Not all recruitment is created equal. In the specialist world of IT and AI hiring, working with a generalist recruiter can actually slow you down. Here are five signs you need a specialist partner.
1. Your Roles Stay Open for Over 60 Days The average time-to-hire for tech roles in the UK is 42 days. If your positions are consistently open longer, you're likely not reaching the right candidates.
What a specialist does differently: We have pre-vetted talent pools and know where passive candidates spend their time online. Our average time-to-hire is 28 days.
2. You're Getting Volume, Not Quality If your hiring manager is reviewing 50 CVs to find 3 worth interviewing, your recruitment process is broken.
The specialist advantage: We typically submit 4-6 highly qualified candidates per role, with an interview-to-offer ratio of 3:1.
3. You Can't Assess Technical Skills If your recruitment team doesn't understand the difference between TensorFlow and PyTorch, they can't effectively screen candidates.
Our approach: Every NexaHire consultant has a technical background or has completed our rigorous tech assessment training programme.
4. Your Offers Keep Getting Rejected Candidates are turning down your offers because the package doesn't match market expectations.
How we help: We provide real-time salary benchmarking data and advise on competitive package structuring before you go to market.
5. You Need to Hire at Scale Building an entire data team? Hiring 10 engineers in a quarter? Scale hiring requires a different methodology.
"NexaHire helped us build our entire AI team of 12 people in just 8 weeks. Their understanding of the AI talent market was exceptional." — CTO, Manchester-based AI startup
