Recruitment Companies
Recruitment in general is a procedure whereby a company that requires staff hires the services of another company to select appropriate employees based their skills and attributes. Many smaller companies rely on filling vacancies by recruiting friends or contacts of existing employees of the company. Or they may advertise in the local media, such as newspapers and magazines.
Human Resource Software
For larger companies, this is not always practical, as it may not be possible to fill large numbers of positions through contacts of existing employees and in-house advertising. In this case, medium to large sized businesses will enlist the help of a local or national recruitment agency, often working alongside their own personnel or human resources department.
For a modern recruitment agency, whether it be a more traditional recruitment business with premises in the local high street or the local town, recruitment software is now something of a necessity.
Recruitment Procedure
The typical recruitment company procedure will begin by discussing the vacancy or vacancies with the client. Nailing down accurate information about the vacancy to be filled is the first step in successfully filling that position. Following on from this, the recruitment company may pursue a number of avenues to fulfill the role, including, as mentioned before, local or national newspapers, magazines, websites, and as is becoming more common these days, posting the vacancy on the recruitment company's own website.
From the candidates' applications and CV's, the recruitment company will run through their own selection process. A candidate's aptitude for a particular role will be graded depending upon the skills required for that role, whether that be typing speed, or knowledge of particular applications or programs such as Microsoft Office. Certain positions may require in-depth psychometric testing, along with personality tests, and maths, language and reasoning tests.
Filling the Vacancy
The candidate may then be required to attend an interview with the client for further assessment, and assuming the recruitment procedure was sound, a reasonable percentage of potential candidates should be offered positions with the client.
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