It’s that time of year again — Staffing for Canada Week is back! This annual event serves to recognize the achievements and contributions of those that work through staffing agencies. At Adecco, we celebrate our amazing associates who work with us to deliver exceptional work to our clients all over the country.
Our outstanding temporary associates are the reason for our success. We believe that recognizing our temporary employees for the contributions they make — not just during Staffing for Canada Week, but throughout the year — helps empower workers to truly make a difference within their organizations.
We’re proud to give over 5,000 Canadians the opportunity to carry out important work at top companies every week. That’s why we want to commemorate Staffing for Canada Week by showing you exactly why staffing agencies are useful, how they can help employers and job seekers, and how to use an agency to reach your goals.
Why do companies use staffing agencies?
While companies usually have recruiters and HR staff to help them with their hiring needs, they often struggle to get the talent they need to reach their goals. They could be looking for temporary staff or permanent employees, or they might just need a helping hand with a specific part of the recruitment process like screening or interviewing. That’s where staffing agencies come in.
A staffing agency can assess an organization to establish which departments are short-staffed or in need of new talent and draw up a clear plan of action to find and hire qualified professionals. One of the main advantages of hiring through a recruitment agency is that they’re experts at dealing with hard-to-fill positions that companies would otherwise have a very hard time finding candidates for. Staffing agencies also have large candidate databases that they can pull talent from whenever they need, so companies can save valuable time by partnering with an agency like Adecco.
Why work with a staffing agency?
If you’re a job seeker, staffing agencies can be extremely useful in helping you get on a career path that suits you. The first advantage of working with a staffing agency is the frequently updated job boards that they have. Looking all over the internet for vacancies can be tiring, so having a long list of job openings in your industry on one website can make the whole process easier. Speaking of easy — applying for a job through a staffing agency can usually be done in just a couple of minutes!
If that wasn’t enough, staffing or temp agencies offer all sorts of job benefits that most people would never expect! For example, if you get a temporary job through us at Adecco, you get benefits like health insurance, vacation pay and even discounted health club membership in some locations! If you’re looking for an opportunity to take the next step as a professional, Adecco temp associates enjoy career development and training. Not bad, eh?
Using a staffing agency to find a job
We’ve covered the benefits of partnering with a staffing agency, but how exactly do you work with one? It’s easy — just follow these three simple steps:
1. Apply to work with us
Visit our website, fill out all the necessary information, and submit your application. You’ll be done in just a few minutes Yes, it’s really that straightforward! To get started, click here.
2. Meet your recruiter
Once we’ve reviewed and processed your application, we’ll contact you to learn more about your long-term career goals and to talk about some job vacancies that we think you’d like. We’ll also walk you through the recruitment process so that you know what to expect and what’s required of you as you progress to the next step.
If you need help with your resume, application, or job interview preparation, our expert recruiters are there to help. They’re on hand to make sure you succeed and land a job that’s perfect for you.
3. Start your new job
Once we’ve found a position that matches your skills and experience, we’ll get you ready to start work! Our recruitment experts will keep you informed on your start date, what’s expected of you, and what pay rate you’ll be getting. If you have any issues or questions at any point during your assignment, we’re always available to help you out!
How to tell you’re using a reputable staffing agency
Working with a reputable and trustworthy staffing agency makes all the difference. Firstly, a staffing agency will never charge you for working with them, and this is probably one of the biggest misconceptions about working with temp or staffing firms. Many job seekers mistakenly believe that an employment agency makes its money by taking a cut of the wages you earn from the jobs they place you in. That’s completely untrue. An employment agency makes its money by charging its client (the company they’ve placed you with). That means you get your money — all of it!
If you think you’re working with a staffing agency that doesn’t have your best interests in mind or doesn’t know what they’re doing, look out for these warning signs:
They’re not familiar with your field. A good employment agency will have recruiters who are familiar with the fields for which they recruit. If you meet a recruiter who doesn’t know their – or rather, your – stuff, it could be a sign that the employment agency they work for has sub-par standards and poor business acumen.
They push jobs that simply aren’t for you. If an employment agency is putting their client’s need to fill a particular role over your need to find a job at an organization you’re best suited for, they don’t have your – or their client’s – best interests at heart. Any decent employment agency wants to create a best-fit match, thereby optimizing the benefits both for their clients and their candidates.
They say you’re required to take whatever job they find for you. You are under no obligation to take any job an employment agency presents you. That’s just another myth. If a recruiter says anything insinuating such a thing, you’re in the wrong place!
The bottom line about staffing agencies
Whether you’re an employer or a job seeker, working with an employment agency could help you reach your goals much quicker than if you were doing things on your own. Staffing agencies are an important part of the economy and place thousands of candidates across Canada every single day. At Adecco, we’re proud to be a leader in the staffing and recruitment sector, and we’re happy to celebrate Staffing for Canada Week 2021 alongside our clients and associates.