Choosing the right recruitment firm will be key to your business in Bahrain
Recruitment can be a strong determinant of the success of your business. Successful recruitment carries several benefits that will help your business grow. Likewise, if recruitment is not successful, there will be several issues you’ll have to deal with as well.
Human resources can be the biggest strength of your business if it is recruited and managed well. It can also be your downfall if you fail in any part of the HR management process.
This is why you must choose the right firm to meet your recruitment needs. Now, it goes without saying that if you are hiring a very small number of people, chances are, you have the resources in-house to manage the recruitment process.
However, if you have a new business project, or are rapidly growing or are simply entering into a new market, recruitment costs, if done internally, may become prohibitively expensive. It is then, that you should look into firms that can manage the recruitment process for you.
And while deciding to move forward with any one of these firms, you should pay close attention to a few important factors.
What should you look for in your recruitment firm in Bahrain?
Ensure that they have considerable experience in recruitment
As with most things in business, a successful track record of conducting recruitment activities will be a strong indicator of the abilities of a recruitment firm.
Look for businesses that have worked with at least a few large clients in the past. If they have managed recruitment for MNCs and have done it successfully for years, chances are, the business knows what it’s doing.
Ask your recruitment firm to present some form of a portfolio of their successful previous projects. This will help you distinguish between firms that focus on recruiting highly skilled employees and those that focus on unskilled ones.
Choosing an experienced recruitment firm will also mean that your business has access to their likely large contact book. This will broaden the talent pool that you get to choose from.
Make sure they have strong expertise in the market of Bahrain
See if the recruitment firm you are talking to has prior experience or expertise in the specific industry you are involved in.
For example, if you are in the petrochemical industry, it would be better to find and choose a recruitment firm that has experience in that industry. Likewise, pay attention to the geographic focus of these recruiters as well.
If your recruitment needs are focused in Bahrain, choose a recruitment firm that at the very least, has experience in the country. The same goes for other markets as well.
One of the biggest advantages of choosing a recruitment firm is that this is where their expertise lies. For your business, it is one of many functions that you have to manage.
For a recruitment firm, this is what they do. Their entire selling point is that they specialize in recruiting the right talent for your business.
Make sure that there are cost-savings to choosing a recruitment firm
More often than not, the goal with choosing a recruitment firm to conduct recruitment for you is to reduce costs.
If the firm charges you exorbitant fees, it may result in there being no significant savings in cost for your business. This is not to say that cost should be your only concern. Rather, look for firms that can offer the right services you need, with the right experience and expertise. And make sure that the prices they charge you are reasonable.
The goal is not to choose the cheapest option. That is a recipe for disaster as it may result in a less than stellar recruitment process which can cause long-term damage to your business.
Rather, look for the best recruitment firm that you can afford, that can bring the best possible results to your business.
See if the recruitment firm offers any additional services
It is always an advantage not having to go to several different places to avail the services you need.
That is why malls are so popular – you have every store you need in one place. Similarly, while choosing your recruitment firm, see if the firm also offers any additional services that your business might need.
These services may relate to the recruitment process itself, like training programs for employees or visa assistance for expatriates. Or they could be other services your business might need, like sponsoring and trading services that will assist in your activities.
Either way, look for firms that offer additional services that you can take advantage of. This can help you forge a strong relationship with a local firm that can make business happen in Bahrain.
How Al Wasel can help your Bahrain business’s recruitment
Al Wasel has been making business happen in Bahrain for over 3 decades.
We have worked with some of the largest firms in the country and in the region, engaging in recruitment for them, among other activities. We have considerable experience in recruitment in several key industries in and around Bahrain. We also offer important services like sponsoring and trading.
This is why we are Bahrain’s most trusted commercial services firm. And why we continue to maintain strong relationships with several large multinational companies in the Gulf countries.
Connect with us today, and learn more about how we can help your business in Bahrain.