In Defence of Recruitment Consultants
By Ed Scrivener
In recent weeks there have been some rather scathing attacks on the recruitment industry. It is a vocation that most people hold only slightly higher than Estate Agents. Much of this vitriol is well deserved, however, the reality is that it is the minority giving the majority a bad name, but as an industry we are determined to shoot ourselves in the foot and not expel these thoughts. I would like to break the stereotype of a recruitment consultant and clearly communicate how an agency works, why you need them and how to use them to your advantage.
Firstly, before approaching an agency it is important to understand exactly what they do, namely:
An agency finds people for jobs, not jobs for people
