Our Services

Services & fees

The NetRecruiting service is based on a core service:

• Taking time to understand your vacancy, culture and key requirements.

• We then draft an advertisement that is specifically tuned to fit with recruitment site search behaviours/options, but need a client to assist by completing a simple pro forma advertisement spec or providing a job description/candidate spec.

• Placing your advertisement on relevant job boards - these include both "main" boards - some of whom then list on multiple subsidiaries - plus at least one selected "niche" site - these specialist sites are frequently far more effective in terms of candidate quality.

• Determining an optimum time for the advertisement to run.  Remember that many potential applicants will have registered for "jobs by email", so most hear about a new vacancy within the first few hours.  If an advertisement runs for too long and delays interviewing, result is lost candidates.

• Applications are reviewed against a checklist of critical requirements from the client (pro forma & guidance provided).  This will usually include current right to work in the UK, unless we have been specifically advised that the client is willing to apply for a work permit. Where requested by our client, we then conduct detailed telephone pre-screening.

• Unsuccessful applicants are rejected.

• Potentially appropriate candidates can either be immediately forwarded to the client, or we can send to the candidates supplementary information such as the client job description and if appropriate a supplementary application checklist (e.g. examples of experience and achievements against key requirements).

• We provide a summary report on responses - total applicants, referrals and rejections.

We expect the majority of our clients to be placing a regular number of Internet advertisements through us, enabling us to provide monthly or quarterly overall management information including % achievement and cost savings compared with a "just recruitment agency” policy.  We can only do this if we are advised about offers made and accepted - we will send a pro forma checklist 4 weeks after close of the advertisement and referrals to you. 

Opportunities, limitations & exceptions

The fee is fixed:

• It is not a % of salary.  Good news for higher paid roles.

• It applies equally if more than one appointment is made from the same advertisement.

Graduate recruitment - roles that will consider "first job" applicants - invariably generates dramatically greater response than any other posting.  Fees for graduate recruitment services need to be agreed depending on the assignment - number of roles to be filled, professional discipline, etc.

Very much by exception, and typically for senior professional positions, we may advise advertising through the online channel of professional publications.  The costs of such advertising are significantly greater than other Internet channels.  In such an event, options and costs can be separately agreed.

Other services

We can offer a comprehensive menu of additional services.  However, we would usually encourage clients to seriously consider managing such activities in house, in order to maximise cost savings. 

• Interview diary management.

• Database search.  The main job boards offer this facility.  The problem is that these are not necessarily active job seekers - they have "parked" their CV.

• Face-to-face interviews (London & Thames Valley only).

• Psychometric assessment - online or combined with face-to-face interviews.

• Assessment centre design and management (typically graduate recruitment).

• Pre-employment background checking and criminal records checking (where mandatory requirement).  This service is outsourced.

• Design and management of client careers site.  A well-designed and up-to-date careers site is a major asset in reinforcing candidates’ interest.

• Interview and selection training - either skills, "recruiting within the law" or both.

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• NetRecruiting is run by established qualified professionals.

• We do not bombard cheap or free sites using automated submission software.

• This is a tailored service, treating each vacancy as a carefully considered project, and choosing media appropriately.

• We are representing our client, and intend that our professional standards should reinforce the client brand.