Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Recruitment Partners?

How to Know When It’s Time to Expect More From Your Recruiters...

The Cost of Settling for ‘Average’

In today’s hiring landscape, the difference between landing top-tier talent and missing out often comes down to the quality of your recruitment partner.

But here’s a question worth asking:

Are you getting the value, insight, and results you should be from your current recruiters?

If they’re just sending over CVs and calling it a day, you might be settling for less than your business deserves.

What ‘Great’ Recruitment Partnerships Look Like:

A top-tier recruitment partner does more than just fill roles, they improve and streamline your entire hiring process.

Here’s what to expect when you’re working with the right team:

• Deep understanding of your market and role requirements.

• Honest feedback on your job specs and expectations.

• Fast, high-quality shortlists backed by real candidate data.

• Strategic & honest hiring advice based on current market trends.

• Seamless communication and a consultative approach.

• Access to pre-qualified, passive candidates and not just job board applicants.

Recruitment partners should feel like an extension of your internal hiring team, not a disconnected supplier that is there to tick boxes.

Red Flags To Look Out For With Current Providers:

If any of these sound familiar, it might be time to reassess your PSL:

• You rarely receive market feedback or benchmarking data.

• You get generic CVs with no added commentary or context.

• Your recruiter isn’t challenging or advising you on hiring decisions.

• There’s little follow-up once a placement is made.

• You feel like just another client on a spreadsheet.

When your partner relationships are basic, the results you can get will be too.

The True Value of a Specialist Partner

Generalist recruiters might be able to fill a role, but specialist partners genuinely understand the space.

At Amicus, we focus exclusively on Software & Data Engineering, ERP, and Blockchain. That niche focus means:

• Faster time-to-hire

• Higher retention rates

• Cultural alignment from day one

• Exclusive access to passive and in-demand candidates

• Real-time market insight that informs smarter hiring

At Amicus, we offer extra opportunities that our competitors don’t: like collaborative events, expert roundtable discussions, industry and location specific reports, candidate marketing campaigns and effective, tailored hiring advice to make your company stand out in a tough market.