subject: Job Hunting Techniques - Using Recruitment Agencies [print this page] Recruitment agencies offer services to both, the jobseekers and the employers too. Such agencies form a common platform for both, making it imperative to understand how these agencies help both the concerned parties before concluding if they are indeed necessary for searching jobs.
These days there are not many job opportunities available, especially in the more popular fields like marketing, banking and health care and medical. Because of the limited number of available jobs, we have too many people competing for the same job. Whether it"s the job of a sales manager or a finance manager, you are sure to find hundreds of candidates competing for the same post. In case you are not as qualified or your credentials are not as strong as that of the other candidate, you hardly stand a chance of getting that particular post.
Recruitment agencies are a blessing in disguise for people looking for jobs. They provide efficient services and ensure that job seeker gets the most appropriate job as per your qualifications and circumstances. Another feature of recruitment agencies which is difficult to ignore is that most of them don"t charge the job seekers for the services rendered. Basically, they earn commission from employers who are also availing of the services of these agencies. That being the norm for earning their commission further helps the job seeker who depends upon recruitment agencies for getting a job as the latter will make all efforts to get hired in their preferred industry. Since the agency is paid commission by the employer only on getting a suitable candidate for the available vacancy, it"s reasonable to conclude that the agency will support you in every possible manner till you get an appropriate job.
Another advantage of getting associated with recruiting agencies as a job seeker is that you can access networks of best management and big corporations that can enhance your career opportunities for future. A renowned and dependable recruitment agency would surely be aware of some good jobs that may not get advertised in any newspaper or on the Internet. Many recruiting agencies often provide other services necessarily associated with job searches, thus helping you reduce quite a bit of your labor. For instance, the agency will handle all your paperwork, prepare documents for you and arrange interviews for you. All such activities on the part of the agency considerably reduce the legwork and responsibilities of job seekers.
Now, let"s look at how recruitment agencies help the employers. Employers save a lot of their time, effort and hence expense by depending upon the services that recruitment agencies provide. Though a majority of big companies have their own human resources department that takes care of recruiting appropriate employees for their businesses, many companies don"t afford to have their own HR personnel.
