Job Placement Agencies
are great resources for both employers and job seekers. Find work or workers
today! Search nationwide for an employment agency near you.
ABOUT EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES
Employment agencies assist job seekers and employers in
matching suitable candidates to open jobs. 2.96 million people per day
are employed by staffing companies. 11.4 million temporary and
contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a
year. 79% of staffing employees
work full time, virtually the same as the rest of the work force. http://www.americanstaffing.net/statistics/facts.cfm
TEMPORARY AGENCIES
Generally hire and pay their own workers,
where by other companies, in need of short-term workers, contract with
the temporary agency to send qualified temps, on assignment to work. A
temporary agency worker is the paid employee of the temporary agency,
not of the company in which they are placed. Advantages include flexible hours, ease in hiring,
and comparable weekly pay, temp agencies offer many solutions for job
seekers. The disadvantages of working for a temp
agency are few but include; lack of benefits, employers may not consider
temporary work as acceptable if included on a resume, and employers can
ask that the temp not return for any reason. Many temporary agencies specialize
in a particular profession or field of business such as nursing or accounting.
Temporary workers may go on to become permanent employees, and gain a
varied amount of experience and skills.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
Recruiting agencies specialize in finding the best qualified
candidates for specific types industries. Unlike temp agencies, recruitment
firms usually specialize in the permanent placement of executives, managers,
and professional specialists in their respective industry. Advantages for job seekers who use a recruitment
agency include; access to good quality jobs in a variety of fields that
are not advertised publicly, so they actively work and prepare with job
seekers to help them get the job. Advantages for employers include; only receiving
resumes of qualified candidates so they do not waste time, recruiters can
perform much of the hiring process, including the background, credit, past
employment and reference checks.
