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The recruitment industry

The recruitment industry has four main types of agencies. Their recruiters aim to channel candidates into the hiring organisation’s application process. As a general rule, the agencies are paid by the companies, not the candidates. The industries practice of information asymmetry and recruiters' varying capabilities in assessing candidate quality produces the negative economic impacts described by The Market for Lemons.

Traditional recruitment agency

Also known as a employment agencies, recruitment agencies have historically had a physical location. A candidate visits a local branch for a short interview and an assessment before being taken onto the agency’s books. Recruitment Consultants then endeavour to match their pool of candidates to their clients' open positions. Suitable candidates are with potential employers.

Remuneration for the agency's services usually takes one of two forms:

* A contingency fee paid by the company when a recommended candidate accepts a job with the client company (typically 20%-30% of the candidate’s starting salary), which usually has some form of guarantee, should the candidate fail to perform and is terminated within a set period of time.
* An advance payment that serves as a retainer, also paid by the company.
It may still be legal for an employment agency to charge the candidate instead of the company, but in most places that practice is now illegal, due to past unfair and deceptive practices.


Online recruitment websites

Such sites have two main features: job boards and a résumé/Curriculum Vitae (CV) database. Job boards allow member companies to post job vacancies. Alternatively, candidates can upload a résumé to be included in searches by member companies. Fees are charged for job postings and access to search resumes.

In recent times the recruitment website has evolved to encompass end to end recruitment. Websites capture candidate details and then pool then in client accessed candidate management interfaces (also online). Key players in this sector provide e-recruitment software and services to organisations of all sizes and within numerous industry sectors, who want to e-enable entirely or partly their recruitment process in order to improve business performance.

The online software provided by those who specialise in online recruitment helps organisations attract, test, recruit, employ and retain quality staff with a minimal amount of administration.

Online recruitment websites can be very helpful to find candidates that are very actively looking for work and post their resumes online, but they will not attract the "passive" candidates who might respond favorably to an opportunity that is presented to them through other means. Also, some candidates who are actively looking to change jobs are hesitant to put their resumes on the job boards, for fear that their current companies, co-workers, customers or others might see their resumes.Inspired Selections provide a wide range of staffing services to a total array of national and local clients. From finding permanent employees, to supplying entire locum workforces. We all know finding the right people at the right time can be a major challenge in today's competitive market however, with the experience and expert knowledge of our specialist divisions, we can identify the leaders in the market place most suited to each of our clients.

About the Author

The Inspired Selections Group is a leading provider of staffing solutions with established operations in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The Group operates through three key Divisions targeted towards specific recruitment needs within the Optical Jobs & Pharmaceutical recruitment.

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