Employment Agents
You might have already sought the services of employment agents in looking for a job. Employment agents are those who run or are involved in an employment agency. Employment agents are also the representatives who act on behalf of other persons, organizations, or employment agencies.
The job of employment agents is to find jobs for a person seeking temporary or full-time employment. Employment agents are informed of the prospective job applicant's name, contact numbers, educational qualifications, his or her skills and employment record. With this information, employment agents will have a good idea of the person's background and the work he or she is capable of.
What else do employment agents do?
An interview with a prospective applicant is also important so to know the job seeker's personality, strengths and weaknesses. Employment agents need to get a feel of the person's confidence level with his or her skills. If employment agents find out that the applicant has been out of work for quite sometime, it is the employment agents' responsibility to tell the applicant that he or she can't be too choosy.
Employment agents then call as many companies as they can and ‘sell' the applicant to companies which is on file with the agency. If employment agents manage to find a company who is willing to meet the applicant for a job interview, employment agents call the applicant back and prepare him or her for the interview.
Does the job of employment agents stop here? No. Employment agents suggest how the applicant should dress, what to say, what not to say, and how to behave during the interview.
And how are employment agents paid? They are paid on commission basis if the applicant gets the job. Or in some cases, the applicant is also required to pay employment agents for their services. It's not an easy job. It takes a lot of incredible social skills to be able to sell a job seeker who has limited skills to a company.
Aside from possessing social skills, there are some rules which employment agents have to observe in doing their jobs. Based on Queensland's Private Employment Agents (Code of Conduct) Regulation 2005, employment agents must receive the proper training and accreditation.