09/19/2026
Three resumes is not a shortlist. It is what is left when nobody filtered anything.
Six red flags your staffing agency is forwarding, not recruiting:
1. Nobody can say how the candidates were scored.
2. They cannot name the employer of record.
3. The contract says nothing about site conditions.
4. They take a loose brief without flinching.
5. They quoted before they asked to see the
6. You have seen these candidates before.
A real shortlist arrives with a scorecard per candidate, a work sample result, stated reservations, confirmed availability, and the funnel numbers. Sourced forty, screened twelve, shortlisted four. Agencies that did the work show the math.
Firms that did the work will show you the numbers. Firms that found four will change the subject.
Full breakdown: https://seamlessassist.com/staffing-agency-red-flags/