Making Agencies Work For You
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Personally, I think that the vast
Agencies are an incredibly majority of agencies great. Yes
effective method of they are in it to make money, hey
locating your ideal job or of they are a business. But please
finding temporary work to help don't think they make money from
pay the bills while you/they are you because they don't.
looking for your ideal job.
The way it usually works is that
"But I don't like agencies....." an employer places a vacancy with
Many people refuse to use an agency and the agency is
agencies because of a friends responsible for finding suitable
experience with a particular candidates.
agency. Fine, then don't use that
agency. But equally don't make The agency either gets paid a one
all agencies out to be the same. off fee by the employer for
Don't prejudice your chances of finding someone that the company
finding work because of one actually employs.
experience.
Or.
Have you ever owned a car that
cost you money all the time? The agency is paid a fixed amount
for employing a person or a group
Did you stop owning cars because of people for temporary
they are all bad? positions. The agency pays the
candidate a fixed hourly rate for
Probably not, so why not think work they do on this short term
about agencies as a means to an contract. They are being paid a
end? "finders fee" if you like for
locating suitable people for the
* How agencies work job.
* Making Agencies work for you Week 1 - Talk to the lst agency
You should always remember that every day Monday - Friday, call
if an agency is looking for a job in to see them in person at least
for you, then you are the once. On Wednesday speak to all
customer, they are working for of the other agencies by phone,
you! check in and see if they have
located anything suitable.
Now don't go in there demanding
things :-) but you should be able Week 2 - Talk to the 2nd agency
to chase them a little for the every day Monday - Friday, call
results you want. in to see them in person at least
once. On Wednesday speak to all
The best approach is to locate 5 of the other agencies by phone,
- 10 agencies that you can work check in and see if they have
with easily. Ideally they should located anything suitable.
be located where you can actually
visit them in person on a regular Week 3 - Talk to the 3rd agency
basis. every day Monday - Friday, call
in to see them in person at least
This is important because they once. On Wednesday speak to all
see so many people all the time of the other agencies by phone,
and you should build up a check in and see if they have
relationship with your client located anything suitable.
advisor so that you are in their
mind when a suitable position Week 4 - Talk to the 4th agency
becomes available. every day Monday - Friday, call
in to see them in person at least
Lets say that you have registered once. On Wednesday speak to all
with five agencies. of the other agencies by phone,
check in and see if they have Now when a suitable vacancy turns
located anything suitable. up who do you think they are
going to call first, you or the
Week 5 - Talk to the 5th agency guy who joined the agency the
every day Monday - Friday, call same time as you but who they
in to see them in person at least don't really remember?
once. On Wednesday speak to all
of the other agencies by phone, You can almost guarantee you will
check in and see if they have be called first.
located anything suitable.
* Part time agency work
Then go back to week one again. You may have heard people telling
you that "it is easier to get a
If you have more agencies (say job while you are in work" - well
ten) then you will have to it is true.
contact two of them each day
increasing your chances of Employers tend to think that you
getting an interview. are more reliable and harder
working if you have been employed
Why chase agencies? Many agencies even on short term contracts
use computers to store through agencies.
information about clients, some
still use a rolodex, either way, This is usually because they see
by talking to a person at the that you don't like doing nothing
agency you are making them bring (as they see it). Of course we
up your details, this means that know you have been busy looking
you will be fresh in their mind, for work and that this is a full
it also means that they can see time job in itself. But often
how keen you are to find work. they don't realise this is so.
Working part time like this then I would register with 5 - 10
allows you to earn some money and on day one. What's more, I would
it also allows you to meet other take any temporary jobs that came
people. I know many people who my way though them to help them
found their chosen line of work understand what kind of worker I
by doing agency work. The fact am. This will help you in the
is, you are meeting a lot of long run, believe me, I know.
people, making more contacts and I've been there.
that means you can have more
people helping you to find job Good luck.
leads.
Steve Richards
I have used agencies myself and http://www.911resume.com
if I was ever unemployed again,
About the Author:
Working for a Charity for ex-offenders and the Long Term Unemployed (out of work for more than 6 months), Steve found himself developing skills that got recognised positive results. Sharing his knowledge online at http://www.911resume.com is Steve's way of carrying on that work.
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