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Biggest Red Flags Recruiters Need To Look For With New Clients

Name: Biggest Red Flags Recruiters Need To Look For With New Clients
Uploaded: 2022-12-10T18:35:14+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Sam Miller
Description: In this concise monologue, Sam Miller outlines three critical warning signs recruiters should watch for when onboarding a new client. First, a client’s…

10 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this concise monologue, Sam Miller outlines three critical warning signs recruiters should watch for when onboarding a new client. First, a client’s unwillingness to allocate sufficient time for detailed discussions signals a risk of endless, unproductive searches. Second, a lack of clear communication or feedback on submitted candidates indicates disrespect for the recruiter’s effort and hampers effective talent matching. Third, clients who obsess over cutting costs and act cheap undermine the quality of the hiring process; Miller argues that paying for quality is essential, using vivid UK analogies (e.g., cheap cheeseburger from McDonald's, "Del Boys") to stress the point. The overall message is that recruiters should partner only with clients who respect their time, provide clear information, and value high‑quality hiring outcomes.

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The biggest red flags recruiters need to look out for when bringing on a new client. Number 1: Time. If they're pushing back on the amount of time they have to spend with you, that's an instant red flag. At the absolute minimum, you need the correct information about the company, the role, and the type of person they're looking for. This means a detailed conversation with plenty of time to ask questions. If they're not playing ball and won't give you the time of day, you could be chasing your tail for months trying to find the right person. Number 2: Lack of communication. If you're sending through CVs and they're not communicating with you what good or bad looks like, that's a massive red flag. It literally takes 10 minutes to write out an email of why this candidate didn't work and what looking for in the next candidate. If they can't do this one simple thing, it shows a complete lack of respect for you and your time, and you shouldn't be working with people that don't respect you. Number 3: being cheap. A bit of haggling is one thing, but if you're speaking to clients and they're trying to cut corners and be cheapskates, that's a massive red flag. You have to pay for quality. If I wanted cheap, I'd go to Macca D's and buy a £1 cheeseburger. When it comes to finding the right people for a company which could literally make or break the entire business, you do not want to be dealing with Del Boys. You want to find clients that fully appreciate the importance of this and work with them.