The saying goes ‘forcing a round peg into a square hole’ as a sample of a bad idea. Nevertheless, that is often what recruiters’ attempt, sometimes repeatedly.

Sometimes the pressure to find a candidate to fill a position (and earn a fee) ‘force’ to take liberties with the need of matching a person with the job description. That urgency can have different motivations, but the result is the same: a bad match that will not last will not produce the expected results and will waste time and money (and hurt the Client/Vendor/Candidate) relationship.

This is the temptation to ignore red flags, depreciate ‘must haves’ that are not there, and rush to submit. This quick fix to a perceived or real urgent need, invariably results in disaster.

From all the costs a Client faces when on boarding a new resource, the Staffing Agency fee is the least significant. Training on the specific project or function, waiting the learning curve, all the HR paperwork and procedures, registrations for benefits, security checks, interviews, meetings, delays on having the position finally filled, effect on projects, etc. etc. have a huge cost, of which money may be the cheapest waste.
The rush to send (and hire) a less than perfect match, has enormous implications. All parties need to keep this in mind during the entire process of writing a job description, recruiting, selecting and hiring.