> > Here in sweden it is quite common these days that you let an outside firm do
> > the initial parts of the hiring process. The firm that needs the new employee
> 
> This is so totally brilliant! Why randomly throw out 50% of the CVs when you can
> have someone else do it for you, and you can pay him for that, without kowing
> whether his randomization process does not bias towards throwing out the perfect
> candidate's resume.


Australia is exactly the same, in not worse.

Very few companies advertise directly for staff, they use recruiters.  They all have HR departments, of course, I'm not sure exactly what they do; they sure don't get involved in the hiring process, that's between the recruiter and the area of the company that's hiring.

Same process for permanent & contractors.

For contractors they bill the company, keep a 1/3rd for themselves and the contractor gets the rest.

Tony


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