Over the years, MAYACHI has spoken with many individuals who have decided to start their own recruitment agency. Many of them have spent several years working in the recruitment industry, have a clear vision for their new business, and a defined end goal. However, there are also those with no recruitment experience who assume running an agency is easy and are unaware of the complexities and challenges that come with being a new business owner.
Here is a list of the types of people who are best suited to start a recruitment agency:
360 RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS
When starting a recruitment agency, recruitment directors need to be able to win new clients, find quality candidates and fulfil a placement to the job specification. If the recruitment director only has experience of finding candidates and doesn’t have the skillset to win jobs, then the business is unlikely to succeed.
RECRUITMENT MANAGERS WHO HAVE MANAGED A TEAM
Recruitment managers will often have the experience of being a successful recruitment consultant plus have the skillset to manage and grow a team of recruiters. If the agency is planning on growing, then having the previous experience to manage a team is crucial.
EXPERIENCED RECRUITERS WHO HAVE BUILT THEIR OWN DESK
Having the ability to build a desk from scratch with no prior clients or candidates is a requirement for new recruitment agencies. Many new business owners will be under restrictive covenant from their last company which mean they cannot approach previously known clients and candidates so will have to approach new contacts to start their business.
Here is a list of those who should not start a recruitment agency
SOMEONE WITH NO RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE
Becoming a successful recruiter requires several years of hands-on experience to develop the necessary skills and techniques. At the same time, launching and running a new business is a demanding task that requires dedication, resilience, and persistence. Attempting to start a company in a field where you have no prior experience, however, can be a double-edged sword—and may lead to failure before the business even gets off the ground.
SOMEONE WHO HELPED THEIR MATE FIND A JOB
Being a recruiter involves much more than simply helping a few people find jobs. Starting a recruitment company based on that limited experience is unlikely to succeed. True recruitment is about delivering a high-quality, professional service to clients—it goes far beyond posting a job advert, sending a few CVs, and hoping for the best.
SOMEONE WHO IS WORKING AT ANOTHER JOB
Starting a recruitment business requires dedication and lots of hours, especially in the first year of trading. To try and start a new business whilst working at another job will mean that the clients and candidates will not be serviced correctly, and the business will have a bad reputation from the start.
Over the years, MAYACHI has worked with hundreds of prospective recruitment agency owners, offering guidance and support to those with the right skills and experience to build a successful business. We’ve also spoken with many individuals who may not be suited to running their own agency. In those cases, MAYACHI has provided a diplomatic but honest reality check—encouraging them to carefully reconsider whether starting a recruitment agency is the right path
