Recruitment and Staffing
A major source of employment comes through recruitment agencies and staffing companies. A recruiter at a staffing agency is paid by a business to find employees with certain technical or network connections. Businesses use recruiters and staffing agencies to provide maintain confidentiality in ramping up new ventures or to keep a bit of distance … Keep Reading → between themselves and potential employees. It also removes the business from responding to angry rejected applicants or having to deal with a deluge of resumes. Recruiters often contact employees currently working to see if they are interested in a new challenging position. Being recruited is often considered a compliment that your skills and /or reputation are valued. Even if you do not entertain the recruiter’s offer, it can be used as a negotiating tactic in your next review or request for a raise or promotion. Learn more about the recruiting business and how to use it to your career advantage in this Hub.
