Always make sure that when sending any CV’s to managers we attached the company T&C’s.
Always make sure that when sending any CV’s to managers we attached the company T&C’s.
Always try and obtain References/Reference details when you first speak with candidates, this can really speed up the process and some managers may not accept CV submissions without References attached. If however, references are not initially requested then get the CV’s over as soon as possible. You need to ensure that you get the CV over before any other agencies that are potentially speaking with the candidate.
Make sure we Format all CV’s that are sent over in a consistent way. This ensures that the CV’s are clear and easy to understand which gives Managers an easier job when reviewing potential candidates. If all CV’s from Seven are in a certain clear format, hiring managers will be more likely to view these, as they will know the order and that it gives relevant information. Formatting CV’s can also give you the opportunity to highlight certain skills that potential managers have stipulated are a required attribute of the role, you can also expand on certain aspects which will give the candidate a better opportunity.
Only submit candidates who are serious about the role. Ensure they know where the post is, find out why they are interested in the post, What the candidates notice period is, What Team the post is for. The last thing you need is a manager wanting to interview a candidate and they don’t attend the interview or decide it’s not for them. This has a bad reflection on you as the consultant and also us as the agency. Ensure you Keep regular contact with the Candidate following submission and all the way through the journey.
Get a rough desired pay rate from the candidate prior to submission. Most of the time you can negotiate this, however if we have a total charge of around £32.00, and the Candidate wants £37.00 minimum, it’s going to prove difficult. Ensure that you set realistic expectations. Once again, this is not a Deal Breaker as you can work around this and once the interview has taken place you are in a better position to negotiate. I would however, always recommend setting some kind of expectation prior to submitting.
To speed things up you can always add points to the emails that will hopefully speed the process up. You can add points like “I believe the candidates are speaking with other agencies” or “If they are of interest, please could you let me know asap as neighbouring authorities are heavily recruiting at the moment”
In preparation for when/if the manager comes back with a request for Interview, always obtain the candidates availability. Make sure that you get candidates availability over the course of 1 or 2 weeks so that you don’t need to go back and forth with the Manager. Could they do a lunchtime? Could they do after work/before? Make sure you get every potential time and date so that you can get them in for interview as soon as possible.
Once you have sent the CV’s, always try to call the manager straight away. Just as a courtesy to let them know that you have sent over the CV’s and to hopefully speed up the process.