In my many years in recruitment I’ve seen many reports of the death of the recruitment agency: while I’m still a bit disappointed by the wishful thinking element of the sentiment there are still many good reasons why the “external recruiter” can both survive and thrive. approachthemarket.co.uk discuss why specialist agencies are often the best option for candidate and client alike here:
http://approachthemarket.co.uk/10-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-ignore-the-agency-recruiter/
