Executive recruiters are being offered by some businesses as the perfect example of a business asset that is no longer relevant in today's global marketplace. Because virtually anyone can log onto the Internet and search thousands of resumes, some companies feel that the time of the business recruiter has come and gone. But with human resources departments increasingly shrinking in size and taking on more responsibilities every year, executive recruiters are actually more relevant than they've ever been. They are an indispensable weapon in your hiring arsenal for at least three reasons.

1. Qualified Candidate Pools Are Shrinking

While it's easy to go to any of the countless career websites on the Internet and browse through reams of resumes, it isn't so easy to find the ones that are the gems in a sea of unqualified or inappropriate individuals. Because job seekers from all over the globe can post to as many job sites as they like, you also have to cross-reference every candidate.Search firms are already familiar with their candidates and can quickly zero in on a handful of individuals in their impressive databases who are truly qualified. And let's face it, in today's job market the best candidates probably already have jobs. If you want to gain access to these passive job seekers, you'll have to go through the executive recruiters who have worked with them in the past.

2. Executive Recruiters Save Their Clients' Money And Time

Theup-front cost of headhunters or search firms is quickly outstripped by the many ways they save money for hiring companies. Human resources employees don't have to spend time writing appropriate job descriptions, posting them on numerous career websites and in industry publications. They won't have to wade through hundreds of resumes to find qualified candidates and they won't have to go through the process of performing background checks and confirming references for multiple candidates. And don't forget that the longer an upper level management position is left open, the more money your business is losing on a daily basis because critical tasks aren't being addressed properly. Executive recruiters are masters of efficiency; they will quickly narrow the focus of your search and present you with a handful of qualified prospects so that your HR department doesn't have to deal with the preliminaries.

3. Search Firms Can Help Minimize The Potential Problems OfHiring New Employees

Your company's human resources staff deals with countless issues every day, including legal questions, the ramifications of every hire and fire, and coping with your current employees' needs and concerns. It's easy for them to get bogged down in the details because there are so many of them. When recruiters are given the task of filling a particular executive position, they can focus all of their time and energy on filling that position, properly vetting the candidates and making sure every step of the process is handled appropriately. Their professionalism also means you won't have to worry about unfounded rumours or employee apprehension about your company's status during the hiring process.

There are obviously a number of ways that search firms can help protect your firm's confidentiality and save you both time and money while they find and select the ideal candidates for your executive level openings, making them more relevant than they've ever been. When it's time to recruit top talent for your organization, you'll find that the services of these executive recruiters are invaluable.