Monday, September 22, 2014

The Functioning Of Employment Agencies

By Alex D White


Job seekers can have a hard time looking for employment. They will spend time sending out job applications over the internet that in most cases hit a dead end. Employers take forever to reply to these applications just because they are too busy because they come in plenty. Most employers will find it a hard task to go through all this applications and also doing the interviews.

Employment agencies slide in to fill this gap between employees and employers. They help firms to fill candidates in the open posts and at the same time assist job hunters to get jobs. As a job hunter, you will the services of an employment agency to get a job. An organization too will need to outsource human resource services from employment agencies. In a nutshell employment agencies are external human resource departments.

In most cases, they select the best candidates because human resource is their specialization. They also have a wide range of experience from dealing with different organizations and job candidates compared to a human resource department of a specific company. These agencies also assist the employees by linking them directly to potential employers for job vacancies available.

In most countries, there are both private and public employment agencies. Public employment agencies assist governments in job seeking services and act as tools used by governments to employ workers to both state and private jobs. Private employment agencies on the other hand focus mainly on the private sector in personnel placement services, temporary help services such and executive placement services.

Most job hunters do not find the employment agencies quite useful and thus they tend to overlook them. Studies have shown that most successful job hunters who land jobs are those who engage the services of employment agencies. Millions of people get employed daily through job agencies.

Private employment agencies charge a fee for their services. They are paid by organizations to do hiring for them on their behalf. They also get payments from job seekers who register with them to be connected up to employers. As a job seeker it is good to seek the services of certified employment agencies to connect you to jobs. Make sure the employing agent is one who has your job seeking interests in their mind. They should not just be after your money.

A good agency alone will not mean that you will get that job you are looking for. Your own factors will come into play. Look for an agency that will suit your needs and abilities. Some employment agencies have a specialization on specific job industry; make sure it matches your area of specialization before going for their services.

Register with as many employment agencies as you can and by leave your resume with them. You will be called in for interview once a job comes up that meets your requirements. You will be interviewed and if you do not get the job, your records will be retained for future opportunities that may come up. Through that, you can then be assured that you will have widened your chances of securing a dream job. many are the times when people have been invited to jobs having applied several months or years ago.




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