The Importance Of Staffing Agencies
LENS Management Group
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What is a staffing agency?
A staffing agency recruits employees for businesses that are seeking to fill certain positions.
They help companies hire for different types of jobs:?temporary?(an assignment with a set start and end date),?temp to hire?(an assignment that’s initially temporary but is used to help an employer determine the temp worker’s long-term fit with the company) and?direct hire?(a permanent position in which the staffing agency acts as a recruiter).?
If the agency doesn’t have a readily available and suitable candidate in its talent pool, it will typically advertise the position on job boards like Indeed and other places where job seekers would likely look. The agency can also reach out directly to suitable candidates through professional platforms like LinkedIn, which allows them to filter search results by keyword, job function, location, industry and more. This approach is particularly effective when hiring a niche specialist with a specific skill set.?
The agency will then accept applications and conduct interviews and a background check if required, just as any other employer would. Once the right candidate is found, that person is hired as an employee of the agency (except in the case of direct-hire positions). The worker’s paycheck and benefits, if offered, are issued by the staffing agency, but the length of employment is determined by the business.?