In order to stand out more from your competitors, working with a recruitment agency might be better than hiring directly. This allows you to partner with an organisation that will take the time to understand your company values, business goals and hiring requirements. The agency would also serve as an effective ambassador for your employer brand, encouraging ideal candidates to consider opportunities at your organisation.

2. discriminatory hiring practices in startups

Beyond being able to tap a wider pool of talent and foster a culture of inclusivity, there are other factors that will impact your hiring strategy - one of which is Malaysia’s regulations to ensure that employers do not engage in discriminatory hiring.

One of the most common issues talent encounter during the hiring process is being discriminated against for personal attributes such as age, race, gender, pregnancy or marital status, disability and mental health conditions.

You can avoid the headaches associated with employment laws and the human resources issues that some startup companies face. In order to maintain compliance and secure talent without worrying, it’s easier to work with recruitment agencies who are already familiar with the local regulatory landscape.

Executive recruitment agencies like Randstad provide highly-specialised recruiters who are trained to screen, shortlist and place highly-qualified candidates in front of you for an interview, allowing you to focus solely on making the right hire. We also have an in-house contract administrative team to help you with labour-intensive tasks such as contractors’ leave, payroll and employment visas.

In today’s candidate-short market, it’s especially important to look beyond the traditional ‘ideal hire’ and keep an open mind not just for talent diversity but career backgrounds.

By focusing your recruitment strategy on finding the best-fit talent for your team, your business will grow to be more innovative, resilient and adaptive to change.

3. longer hiring process

A common pitfall for tech companies is believing that in order to succeed, they must hire people the way that FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google) companies do. Consequently, they fall into the trap of frustrating top candidates by conducting too many interviews.

The Tech Talent Expectations survey also showed that Malaysian tech workers are rejecting job offers due to a fundamental disconnect between hiring managers and tech candidates.

35% of respondents said that they rejected job offers during the interview process because they did not have a positive impression of the hiring manager. Meanwhile, 33% of respondents rejected offers because the interviewer did not have an adequate understanding of the job or role that they were hiring for.

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