A recruitment agency works on behalf of organisations to help them to fill job vacancies. The agency sources, vets and introduces potential candidates to their clients, who then directly employ their chosen candidate. This is known as permanent recruitment, although many recruitment agencies also provide a temporary worker recruitment service. This is covered in depth in BOP 226, Temping Agency.
Some recruitment agencies specialise in a particular type of permanent recruitment, for example graduate recruitment, or in a particular sector, such as IT or construction. Recruitment agencies are often operated by a sole individual working from home, or they may be run from office premises with staff.
This profile provides information about starting a recruitment agency. It describes the skills required, the training available, the current market trends and some of the key trading issues. It also identifies some of the main legislation which must be complied with and provides sources of further information.
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