Recruitment agencies are not job placement agencies. If you seek that service – that is, someone to find a job for you, then, the Job Services Network is the best place to register and find work. These job service network agencies are government funded and specifically subsidized, and set up to find unemployed people jobs.
They are paid on outcomes, that is, placing people in employment.
On the other hand, Recruitment agencies and temping agencies are private Enterprises that charge a recruitment or hire fee to employers, for sourcing and screening the best staff for their needs.
Recruiters do not actively seek jobs for candidates instead they work for Employers to source the perfect fit for their vacancy, their business needs and their work-culture. To survive and thrive Recruitment agencies MUST work for the employer as a priority customer. Unless the employer gains the best staffing for their business, the recruitment agency will NOT be in business for very long!
It’s important that expectations from job seekers are realistic and that they understand what it means to register with a recruitment agency , and how best to deal with recruiters. Recruitment consultants are the “middle” people who broker skills and experience from an applicant to an employer. This brokering only happens if the candidate/applicant meets the requirements of the vacancy. Once the recruiter reads resumes and applications, and assess employment history, experience and skills against the criterion that is requested from the employer. If they believe that the candidate has merit, they will refer them to their client, the employer.
When dealing with Recruiters, it is advantageous to know that they may not be able to secure employment for you. They can only refer you and hope that the employer shortlists you to interview. Then of coarse, it’s up to you to win the Employer over! So how is the best, better way to deal with a Recruitment Agency – here are a few helpful tips!
1)Make a call – ask question
When you see an advertised job with the Agency, make a phone call to them and ask more questions on the job role. Don’t make the mistake of raving about yourself at this time and talk about how good you are for the position. The Agency will rely on your written application from the outset, therefore your verbal “trumpeting” will not have impact unless it’s a job that is rare and hard to full! You can “sell” your skills better in your written application, if you have more relevant & vital information!
2) Adapt your application
Write your application fresh with the job advertisement, and notes from the previous phone call close at hand. Address the criterion, and check that your resume also contains key words and skills as highlighted in the advertisement. For example, if the advertisement asks for 2 years experience, and you have this, make sure it is clear to any reader. Eliminate non-relevant data from your resume. Align and marry the skills-set up with the advertisement.
3) Seek Professional advice
Lost and frustrated by the lack of job interviews? Consider seeking professional advice and obtain a resume review. It could be simply that your own document/resume is way too familiar to you and you are understandably “too close” to the subject. You may not be able to have the employer or reader’s perspective. Sometimes an objective third party can help here. Seek advice. If your application is not yielding you a job interview… then it’s not a good resume. Simple as that!
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