Sunday, November 22, 2015

Employment Companies Are Needed In The Current Job Environment

By John Thomas


There are plenty of employment opportunities out there. The trick is in finding a way to make yourself be seen and heard by desirable employers. You can submit countless resumes and cover letters with zero results. In order to be effective in the job market of today, you need an agent. Depending upon your level of experience, there are different types of employment companies that can help you achieve your desired goal.

Job hunters looking for entry level or mid level positions are well suited to staffing agencies, also called employment agencies. Many of the larger companies use employment agencies exclusively to hire new employees. The process of accepting applications and screening for background checks can be quite burdensome to the human resources department. A staffing agency can save employers a lot of time and money.

Upon registration with an employment agency, the applicant will be required to produce two forms of identification accepted by the Department of Immigration. Applicants also authorize a background check. It is not uncommon to complete and sign as many as twelve documents for the agency before registration. All this paperwork would over burden a busy human resources department. When an employer interviews an applicant referred from an employment agency, the employer can rest assured that the applicant has been thoroughly screened.

A recruitment agency, also called headhunter, works best if you are looking for a position at the managerial or executive levels. Employers who are willing to work with a recruitment agency depend on quality applicants only. They pay a considerable amount of money for this service. When an employer hires an applicant who was referred to them by a headhunter, the employer will pay up to thirty percent of the annual salary to the headhunter. The service may cost the employer thirty thousand to fifty thousand dollars or more.

Applying to a recruitment agency is very similar to applying for a job. You must submit a resume with references, be interviewed by an agency representative and agree to have your background checked. Just getting signed by the agency is a measure of success and may very well be indicative of finding a position in the very near future.

Some headhunter agencies focus on a niche area. For example, they may only represent physicians, or artists or engineers. This is an elite level of employment agencies and only the highly qualified need apply to them for representation.

Most people are familiar with the concept that movie stars only get cast in movies if they are represented by well known agents. Recruitment agencies follow the same concept. Hollywood agents only take on clients when the agents are fairly sure they can get the client cast in a movie or television show. As a prospective client of a recruitment agency, you must impress them enough that they want to represent you. With a respected headhunter, you are probably on the track to finding the position you want.

There is yet another option. Global staffing agencies provide services for all levels of experience, from entry to executive levels. Fortune 100 companies are known to use global agencies frequently. This type of agency is perfect for a job hunter who is searching for a position in another state or even another country.

The global staffing agencies are highly motivated and have taken the art of finding a job to a new level. One of the websites boast that they put new employees to work every thirty three seconds. The agency says it makes over five hundred thousand employee, employer connections every year. Often these connections are for temporary positions. In this litigious age, temporary may be a euphemism for getting to know each other before a permanent commitment is made.

Do not worry about taking a temporary position. Usually when temporary employees work well with the company they are able to make the transition to permanent employees. This is really a great opportunity to try out something new. If both parties are not happy at the end of the trial period both are free to end the working relationship.

Do not fear. Employment opportunities are out there in abundance. Your first priority will be to find the best representation possible for you and your skill levels. This could be the start of something wonderful.




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