Why Should You Use A Recruitment Agency?

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A recruitment agency will work as the middle man between you and any companies you are looking to gain employment with.  When a job opportunity arises the agency will find the best people they have on their books and put them forward for the role.

A recruitment agency can specialise in any work-related industry.  They will receive a job description from a company that have a specific role to fill, which will lead to the agency drawing up a shortlist of suitable candidates and their CV’s from everyone they have on their database.

The prospective employer will then pick the CV’s that take their fancy and ask the agency to set up interviews with these selected people.

Using a recruitment agency, whether you are in London, Bristol or Manchester, can be a very useful tool to have.  Not only will you be looking for work yourself (as people usually do) but you will have a specialised agency helping you out as well.

When we say specialised, we not only mean that in the sense that job hunting is their profession, but in the sense that they specialise in specific industries.  You won’t have to look hard to find leisure, building and catering recruitment agencies all over the UK.

Not only do agencies have a good knowledge of employers they work with, a reputable agency will help you out prior to any meetings or interviews, handing out tips and advice.

They can also ‘sell’ your abilities to the prospective employer.

It is important that you realise a recruitment agency should be used as part of a job hunt – you shouldn’t simply rely on them to find you a job.

If you decide you want to work with an agency to try to find a job, then you will need to set up a meeting with someone at the agency.  This meeting will involve a basic chat so they can get to know you, what you like and what you are hoping to find.

You will also leave a copy of your CV for them to put on to their database and you will then be contacted once a job opportunity arises.

The length of time you have to wait to receive that call depends on your relevant experience and knowledge when jobs come up; obviously, the more experience and knowledge you have, the more likely you will be to receive that phone call you are waiting for.

A good tip is to call the agency once a week to let them know of your ongoing availability and then you can check if any new positions have become available recently.