HireHand is trying to help solve this common problem. We screen your candidates using screeners with skills matching the position you are hiring for. Then we present you with the set of candidates that have the skills required, leaving you to interview for "fit". Check us out: http://www.hirehand.com
Recruiting is difficult, especially for initial hires. Often time founders are hiring for skilled positions that they themselves are not familiar with. Thus, they turn to recruiters. However, with the good that recruiters bring, the bad comes as well. That's why I am starting HireHand. We are different than traditional recruiters and will assist by screening candidates for skilled positions using screeners will matching skills. You get a filtered set of candidates and can interview for "fit" rather than skill. We charge a small fee based on the number of candidates you have us screen, and do not charge a percentage of salary. Check us out: http://www.hirehand.com
The screening process is manual. We are starting with a few specific skillsets (i.e. web development) and have screeners with matching skills. After the screeners have reviewed resumes and/or portfolios, they will conduct phone or video interviews to continue filtering out applicants that do not meet the required skills for the position.
HireHand is different is several ways. First, instead of taking the traditional recruiter compensation approach of a percentage of salary, HireHand charges a small fee based on the number of candidates we screen. It is in our best interest to find the best candidates so you will save time and money, and as a result we want you to use HireHand again and tell other business owners. We are also different in that we aren't stockpiling resumes to throw at 15 positions. You post the job and pass along applicants. We are able to charge much less than recruiters, because the first step of the hiring process is still your responsibility. However, HireHand's screeners have industry experience and specific skills to effectively identify which candidates match your needs.
The goal with HireHand is to help startups and small businesses hire people for skilled positions. It is difficult as a business owner to hire for jobs that you yourself are unfamiliar with the required skills. You search around and put all sorts of buzzwords in the job description, and you end up with a pile of resumes that have an equal amount of buzzwords and acronyms. Cut through that pile with HireHand. We can screen the candidates through phone interviews/online meetings and then present you with a much smaller pool of well qualified candidates. You are then able to concentrate on hiring a person that fits with your company and don't have to worry about whether the he or she has the skills to perform.