{"id":423,"date":"2015-09-26T02:31:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T02:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zigsaw.in\/blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2015-09-26T02:31:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T02:31:32","slug":"paying-upfront-to-placement-consultancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zigsaw.in\/jobs\/uncategorized\/paying-upfront-to-placement-consultancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying upfront to Placement Consultancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Background Story: We are a placement consultancy &amp; are always eager to partner with other recruitment firms to form business alliances which pose a win-win relationship for both of us. In this journey of ours to partner with other recruitment firms, we came across another recruitment firm. Let&#8217;s call this firm HM. We approached HM with our requirement for a specific Job Opening &amp; they agreed to work together. Their terms were to pay upfront &amp; we did so.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apart from being there on their website, Ateeq (Co-founder of HM) had confirmed on email about the refund\/replacement clause<\/li>\n<li>The payment was made on 30<sup>th<\/sup> April and the same was confirmed on 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0May. The first batch was only received on 14<sup>th<\/sup> May<\/li>\n<li>The candidates whose resumes were shared on 14<sup>th<\/sup> May had no idea about the Job Opening they had been shortlisted for<\/li>\n<li>15<sup>th<\/sup> May the partnership was called off; HM decided to process a replacement (and no refund)<\/li>\n<li>Another Profile was shared for which we were supposed to receive a batch of candidates on 19<sup>th<\/sup> June which did not come and hence I wrote a mail on 24<sup>th<\/sup> June to the HM team about the delays from their end.<\/li>\n<li>I get a batch of 3 candidates from them. Unsurprisingly, they had no idea about the Job- Profile, again. This time, we decided to take a stand and ask for a refund.<\/li>\n<li>The refund was not processed. We were convinced of another replacement (and not refund) for which the JD was shared on 21<sup>st July<\/sup>. I talked with Ateeq on 27<sup>th<\/sup> July. He said he was busy and would call me back in 5 minutes. When no call\/mail was received in the next 3 days, I decided to call it off. I had somehow believed that the amount would be refunded, it was not.<\/li>\n<li>Co-founder cell was tried twice, went unanswered both the times. Finally, another mail was written on 15<sup>th<\/sup> Still no replies. Mail was sent to 7 IDs of HM(including the founders, co-founders, accounts, relationship managers). Still no replies.<\/li>\n<li>Called on the co-founders&#8217; number twice, still no response.<\/li>\n<li>Another mail was sent on 25th Sept., still no response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although a hire was guaranteed at the start by HM, they failed thrice. Of course, my money which should have been refunded is still with them &amp; I don&#8217;t see them refunding it. But every failure teaches you something and here are my 2 cents for choosing a hiring Partner<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are more concerned about the aspirant quality, never choose a company that boasts about the lower price it charges. James Goldsmith once said, &#8220;If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Understand, that nobody can ever guarantee a successful hire. Even the best companies have a hit ratio of 70-80%. Trust the companies that paint a realistic picture and give you a statistic for your successful hire. You can always trust the mathematicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>About the company we are talking about: Their Home-page reads<\/p>\n<p>Hire Handpicked Talent in 30 days, Guaranteed. They refer to themselves as Start-up Superstars. They charged upfront &amp; never paid back for the unsuccessful hire. I think this company is non-functional now.<br \/>\nP.S.: The name of the firm has not been intentionally mentioned for it may seem like we are taking on a competitor.<br \/>\nP.P.S.: In case, somebody wants a proof of what we are saying, feel free to get in touch with me at <a href=\"mailto:vaibhav@zigsaw.in\">vaibhav@zigsaw.in<\/a><br \/>\nThe blog posts officially end here but where you find out what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zigsaw.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zigsaw<\/a> offers differently from its competitors, read on<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We charge 7 days after the selected candidate joins. You pay ONLY IF the candidate is selected &amp; ONLY IF he joins.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zigsaw.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We<\/a> have a cycle time of 15 days which is a huge advantage for companies that have an urgent requirement. Also, this is an advantage over our competitors who usually offer a 30 day cycle time.<\/li>\n<li>We conduct the first round of screening ourselves, hence considerably reducing the effort &amp; time you have to put in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to get in touch with us at <a href=\"support@zigsaw.in\">support@zigsaw.in<\/a> or 9887890909<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Story: We are a placement consultancy &amp; are always eager to partner with other recruitment firms to form business alliances which pose a win-win relationship for both of us. In this journey of ours to partner with other recruitment firms, we came across another recruitment firm. Let&#8217;s call this firm HM. 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