The Use Of A Permanent Recruitment Agency

Written by Adrianna Noton Sunday, 24 April 2011 10:39

Everyone should know why to use a permanent recruitment agency. These companies offer so much to both business and the worker. They match workers to roles in a way that reduces the clients work, and satisfies the employee.

Everyone should know why to use a permanent recruitment agency. These companies offer so much to both business and the worker. They match workers to roles in a way that reduces the clients work, and satisfies the employee.

By accumulating a database of willing workers these employment agencies are able to offer the client a choice of suitable candidates for their available roles. Not only does this save on advertising costs but it also gives the client a small pile of relevant CVs saving them time . Advertising can result in many applications all suitable for the job, but not necessarily the right people.

In this way the HR consulting job is taken over by the permanent recruiting agencies thus saving the company time and money. These businesses usually run temp agencies along side their permanent recruitment and so they have past work records on many of their employees. This allows them to put forward candidates that may not appear to have the relevant skills on their CV but are in fact perfect for the role.

It is that experience and wealth of knowledge that makes the use of an employment agency such an advantage. There are a wide variety of these businesses that find work for people all the time. It is also necessary to use more than one to make sure that the net of compatible matches is as wide as possible.

Temp agencies offer the worker a chance to fill the gap whilst looking for the right job. Because they run along side the permanent recruitment they can be looking for both types of work at once. While people are working on the temp agency books they are building a work record within the agency which in turn allows the agency the chance to find them relevant work.

The businesses make their money in two ways. Through temporary workers they take a percentage of the hourly rate charged to the client. This rate covers the employees rate plus all additional costs the company incurs as an employer plus their cut. When they introduce a suitable permanent worker to the client they charge an introduction fee which is often a percentage of the annual salary.

Of the many permanent recruitment agencies out there, the better ones will have a low staff turnover.The longer staff are in the business the more personal approach they can have towards clients and workers. This enables them to match people with roles using their knowledge of character and work ethics as well as qualifications and experience. Other employment businesses with a high turn over of staff can not offer this extra ability.

This summery should show why using a permanent recruitment agency is so helpful to so many employment agencies companies. They also are an incredible source of work for people whether they want permanent or temporary positions. A good agency can sell you or your position better than you ever could.