Why Job Seekers Should Use A Specialist Recruitment Agency - CareerAlley

Why Job Seekers Should Use A Specialist Recruitment Agency - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill If youre looking for IT sales jobs, computer jobs, web developer jobs, or IT support jobs, its best to use a specialist recruitment agency, as this will give you a head start. Finding a new job is time consuming and if youre already employed but looking for a better job, you just dont have the time to search for jobs, make calls and distribute your CV. As it can take up to six months or more to find the ideal job, its a good idea let a professional recruitment agency handle this for you. Your chances of finding a job increase dramatically if you use a specialist recruitment agency, as they have a greater number of jobs on their books. This is not the case for a general recruitment agency, who may only have one or two jobs in your particular area of expertise. Specialist agencies also have very close ties within the industry. By concentrating on one particular sector, theyre able to devote more time and effort to developing and building relationships with employers to discover exactly what theyre looking for. Specialist recruitment agencies will even make contact with companies that you have identified as being of interest and check to see whether any suitable positions are available. So its a good idea to make a list of companies youd like to work for. An agency has the time, skills, resources and industry knowledge to help you search for the perfect match, and theyre often aware of job positions not publicly advertised. Theyll also share with you useful advice on your future career path and help to make your CV stand out from the crowd. If there are no existing vacancies, theyll often, on your behalf, check to see if a client wouldnt be willing to create a vacancy, presuming the right person is available. Another big plus is that they will help you prepare for interviews, giving you inside knowledge about the job, the company and its culture. Youll have added confidence knowing youre fully prepared and briefed for your interview. A specialist agency saves you a great deal of time and effort by ensuring that a potential employer is genuinely interested in you and that the role and package meets with your approval. They also help negotiate your start date and make sure that you and your employer are on the same page about what to expect from each other. Apart from setting up interviews, they also provide constructive post-interview feedback and, as the employer pays the recruitment agency fees, you benefit from a completely free service. Adam Marsh writes articles relating to careers and job hunting on behalf of Adria Solutions, in Cheshire This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search.Visit me on Facebook