Pictured above: Dawn Bates

Shrewsbury based Mercia Recruitment are fully aware of the common misconceptions associated with using a recruitment agency. And, whilst some may well hold up in certain areas of the country - with the main objection being the cost - it certainly isn't the case in Shropshire! 

Dawn Bates, Director, says "with budgets and savings being in the forefront of everyone's minds, the thought of having to pay an agency several thousand pounds in fees to find that perfect candidate can certainly be off-putting - which is why we are proud to have been the first to introduce Fixed Fee Recruitment to Shropshire". 

"There is a one off Fixed Fee payment of £650 + VAT per placement which is invoiced on successful placement only. Using Mercia is a win win situation for clients - no placement, no fee." 

Fixed fee (or flat fee) recruiting isn't a new concept, but it tends to be associated more with internet based agencies and recruitment job boards rather than 'physical' agencies who have a High Street presence. 

Dawn commented "Even though we have reduced our fees, there is absolutely no compromise on the standard of service we provide - we are still screening CV's, interviewing, profiling and pre-selecting candidates, creating a comprehensive job spec if required, advertising the vacancy, and fully managing the response. Basically dealing with all of the intangible aspects of recruitment and leaving you free to get on with the day to day running of your business."