nshar1 wrote:I got my figures from a MBA university database. Although I can't forward these research reports to anybody(for obvious reasons-copyright constraints), I am happy to share them with anybody who wants to meet me and look at them.mulderpf wrote:Where do you get these figures from and which industries do they apply to, because that seems like a gross generalisation to me. Also, does the "remaining" 60% include internal hires and referrals or actual hires from outside?nshar1 wrote: I would suggest that you do your research before advising people. Recruiters account for less than 40% of all recruitment in UK. Do you want people to loose out on the remaining 60%
I saw some statistics the other day regarding the number of IT positions filled by recruitment agents vs direct hires and whilst I cannot remember the exact figures, your statement does not support this whatsoever. The article explained that if you basically remove internal hires and referrals from the equation, you are left with pure "recruitment vs direct hire" figures and this was closer to a 90 / 10 split in favour of recruitment. Often "new position" figures include internal hires which skew the figures as it is not clear then that this position would have never even hit the public domain.
My personal opinion is that finding a Job via a Recruitment Agency is very difficult due to the fact they are more interested in gaining their comission, more than any thing. (You cant blame them though as they have to feed their families aswell).
Also most of them dont know the skill set of the applicant fully and hence can not promote them in the proper manner. The level of service provided by most of these recruiters is poor as they dont staty in touch as to the progress of your application, to be fair though they normally state that if you dont receive a reply within a certain amount of time you should assume your application was unsuccessful.
Most companies now though go through these recruiters/agency to save themselves costs. So although applying directly may be a better option as it will allow you to sell yourself better, finding a job directly is very difficult.