Recruitment And Its Role Within Your Job Search

As you scour the want ads you may come across an ad that stops you in your tracks "Job Fair". Is it possible? After you have spent all of your time looking for a job, they are just going to call you in and give you one on the spot? While recruitment may play a viable part of your job search, there are a few things you should understand about this process.

First, there are actually two forms of recruitment that may be beneficial for you: individual companies recruiting for themselves or agencies that recruit for various sources. Individual companies may hold job fairs or recruitment meetings to hire candidates to new positions, usually on a large scale. However, recruitment agencies, or employment agencies, are typically used to fill a wide range of positions.

When it comes to individual companies recruiting positions, it is usually done on a large scale. For example, a large company may need 25 positions filled. This is an ideal scenario for a job fair or recruitment meeting. Small offices sometimes recruit also when they want to screen a large number of applicants in a short period of time. However, something you should watch for is recruitment meetings that are less than honest in the position being filled. Sometimes, less desirable independent contractor positions are billed as "great job opportunities", when in fact they are commission positions that are not actually employment.

You should also understand that a lot of people usually attend these events and you are not guaranteed a position. Just because they are filling 25 positions does not mean much if 400 people show up for interviews. Also, companies with high turnover rates and poor employment statistics usually find themselves in need of this type of recruitment to fill positions quickly. You have to wonder why there is such a high turnover rate.

On the other hand, recruitment or employment agencies are another option. These agencies are particularly useful as they typically service various companies and have a plethora of opportunities. However, you will also be competing against a lot of people for the same positions.

While recruitment meetings and agencies may be a useful part of your job search, they should only be a part of your search. You may not want to completely rely on recruitment to find a desirable position. You will do better not to limit yourself and to take advantage of all sources of employment.

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