Transactional Sourcing Firm vs Value Added Sourcing Firm
Type of Firm |
Typical Transactional Sourcing Firm |
Value Added Sourcing Firm (TackyMinds) |
Sourcing Strategy
- Does the firm help you assess your
sourcing strategy? If no strategy in place
does it help in crafting one? |
No | Yes |
Req Synopsis -
Does the firm analyze the requisition from a
localized viable delivery standpoint? |
No | Yes |
Req Customization
- Does the firm help with customizing the
job req as per the local region? Focus on
appeal, aesthetic value, completeness, call
to action? |
No | Yes |
Eco System Research - Does the firm undertake extensive research in the local market to understand the company’s local ecosystem. This includes partners, customers, vendors, competitors. | No | Yes |
Internet Research
- Does the firm research local recruiting
practices and norms? From a sourcing
standpoint what channels yield the highest
ROI? What is the optimal way to maximize
passive candidate reach? |
No | Yes |
Pipeline Building
- Does the firm work a comprehensive
pipeline building strategy? What core
skillsets to focus on and how to populate
and maintain a solid pipeline for the
future? |
No | Yes |
Post Mortem -
Once the req is closed, does the firm
undertake a complete end to end analysis on
where execution was strong and where action
was lacking or was wrongly directed? |
No | Yes |
Knowledge Base
- Upon project completion does the form
capture all learnings and deliver them to
the customer as a knowledge base. |
No | Yes |
Best Practices
- Does the firm help in setting up industry
best practices to help the company develop
robust sourcing processes, technology,
systems and personnel? |
No | Yes |
Guarantee -
Does the firm guarantee to better your
sourcing effort or your money back? |
No | Yes |
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