Recruitment Agency

A recruitment agency generally performs the process of recruiting or seeing job seekers for employers. A recruitment agency is usually involved the sourcing, evaluation or screening and selecting applicants for a jobs in organizations or companies or firms or community or volunteer-based organization. Those companies with mid- and large-sized operations usually maintain the services of a recruitment agency in its job expansion and recruitment processes.

What are various types and stages involved in a recruitment agency?

A recruitment agency can be one of these main types; as an employment agency, recruitment websites and job search engines, "head hunters" focusing on professional and executive recruitment, and in-house recruitment. On the other hand, a recruitment agency performs the stages of sourcing or finding applicants by posting advertisements or publication as well as screening and selecting possible applicants by using tests or interviews.

How does each type of the recruitment agency work?

The traditional recruitment agency historically set up a physical office and branches where a candidate can visit for a brief interview including an assessment before logged onto the agency's records. This type is manned by recruitment consultants who match up the potential applicant with possible employer. The remuneration to this type of recruitment agency takes two forms; the company pays the recruitment agency a contingency fee once a potential applicant accepts the vacant job and an advance payment serving as a retainer also paid by the company.

When a recruitment agency accesses the website as a tool, it displays two main features: job boards and resume or the curriculum vitae (CV). To be able to maximize this type, softwares are used as a recruitment process to enhance performance of business. The recent type that is fast taking over traditional recruitment agency is the job search engines. This allows the direct search of job seekers into various sites with the goal of providing a "one-top-shop" making it easier for job seekers to find employment. A "headhunter" is a recruitment agency type which is very applicable for mid- and large industries companies. It is usually referred to as a third-party recruiter and is more aggressive than in-house recruiters. An in-house recruitment functions as recruitment agency but within the company structure. The structure within a large organization that acts as a recruitment agency is usually the Human Resources Department.

A recruitment agency in general recruits professionals to unskilled job seekers. This allows the maximization of a recruitment agency to balance the labour force and the employment needs around the world.