In the fast paced and highly competitive field of construction, finding skilled and reliable workers can be a major challenge for employers, particularly in the face of a skills shortage. This is where construction recruitment companies come in. These specialised agencies offer a range of invaluable services that can help construction industry employers meet their workforce needs efficiently and effectively.
From streamlining the hiring process to accessing a pool of qualified candidates, construction recruitment companies provide considerable benefits that can help organisations save time, resources and ultimately contribute to the success of construction projects.
Here are four of the most important ways construction recruitment agencies benefit employers within the industry.
Why to work with construction recruitment companies
- Essential industry expertise
Even organisations working in the construction sector may not always be completely up to date on the latest industry developments and insights. In such a fast-paced industry, it can be so easy to stay focused on current projects and not stay on the pulse of all of the latest trends. For construction recruitment agencies, it is a key part of their job to talk to many people covering the whole spectrum of construction and stay abreast of all of the latest changes in the industry.
Choosing to outsource recruitment for jobs within construction can help employers to gain valuable, up to date insights into the sector as a whole, as well as the specific areas they work in, both geographic and technical.
- Access the best talent
Leading construction recruitment specialists have access to wide pools of talent and can negotiate competitive salaries in order to fill vacancies quickly. With the best construction talent on their books within various specialist areas of the sector, recruitment specialists are much more likely to be able to meet employers’ requirements than if they attempted to search for candidates independently. Whether positions must be filled in the long term or at short notice, it pays to work with specialists who have a ready-made network of skilled candidates to contact.
- Speedy recruitment
In construction, personnel and skills requirements can change very quickly, so it’s important to be able to source the right workers quickly. One day a few skilled workers may be needed, whereas the next day, labour requirements are doubled, or changes to plans or new challenges may mean that a certain specialist skill set is required all of a sudden. Needless to say, construction managers will be pushed for time to manage daily operations whilst also working to ensure labour requirements are met. Construction recruiters can take on this responsibility, leaving site managers to focus on their key responsibilities. With access to vast pools of talent, recruiters can ensure labour demands are met in a timely manner.
- Save money
In any industry, ‘time is money’, but this is especially true in construction. Hours lost through skills gaps or labour shortages can be extremely costly. Using a construction recruitment specialist to manage the whole recruitment process helps employers manage their time much more effectively, rather than losing many hours searching for skilled candidates on top of their key responsibilities on site.
Using recruitment experts also helps ensure that the right hire is made each time, cutting out the need to rehire at a later stage if a candidate does not work out.
Specialist recruitment company
If you are facing the struggles of recruiting for skilled construction candidates, then contacting a recruitment company with extensive knowledge of your industry can be extremely helpful. OnsiteGroup are highly experienced construction sector recruitment specialists, supplying talent in all areas of the industry.