It's not the cost, it's who it's being paid to and whenever I pay anyone for anything I question what's in it for them. I got to final interview with BA way back when at Cranebank when they still had responsibility for resolving their own needs at their cost. Outsourcing recruitment is all very well, but I really don't see what Oxford, CTC and FTE get out of this apart from a separate revenue stream and drumming up a wealth of business from unsuccessful applicants (who in both cases they're motivated to invite as many as possible). You'll deduce from my previous selection experience that I'm older so I consider the odds are stacked against me and therefore made the decision for them. My views won't even create the slightest ripple, though I think it's important to stand by your morals even when others can't see the wood for the trees (or have knowledge of how fast things are deteriorating in this profession and how in their own little ways are contributing to it).