What an Employment Agency Does
Employment agencies are involved in two to four million job placements annually. Because their success is dependent on job winning techniques they have much to offer both the job hunter and the employer.
Only a small fraction of the available jobs ever make it into the classified ad section of the newspaper. Many companies prefer to work with an employment agency instead of placing an ad in the paper. For the employer, the agency screens the applicants and only refers the most qualified job seekers. For the job seeker, the employment agency is a source of jobs not listed elsewhere.
An employment agency can be particularly helpful if you are attempting to move to a different location with your next job. Many agencies have personal contacts in other cities and computerized systems to exchange information. They may be able to give you a head start in your job search in the new city.
In short, an employment agency can help a job seeker improve his or her marketability, learn about job openings not generally announced and save time.
Since a placement service only gets paid when its job seeking client is hired, it provides a wide range of services to see that a match occurs. It will:
- Interview applicants and provide a skilled appraisal of their strengths and weakness in pursuit of employment.
- Review job history resumes and offer suggestions on how they can be most effectively organized and stated.
- Counsel on appearance and conduct for specific job interviews.
- Search actively for positions to suit the needs of the applicants.
- Maintain contact with prospective employers to obtain listings of job openings.
- Serve the personnel needs of client companies.
- Review its files for qualified candidates to fill jobs that are listed with the agency.
- Advertise openings to attract applicants for jobs it cannot fill from its files.
- Provide applicants with specific details regarding a job opening and furnish information about the prospective employer.
