This article seeks to dispel some of the misconceptions about Mema Referral Recruitment (Mema) as an online recruitment marketplace. The following are some of the common and legitimate concerns about the trading place for Employers and Recruitment Agencies:
MYTH 1:
The Marketplace Adds A Layer Of Complexity In The Recruitment Process
The perception here seems to be that there’s Mema staff in between who receives jobs from the Employer and pass them on to Recruitment Agencies (or Recruiters) and also receives CVs from Recruitment Agencies and pass them on to the Employer.
THE REALITY:
The Employer posts a job on the Mema website without revealing its name. The Mema staff publishes the job advert once we’re satisfied that it complies with Mema’s requirements.
The website automatically sends out email alerts to notify Recruiters about the posted job. Recruiters would log in on the Mema website to express interest in working helping out the Employer and then submit their candidate, if approved.
When recruitment agencies submit their candidates, they log in on the Mema website and upload CVs which are automatically delivered to the relevant Employer.
The following are some of the advantages of submitting CVs through the marketplace:
- The Mema software prevents delivery of the same Candidate by different Recruiting Firms for the same job. This helps to avert candidate ownership disputes.
- It allows the Employer to receive CVs both in its inbox, via email, and on the Employer’s Mema website account. On the Mema account, submitted CVs are stored orderly which makes it easy for a hiring company to access them if needed.
No need for the Employer to do any filing/storing of received CVs or to worry about CVs that could get lost by being buried in an email inbox. Mema provides backup CV storage!
MYTH 2:
Mema Increases The Cost Of Using Recruitment Agencies
The belief here is that by using the marketplace the Employer, if it finds a candidate to hire, would pay twice [i.e. the Recruitment Agency (or Placement) Fee and the Marketplace’s (Mema’s) fee].
THE REALITY:
When the Employer posts a job on the Mema website, it sets the Placement Fee it’s willing to pay if it hires. If the Employer finds the right candidate to hire, it pays the Placement Fee it would have offered when posting a job. Mema makes money by sharing income with a successful Recruitment Agency (i.e. whose candidate gets hired).
Mema invoices the Employer, collects payment, takes a small share of the fee and then pays the rest to a successful Recruitment Agency. Of course, if a newly hired candidate’s employment is terminated within a Guarantee Period then Mema (and not the Recruitment Agency) would refund the Employer, provided the Employer does not seek or find a replacement.
MYTH 3:
Mema Is Just A Middleman And Adds No Real Or Significant Value!
Yes, Mema is the middleman service provider. It is unfortunate that the term ‘middleman’ tends to have a negative connotation. We all use and benefit immensely from middleman suppliers. We get our groceries, clothes, cellphones, cars etc. from middlemen. Some of us even use WhatsApp, Facebook, Uber and Airbnb etc.
THE REALITY:
Mema is not a recruitment agency and does not own one. Mema does not get involved in the sourcing and supply of candidates, this task is the domain of recruitment agencies.
If we use the Uber analogy, Uber does not get involved in the actual transportation of commuters from point A to point B. Uber is the world largest taxi company, yet it does not own a single taxi.
Mema improves the working relationship of Employers and Employment Agencies by helping both parties collaborate better, more efficiently, to fill vacant position/s.
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