Things to Consider Before Choosing Recruitment Services

Recruitment services can help you take the correct steps when setting out with your career. While deciding on a recruitment agency, you must understand the roles and responsibilities of their services. Here are five things to consider before choosing recruitment services.

A recruitment agency assists you in finding the right job: However, you have to determine the area of work that one is interested in. So the first thing you have to do is to shortlist the companies which are well-established in the recruitment services in your field of interest. Most of these agencies are specialized in their line of work. For instance, an agency dealing with legal firms can be best suited to offer recruitment services to lawyers.

Recruitment firms are industry specific: Additionally, they can be area specific having well-defined domains. You will need to choose these agencies in the area or the line of work which you are targeting to land yourself a suitable job.

The amount of fee that these recruitment agencies: Charge is yet another factor that should be taken into consideration. Most of the agencies are paid by the employer. Sometimes it is related to your compensation negotiated with the recruiter or a fixed charge mutually decided for a specific time frame. It is advisable to research the list of recruitment agencies which are paid by the employers and do not ask for the compensation from employees.

You have to keep in mind the reputation of the recruitment agencies: Some employers are impressed by candidates who are represented by recruiters with high reputation in the market. Try to shortlist a wide array of well-established firms who have earned a name for themselves in the market.

If you choose to work with multiple recruitment agencies: It becomes important to let each one of those know that you are also working with someone else. Otherwise, they may both market your resume to the same employer. This can lead to embarrassing situations and even be an issue when the agency wants to collect their fee.

When you will have a professional recruitment agency representing your profile to the company, it would not only help you get the job but it can also help you negotiate a healthy compensation or remuneration package with the employer.

This article was written by Anchitta A., the Business Development Manager of KTI Consultants. KTI Consultants is an independent executive search, headhunting, and recruitment firm based in Bangkok.