How to be your own Recruitment Agent
Recruitment agencies were formed in order to help companiesfind the right candidatesfor positions that they need to fill. Sometimes recruitment agents are employees of the company itself but most of the time the services they provide are outsourced to companies who specifically offer recruitment services as their primary function.
Recruitment agents follow a series of steps to find, screen, recruit and then orientate new hires to their jobs and this requires extensive knowledge of both the company who is hiring and the position that needs to be filled. It is possible to act as your own recruitment agent however and it simply requires a reversal of roles between yourself and the recruitment company.
Instead of posting your resume on an online site or with a staffing company and then waiting for someone to find you, it may be a better idea to take your future into your hands and do a bit of networking. With the high level of competition in the job market that is present today there are simply too many applicants for companies to look at each one individually and make a decision. This is where the qualifications of arecruitment agentbecome the most vital. These agents find potential workers, screen them based upon their qualifications and pass that information along to a company's Human Resource department so a decision can be made as to whether or not to hire that person.
In order to be your own recruitment agent it is necessary to followall of the stepsthat an agent would take in order to choose someone for a particular job. This begins with a job analysis which determines the duties and responsibilities of a job and what the position entails. Your own ability to perform that job determines the qualifications for that position. When undertaking this research yourself remember to be honest about your limitations and don't put yourself up for a position that may be over your head. In order to find the positions that match your skill set you'll have to do some research into what companies carry out the type of work that you are qualified for, this basically means that you are now screening companies in the same way that they screen applicants.
Once you have found companies that you would like to work for you'll have to find out how they hire new employees and what is the best way to place your resume and application in front of them. If the company in question hires their own employees you may only need to apply directly with them, if they use a staffing service however you will need to find out what company they use and apply with them. If your first attempt fails don't be discouraged and continue to apply with them after each application has expired, with the high level of applicants in the job market today it may take their HR department a little time to determine that you are the right fit for the job.
