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Hiring Smarter, Not Bigger: Scaling Direct Hire With Lean Talent Acquisition Teams

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The New Reality for Talent Teams

Your company’s hiring goals didn’t shrink, but your team and budget did. Sound familiar?
Most Talent Acquisition leaders today are caught in a strange paradox. You’re expected to fill roles faster, find better candidates, and keep your hiring pipeline healthy. All while your resources, budget, and internal support are trending in the opposite direction.

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  • Hiring more recruiters isn’t the only way to scale.
  • Internal teams are stretched thin and agencies don’t always deliver.
  • Flexible talent acquisition models like Reflik give you more reach with less effort.
  • You still own your strategy—you just get a lot more support executing it.

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5 Signs You’ve Got a Great Recruiting Vendor (Or Need a New One)

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If you’re leading talent acquisition (TA) at a large company, chances are you’re juggling multiple agency relationships, managing internal pressure to deliver on speed and quality, and trying to make sense of vendor performance across functions, geographies, and hiring managers.

And yet… you’re still not seeing the consistency you need.

In this article:

Pressed for time? Here’s the quick version—read on if any of this sounds familiar.

  • Strategic alignment: Your vendor should know which roles matter most—and why.
  • Proactive updates: You shouldn’t have to ask where things stand.
  • Sourcing reach: It’s not real help if they’re just reposting jobs.
  • Process fit: Good partners work with your system, not around it.
  • Reporting that matters: Metrics should make your team smarter—not just justify a fee.

If you’re managing too many vendors and still not hiring faster, this might be worth a full read.

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