Looking for a new professional opportunity can sometimes be time-consuming, especially when you are still working. To speed up the process and make sure you find the job that best suits your profile, the support of a recruitment firm is a real asset. However, it is important to choose the right firm to obtain a service that meets your expectations!
In this article, we share with you all our advice to help you choose the right recruitment firm according to your professional ambitions.
The various recruitment agencies
Before you start looking for your future partner for your professional future, it may be interesting to know the different recruitment agencies that exist on the market. From business models to specialization, there are different types of firms with their advantages and disadvantages.
Specialization
This is the first level of difference between the different firms, whether or not they specialize in the professions, profiles or sectors supported.
The general practice
The general recruitment firm will work on a multitude of positions and sectors to support its clients on a wider spectrum than the general firm.
In practice, generalist firms have the basics of recruitment knowledge, but do not have areas of expertise.
The advantages:
- Access to a massive client network
- Highlighting the candidacy
The disadvantages:
- Poor understanding of specialized profiles
- Mid-level job offers
The specialized firm
The specialized firm will position itself as an expert in the field with a deeper understanding and analysis of the job market in the chosen sector. Generally, this type of firm supports talents with high added value to offer them an evolution in positions of responsibility with their clients.
The advantages:
- Better support
- Good understanding of the position and the challenges
- Qualitative customer book in line with your ambitions
- Interesting job offers
- Valorization of the candidacy and personality
The disadvantages:
- Limited number of vacancies
As you will have understood, the specialized recruitment firm remains the best option if you have particular expertise or if you want to evolve more quickly in positions of responsibility. As for the general firm, it generally allows faster recruitment for basic jobs.
The economic model
This is the second major differentiation between firms. Often less well known on the candidate side, this differentiating point is also important for choosing the right recruitment firm.
The successful firm
This type of practice is based on the most common business model: success. When a candidate is placed with the client, the firm receives a commission in proportion to the remuneration of the new collaborator.
Successful firms therefore have every interest in generating and offering a large number of applications to their clients in order to hope for rapid placement. It is even common for the same profiles to be sent to a large number of client companies to speed up recruitment.
The advantages:
- Fast recruitment
The disadvantages:
- Candidacy drowned in a large volume
- Job offered not always in line with your ambitions
- Numerous simultaneous recruitment processes
- Chronophage
The firm pays the deposit
Less well known to the general public, the installment firm invoices a deposit to client companies from the start of the mission. This allows recruitment consultants to focus on the relevance and alignment of talent to be offered to their clients. Generally, down payment firms will prefer the quality of the application over quantity.
Consultants will take the time to further qualify your application and ensure your professional ambitions before moving forward in the recruitment process with a client. The right profile for the right offer.
The advantages:
- Deeper understanding and exchange
- Optimization of time
- Personalized support
- Valorization of your application
- Offer in line with the candidate's profile
The disadvantages:
- Fewer deals available
Points of vigilance
To choose the right recruitment firm, it is important to be vigilant on various points according to your ambitions.
The posture
The position of the firm is decisive for your job search. For example, a young and very friendly firm will have more difficulty in approaching key account clients, so closing the doors to these opportunities for you.
A firm that adopts an expert and professional posture will be able to more easily assist you in this type of business by becoming a real trusted partner for your professional future.
It is therefore important to explore this point from the first exchanges with the consultant to be sure to direct you to the right interlocutor.
Reputation
Reputation is an element that can be verified quite easily thanks to the various rating tools that exist today on the Internet. The first tip is to type the name of the firm into the Google search bar to check the reviews and information that comes up about the firm.
It is also possible to take a look at the various social networks to get a global vision of the firm's reputation.
The contact
Recruiting jobs are above all human jobs, so it is essential to pay attention to the quality of contact with the consultant. Is he really listening? Did he take the time to understand what I was looking for? Is it available if needed?
These are all points that are important to check for a good collaboration.
Our little advice: It is sometimes difficult to form a first opinion via Linked In contact requests. Give consultants the opportunity to talk to you by phone before formalizing your feelings.
Who is Job2bedone?
Job2bedone is a payroll recruitment firm specialized in sales, marketing, exports and support functions in France and abroad.
For more than 15 years, we have been supporting talents with high added value in their professional development on C-level functions.
Talk now with our recruitment consultants and start your new professional adventure!
