With her editorial last issue (Recruiter, 24 June), DeeDee Doke has struck a chord which should worry organisations who routinely take staff — both temp and perm — from recruitment agencies. If candidates have not been screened to the point where they can start work, then the agencies are simply not doing their job.

Organisations looking for staff are going to be getting higher and higher levels of response in the near and medium future. If agencies cannot screen effectively they should not be in the business of supplying staff.

In-house recruiters would be better off investing the money they are wasting on bad agencies in a simple-touse, cost-effective and robust talent management solution, which will not only automate large elements of the screening process, but will also offer candidates a quality online experience and position the recruiting organisations as an employer of choice because candidates will get immediate feedback on the status of their application.

This saves recruiters time as there is less administration, which to be honest is what bad agencies are doing, but they are charging a lot of money for this service.

Anil Aphale, Changework Now