When we face the problem of finding a new job, the question immediately arises, go to the recruitment agency or look for work itself? On the one hand, the search for work through a recruitment agency is convenient - in addition to selecting a suitable vacancy, it will assist in the preparation of a resume and help prepare for an interview with the employer. But there is another side to the question, quite often you can hear negative feedback from those applicants who used the services of recruitment agencies for recruitment. Most often these are complaints about the failure of the agency to fulfill its obligations, quite simply, the deceit of the applicant. So how can you protect yourself and not run into scammers and how do HR agencies work?
Types of recruitment agencies for recruitment
Wishing to start looking for work through a recruitment agency, it is worth knowing about their varieties. Because it is on the type of agency that determines the prospects for your employment.
- Personnel recruitment agencies or recruiting companies. Such organizations cooperate with the employer, selecting the employee in accordance with the application. The services of these organizations are paid by the employer, and for the applicant they are free. But they will find you a job only if they meet the requirements of the employer company, it is important for the recruitment company to provide the client with employees, and not to employ the applicant.
- Agency for the employment of personnel. These companies are aimed at meeting the needs of job seekers, but also those who are looking for work pay for their services. Usually the payment is divided into 2 parts - an advance payment and a final settlement, which occurs after employment. Here is the expanse for swindlers, the agency can take money from the applicant for providing a list of open vacancies with phones taken from the Internet. That is, in fact they do not cooperate with the organizations and will not render you any help in finding a job. But this does not mean that such agencies are completely unscrupulous, there are reliable companies that are engaged in employment for several years.
- Headhunting agencies (we will not be interested). They are busy recruiting high-quality specialists, often top managers on the application of the company.
In which recruitment agency to apply?
How different recruitment agencies work is now clear, but which one to choose? In order not to be mistaken with the choice of an employment agency (services you pay), pay attention to the following points.
- Apply to reliable recruitment agencies that exist on the market for several years. Unreliable agencies usually do not exist for long. Another indicator of reliability can be the advertisement of the company, it should be stable for at least 3-4 months.
- Vacancies should be specific, with a minimum list of requirements and working conditions. Pay attention to the amount of wages, if the level of wages in your region is much less than the proposed one, then this is the reason to suspect the agency of bad faith.
- Call the agency and specify the terms of service. If you find it difficult to name a clear scheme of cooperation, then this is also an occasion for doubt.
- The size of the initial contribution to employment agencies is significantly different. Choose companies where it is small. And it's not about saving. If the initial fee is small, it means that the agency is interested in your employment,
hoping to get you the full price. But with a large first installment, the recruitment agency will not have the motivation for recruiting you vacancies. - Carefully read the contract. It should not be for the provision of information or assistance in employment, but for a specific service. For example, the agency under the contract should offer you 6 suitable vacancies for a month from the beginning of cooperation. It is desirable that the minimum number of proposals be written, and the maximum number of vacancies is not stipulated. Also, the contract should not pay for different areas of activity, and the contract should also stipulate the conditions for the return of funds, if the agency can not employ you.