Recruiting is a dynamic and demanding career where maintaining a good work-life balance can be challenging. However, Chloe Hayes, a seasoned independent recruiter, has achieved just that – using Reflik to take ownership of her life and continue to grow her recruiting business.
Our partnership with Chloe Hayes began in August 2021. Since then, she has placed several quality candidates, from a C++ Developer to a Vice President in the food services industry. She was excited that the first two hires came in just the first six months of working on Reflik, which she said demonstrates the growth potential on the platform.
In a recent conversation, Chloe explained her journey building her recruiting business and how Reflik has contributed to her growth.
Who is Chloe Hayes?
Chloe’s first recruiting job was as a contractor hiring electricians and machinists for the shipbuilding industry. In 2019 following marriage, Chloe decided it was time to start working from home to allow her the flexibility to follow her passion as an independent recruiter and prioritize her family.
Chloe discovered Reflik by chance when she started freelance recruiting in 2020. Learning about Reflik’s exponential growth with the higher placement fees, extensive client list, and higher success rates than similar platforms she had worked on, Chloe decided to give Reflik a try.
The Reflik platform has a variety of industries. Reflik does a great job of providing fantastic job descriptions. [All the information] is right there – Chloe Hayes
Shortly into freelance recruiting, she built CH Recruitment Solutions LLC and committed to growing her business.
How has Reflik’s platform benefitted Chloe’s work-life balance?
It’s clear from our conversation with Chloe that working with Reflik has presented her with plenty of opportunities for financial freedom. She commented that as an independent recruiter, she is practically paid for sourcing talent because Reflik “does the hard part” of finding great clients. Once she finds a qualified candidate, Reflik practically takes care of the rest, ensuring the candidates presented to the client stand out.
Weekly meetings [with Reflik Account Managers] do a great job of keeping me abreast of what is still needed – Chloe Hayes
The main benefit is how Reflik has allowed her to explore different industries and functional roles. Building her recruiting business would be much harder, time-consuming, and costly if she had to source all of her own clients. Reflik’s strong partnerships with clients enable her to solely focus on sourcing the best talent and maximizing placements.
Some components that Chloe attributes her success to are the accessibility to Reflik Account Managers and their attention to detail in curating “fantastic job descriptions.” She appreciates the transparent processes, real-time updates, and weekly meetings on priority jobs that equip her to succeed.
Chloe’s advice for recruiters using Reflik to achieve better work-life balance
Chloe believes that the way to get the best out of Reflik for recruiters is to follow the advice she got from Reflik Account Managers – “submit one good, qualified candidate every day.” With this, there is a much higher chance of high-earning placements.
One good candidate every day may not seem a lot, but when you add that up over a year it’s over two hundred candidates. If only 30% of those get hired, that’s golden – Chloe Hayes
Also, be “teachable:” willing to learn, adapt to new ways of doing things, and use useful tools to streamline your workflow – whether that’s an application tracking system like Manatal, Apollo.io, or utilizing LinkedIn, or Indeed for sourcing candidates.
Chloe appreciates the ease and opportunities Reflik provides and is glad to have stumbled on the website when she did. She attributes her successes to her faith and looks forward to maintaining this momentum of growth.
Watch the full conversation with Chloe Hayes:
