A Helpful Guide To Choosing On-line Recuritment Agencies

By: Arthur Manford Chambers III

Selecting good recruiting agencies depends on what you want from the experience. Recruiting agencies are listed in the phone books and online, so they aren’t hard to locate. There are many things to consider when choosing your personal recruiting agency. While most agencies are reputable, there can be those that are an unnecessary waste of your time or an outright scam. Learn how to discriminate between those agencies that can help you in your career advancement and those that should be avoided.

One scam to stay away from when looking for the best recruitment agencies, are those that require you to pay the entire fee. This can be a scam for people who pose as recruiters, but instead charge you fees for their services. You should never pay the entire fee for any recruiting agency. They may sometimes charge a subscription fee to view a listing, but typically there are so many that offer this service for free, why pay for it? Employers are fine with paying reputable recruiters to find them good talent.

Other recruiting agencies that you want to avoid are ones that gives you too many interviews. This may appear to be a good thing, until you understand that you are being used as filler and many of the interviews were not even close to your qualifications. Some agencies are paid by the interview, so the more people they schedule for interviews, the more they profit. Your interviews should be exactly close to your qualifications and you should have a good possibility of getting hired, otherwise they don't need to send you in the first place.

Also, stay away from recruiting agencies that want references before an interview. A lot of recruiters make their money by networking. Sometimes that networking is accomplished by obtaining names from their present clients. If you are asked for references before an interview is even set up, they may be fishing for other talent, not necessarily you.

When you come across the recruitment agency that you believe to be the appropriate match for you, make sure that your recruiter is really trying to place you . If you don't get a phone call after you've chosen an agency, you are most likely not being marketed. You still need to do your own investigating and use the recruiter as one option you are thinking about.

You also need to think about what you want long-term. There are recruitment agencies that specialize in short-term contracts only. It's up to you to choose if you want to take this kind of job. Once you start to contract, it can sometimes become the only kind of employment you find. If you want a more long-term career and are not in financial hardship, wait for a job with benefits and a long-term future.

Remember these steps and learn to stay away from career paths that lead to no where. Taking the time to look over what's available beforehand will insure that you advance in your career, using the opportunities available to you through recruitment agencies.

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Arthur Manford Chambers III is a career planner and writer who enjoys sharing tips on working with recruitment agencies and offers extensive free career guides, and a free career training "special report". Plus you can download the author's new career handbook on his website www.career-recruitment.com

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