Does TalentPuzzle stop employers from forming relationships with agencies?

It's a question I get asked a lot, so I thought I should try and answer it. The difficulty is that TalentPuzzle* is a tool and like many tools can be used in a lot of different ways. There are definitely employers that post jobs onto TalentPuzzle that engage agencies through the site, do not talk to them and just invite relevant candidates to interview. On the other hand there are employers that use TP as a way of finding new agencies, and from that point integrate them into their recruitment process in the usual way.

The first category of people often engage very different agencies each time they use the system, the second type often engage the same agencies.

As a generalisation, it seems to depend on the fee the employer is willing to post: those that are posting very low fees are in effect getting a similar service to a flat-fee recruitment site. They are not paying much in fees, and they will not be getting a great service from the agents: but they will be getting the obvious matches from the CV databases and job boards.

Those employers that pay higher fees tend to engage more with the agencies, speaking to them on the phone and meeting them. We suggest they do not engage many agencies so those that are engaged are much more motivated to work on the role as the chance of filling it is higher.

Because there is a particular sweet spot for TalentPuzzle in helping companies find agencies for roles that they do not recruit for often, no matter how they went about it they would find it hard to build a meaningful long-term relationship.

*TalentPuzzle is a online recruitment marketplace that allows employers to find the best agencies that are prepared to work at the fees they set.

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