| Most staffing agencies operates and focus on a | | | | position, the agency might ask the applicant to take a |
| particular sector of the job market, but all functions in | | | | professional skills test, such as a typing test, in their |
| the same way - by providing a service that matches | | | | initial interview. Validating a candidate's skills with a wide |
| the labor needs of their corporate or small business | | | | array of assessments gives a staffing agency an |
| clients with qualified personnel who have the skills that | | | | advantage in matching the right applicant to his/her |
| meet those needs. Ultimately, staffing agencies | | | | dream job and will generally have a database of job |
| manage the human resource needs and requirements | | | | seekers' resumes for future opportunities. |
| of their clients, maintaining and managing thousands of | | | | After the assessment tests, the staffing agency would |
| resumes of job seekers and applicants. | | | | then help the candidate set up a interview with a |
| A staffing agency would first receive a list of | | | | potential employer once the agency has decided they |
| requirements provided by the company and a | | | | paired the right applicant with an open position. There |
| description of the job position they need filled. With the | | | | are two options when the employer is selecting a |
| description at hand, the staffing agency would use the | | | | candidate. The employer can either hire the applicant |
| information and create a job posting, which they would | | | | on a short-term basis or hire him/her directly for a |
| then filter through potential applicants to find the right | | | | permanent position. |
| match for the employer and the employee. | | | | If the employer only wants to hire the applicant on a |
| The main goal for staffing agencies is to match each | | | | temporary basis, they will pay the staffing agency |
| applicant with a job. To achieve this, agencies will first | | | | directly, who then would pay the employee on an |
| interview potential candidates to get to know the | | | | agreed-upon salary until the employee is hired |
| applicants and the type of job they would be most | | | | permanently. Most staffing agencies will charge a |
| befitted for in both long- and short-term positions. To | | | | one-time fee that the client will pay after the |
| determine a candidate's ability to work in a specific | | | | agreed-upon time set by both parties. |