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Do Employment
Agencies Assist You
...Or the Company?
Although there is no magic list of employment agencies (or staffing
agencies), some are better than others.
I would have paid a pretty penny to find that ideal company which would
guarantee me my dream job.
The problem was, I could not find one.
Here are some tips on what to look out for.
- If you choose to use a professional agency, do
your homework.
- Determine what the costs (if any) will be.
- Figure out whether or not you have to sign an
"intent" letter.
- This
may require you to use only one service for a set period of time.
- Staffing and employment help are common at job fairs.
- Before accepting services from an employment
agency, I would recommend
a face to face meeting, if possible.
- A visit to the organization's
office will allow you to do a little background check before committing
to anything.
- I would want to know who I'm dealing with.
- Are they interested in
helping me out?
- Or are they focused on helping the company
they
represent?
- This is true for online recruitment agencies
as well.
One piece of career advice I received while job hunting was...most
staffing agencies get paid a fee by a company for finding ideal
candidates.
Meaning...if they hire you, they receive a fee from the
employer. Makes sense to me. But be cautious of companies that want
your money up front without providing any service.
The
traditional staffing agency assists job seekers in finding work. Some
firms charge the job seeker, so be sure to clarify, upfront, if there
is a fee.
Others are paid by the employer. In most cases,
Personally speaking, I would not suggest using an agency that charges
the job seeker. There are too many free ones out there that are
"on your side".
If headhunters, recruiters and employment agencies
are not providing you
the service you need, you may want to seek one or more career
advisors
for assistance.
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