A recruitment agency is an organization that helps employers find the best candidates for fulfilling the various vacant positions. For job seekers, recruitment agencies act as a medium between the job seekers and employers to enable job seekers to find the most desirable role that matches their skills and knowledge.
The roles and tasks of recruitment agencies are different for organizations and job seekers.
For employers or organizations, recruitment agencies:
• Manage the process of identifying, hiring, and engaging the right candidates.
• Streamline the hiring process by screening the candidates and introducing these to the organization.
In working for organizations, recruitment agencies help them save a lot of time, money, and resources that otherwise go wasted in screening candidates and then finding the perfect match. Recruitment agencies have contracts with organizations to handle their hiring process.
This is how the recruitment agency works for organizations:
When a new position comes up, the recruitment agency contacts the company to understand the job description and what the requirements of the organization are in terms of the best candidates. Once the requirements are finalized, the recruitment agency scans its database to find the potential candidates who fit the job description and organization requirements.
Once this match is found, a preliminary interview and screening of the candidates is done to find out if the candidate would meet the expectations of the organization. The recruitment agency also identifies the qualifications of the candidate and what skillset the candidate possesses. Once the recruitment agency finds the screened candidate suitable for the job role, it sets the final interview of the candidate with the organization to further the hiring and recruitment process.
For job seekers, this is what recruitment agencies do:
• They register job seekers along with all essential details.
• They understand the type of job that the job seeker is looking for and what knowledge and skills the job seeker possess.
• The recruitment agencies may also make an extra effort in preparing resumes for candidates.
The recruitment agencies have several jobs listed from across sectors in their database and scan these for the job seekers, helping them find the best one. In doing so, the recruitment agencies ensure that they keep in mind the needs and requirements of job seekers and help them approach the organization where suitable roles for the job seekers are available.
