How Recruitment Agencies Work

How often do you hear “a good employee is hard to find?”, while job hunters say “I cannot find a decent, well payed job”. No matter whether you are an employer or an employee, finding good workers and work is a very difficult process.

If you’re an employer and advertise a post, you may receive hundreds and thousands of job applications, most often half of them are not qualified for the job, and sifting through hundreds of these applications is no easy task for an employer. On the other hand if you are a potential candidate for a job and send out many resume’s you may finding yourself thinking if your outbox or the mail never sent out your resume’s or have they disappeared altogether  as you never to a response.

Well how can employers and employees avoid this red tape in the hiring process? Today most employers and employees seek the help of a recruitment agency. These agencies help companies and individuals seeking jobs with their needs. They find people to suit all the job profiles of the employer, from permanent jobs to temporary jobs and in various different industries. Whether it’s a construction worker, a personal assistant, a nurse and carpenters, the recruitment agency will find the best qualified individual for the job.

Public and private recruitment agencies help with the staffing process. Some of the fields that these agencies specialize in are, a personal and customized placement services, setting up temporary staffing facilities and executive search or headhunting firms.

Here is a look at some of the general functions of a recruitment agency,

·         Take the away the hassle and stress of human resources. Employers will no longer need to spend time going through resumes and the interview process to recruit staff; the agency will look after everything from the interview process to the recruitment process.

·         The agency will look after the entire process from matching the correct person for the job and line up potential candidates for the company to interview, if the company requires candidate to be interviewed.

·         A senior level candidate can also be hired through an agency that specializes in executive search firms.

·         The agency is also able to provide for temporary staffing needs of the employer.

·         For a job hunter the agency can be the only sources of getting an all inclusive full time job. These agencies can introduce job hunters to job openings that they could not find on their own. These agencies are a great way of looking for a new job in a new industry or a long term or short terms job as well.

·         These agencies are a good source for obtaining free training. They offer a variety of free training and skill building and development from how to face a successful interview to the use of computer software or hardware.

Job hunters and employers value a good employment agency. Even though the agencies are not in a position to always guarantee a successful job or a good job match they will always give you  the opportunity to find the right job or the right employee.

If you are seeking the services of an employment agency you will need to follow these steps,

·         Find the right agency and register with them, you may need to pay a onetime fee or a retainer if you’re an employer, you can also register with multiple agencies.

·         Complete the application along with the correct and relevant information

·         Provide a detailed and professional resume

·         Sit for the qualifying test or evaluation process

·         Face an initial interview so that the agency can see what your strengths and weaknesses are and your requirements

·         Follow a training program if you feel that it is necessary and you can benefit from it

·         As a job hunter you need to choose the best agency that specialize in and industry or field that is related to your job function.

·         Make sure that the agency you choose a reputed one.

·         Signup with more than once agency. Since it is rare that two agencies will work with the same firm, chances are that you will be able to have a better opportunity at securing the right job with a reputed employer.

·         Never rush the agency as they will need to take their time with placing you with the right job.