that hiring process and looking at it from a broader angle.