Best Temporary Employment Agencies
Keys to Finding the Good Ones!
The best temporary employment agencies are out there to be found if you know what to look for when you are searching. Here are a few ideas on how to find a good one and how best to work with them.
Common Practices
If you have never dealt with a staffing firm it is a good idea to understand the common practices in the industry. Without telling you everything about staffing, there are some commonly accepted practices that you should learn about like differences between large and small firms, pricing models, what to expect in terms of service and support, etc.
Define Your Needs
To find a good fit for your company, you first need a good understanding of what your company needs in terms of the types of staff, the numbers and your budget. With this knowledge you can help narrow down the list of agencies that fit your criteria.
What is a Good Agency?
Before you can find a good staffing service or temp agency, you need to understand for yourself what you are looking for in a service. Is it primarily driven by Cost? Is it primarily driven by quality choices of candidates? Is it driven by professionalism? Is it driven by knowledge of employment and hiring practices? Is it driven by local knowledge? Or something else like what is your definition of a good temp?
Each of these factors contributes in what you need to look for when searching for the best temporary employment agencies for you! You may want to have a first choice and 1, 2 or more backups for your staffing needs. That is up to you.
The Decision
- Understand common practices
- Determine your staffing needs
- Determine key factors
- Seek Referrals
- Decide
- Train your service to meet your needs.
Final Thoughts
There are two steps we did not cover in the list above. The first was covered in the temp agencies section of this web site. The second is where you can impact your relationship the most. Have a clear understanding of what you are looking to accomplish in using the service and you will go a long way toward success in finding the best temporary employment agencies for your company.
Some things to address:
- The culture in your office, Is it quite, loud, social, professional etc.
- The benefits of working at your company
- Is there an opportunity to for a temp or contract employee to convert to a full time employee?
- Special challenges in your business or marketplace
- Past experiences that you do or do not want to repeat
- How often do you expect updates on open positions?
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The better you communicate with the staffing or temp service the better your relationship and the better your results.
After 20+ years as an engineer in the R&D world, Tom Tassinari found himself in the recruiting world. By adapting the problem solving and process discipline skills of engineering to the recruiting world, he now works with companies on locating and hiring top talent...with his own techie twist.
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