Recruitment agencies are dedicated to promoting job opportunities. Their work is limited to promoting jobs, they do not carry out direct hiring and are only in charge of searching for and selecting candidates who meet the required conditions.
Both private and public corporations can hire and delegate talent search and selection functions to an employment agency. The purpose is that it assumes the responsibility of choosing the best professional profiles for a given vacancy.
Therefore, this is an intermediary service in which they supply temporary employees to companies or third parties. In the selection processes they also verify that the data of the applicants are real, in addition to applying the technical, psychological and medical tests, if applicable.
It should be noted that some of them work non-profit, as they fulfill a social mission or are part of a government program. Others charge for their placement services, even to the candidate, although this practice is becoming less common.
WHAT DOES A RECRUITMENT AGENCY DO?
- Reduce the costs of the human resources area.
- Respond quickly to increases or decreases in labor demand.
- Find and properly profile candidates.
- Avoid the points of loss of candidates during the search and selection processes.
- Find the right candidates for specialized positions.
- Design attractive job offers, in such a way that it is an organization where people want to work, and with a structured business culture.
- Optimize time in hiring, which does not mean finding positions quickly, but rather finding the right profiles in the shortest possible time, some positions may take longer to fill than others.
BENEFITS OF RECRUITING THROUGH AN AGENCY
Optimize time
Although most employees give at least two weeks' notice before resigning, some do so on the spot or have to be terminated quickly. When this happens, your small organization can lose productivity if the vacant position is not filled on time, and the remaining employees can also resent when they have to deal with additional responsibilities for an extended period of time.
Less money
Some small business owners are hesitant to use employment agencies because they don't want to pay a steep commission. However, getting employees through an agency can actually save you money in many areas that you may not have considered.
Less work
Small businesses don't usually have large human resources departments with dedicated recruiters. Your human resources manager may have many duties, including payroll, benefits, and hiring, and may have to spend days sifting through unqualified resumes to find among them potential candidates to interview and select.
Wide variety of jobs
Employment agencies often have a larger number of jobs that need to be filled quickly. Some tend to work with large companies that only hire through agencies, so they may offer exclusive jobs. Because of this relationship they have built with companies and hiring managers, it is possible to get a job that you could not otherwise get on your own. However, you will pay a cost for this benefit.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND TRENDS TO FOLLOW FOR ONLINE RECRUITMENT?