AmbiMi vs. Traditional Agencies: How We’re Different
Long hiring times, not enough focus on required skills, and poor communication. These are all things that everyone who's worked with traditional agencies knows too well. Well, what if there's another option?
AmbiMi is far from a traditional staffing agency. In fact, we’re not an agency. We aim to modernize the hiring process, saving your organization time and money.
Similar to agencies, we focus on matching professionals to your organization, but our process is different. We'll outline how AmbiMi differs from traditional recruitment agencies.
Definitions
Let's start with definitions to understand the differences between AmbiMi and traditional agencies.
Employment agencies (also called staffing agencies or recruitment agencies) are:
"Organizations that match employers to employees, typically by resumes and interviews."
AmbiMi is:
"An on-demand staffing platform that matches employers (organizations) to employees (professionals) based on skills."
As you can see, both have similar purposes, but the methods are different. With AmbiMi, by focusing on skills, instead of traditional interviews or resumes, we focus on what’s actually needed for the job.
Hiring Processes
Since the process is where AmbiMi differs the most from traditional staffing agencies, we'll outline how both work. Here are examples of an organization that wants to hire a permanent, full-time professional.
Traditional Agencies:
Connect with an agency
Have a kick-off call to explain the position
Review the candidate presentations they send you
Interview chosen candidates (usually one to three interviews)
Choose a candidate to move forward with
The agency will start vetting the candidate (through traditional reference checks and education checks) and send the results to you
Draft a job contract and send it to the recruiter
The recruiter will handle negotiations (there may be some back and forth)
The candidate accepts and signs the job offer
AmbiMi:
Post a job (pre-vetted professionals that match your skills will apply)
Choose the professionals to come in
They'll come in on a temporary contract as a working interview
If you like them, send a permanent offer (all through the app)
They accept the job and start permanently
As you can see, AmbiMi's hiring process is simpler and quicker than staffing agencies by cutting unnecessary steps.
How AmbiMi is Different
There are some ways that AmbiMi is similar to staffing agencies. Filtering, vetting, and matching you to professionals while giving professional advice are all things that both do. But there are many ways that AmbiMi is different as well (other than being powered by a mobile app). The following are benefits you’ll see with AmbiMi.
Fast Hiring
As you can see, when we compared hiring processes between AmbiMi and traditional agencies, we cut at least three steps. This means less back-and-forth between you and a third party, allowing you to hire professionals quickly. With AmbiMi, you can find someone in as little as a day!
Cost-Effective
Using AmbiMi, you can save up to 57.6% compared to traditional staffing agencies. That includes trying out a few professionals, so you can be sure they’re the right fit. See our full pricing guide and other examples here.
Available 24/7
You can post jobs on AmbiMi anytime and anywhere, 24/7. We understand last-minute jobs can come up the night before. This means you never need to wait for the next business day to speak with a recruiter and can hire whenever you need.
Try Before You Hire
Using AmbiMi, you can hire professionals for working interviews. Hire multiple people temporarily until you find the right fit and are ready to commit to a permanent offer. Not only that, but while you’re deciding, the job’s getting done!
Focus on Skills
As a hiring manager, you understand that just because someone interviews well, it doesn't mean they're the right fit for the job. That's why we focus on skills over resume design or interview skills. This allows you to focus on what really matters when filling your positions.