Recruiting high-calibre secretarial professionals can be costly to businesses. Experts in recruiting PAs, EAs and business support professionals across the UK and overseas, Lily Shippen explains how you can actually save money when recruiting.
Lily explains that businesses can save money by agreeing to exclusivity with a recruitment agency for a specific period of time, with most agencies then being more flexible on fees. She also adds that you should avoid working to fixed, low fees with recruitment agencies, as this often leads to a poorer search by the recruitment agency and essentially, having to hire and pay the same fee, six - 12 months down the line.
Another option to save money when recruiting is to condense the support roles within your business. This could be done by combining a PA role with reception duties, or asking a Personal Assistant or Executive Assistant within your business to support more individuals. This can be more challenging for the individual, gives that person more earning potential, and effectively saves money of having to recruit an additional member of staff.
