Survey reveals dissatisfaction with recruitment agencies

Nearly three quarters of employers find it difficult to find good recruitment agencies, while a huge nine out of ten believe that recruitment processes take too long.

These are the findings of a survey among 250 UK business owners and HR professionals undertaken by research firm Vanson Bourne and commissioned by TalentPuzzle, an online marketplace, which currently has 429 registered recruiters on its books.

The study indicated that, although a surprising 88% of respondents planned to take on a significant number of permanent staff over the next six months, nearly three quarters would use only a handful of recruitment agencies to help them.

This was because the often high levels of investment required in time and money terms to manage multiple agencies meant that organisations were willing to risk limiting their pool of potential job candidates by not casting their net wider.