Successful job hunting – all haystack and no needle?

Felicity Evans • Feb 04, 2015

It’s a familiar feeling: job hunting online, at the mercy of a less-than-perfect filtering system, only to be confronted with a seemingly endless list of opportunities that really, really aren’t you. Or maybe they are – but somehow you never quite feel you tick all the boxes

And it’s exactly the same for employers: finding that perfect team player with the golden CV can sometimes be trickier than, well, finding a needle in a haystack.

This is where an employment agency with a good track record and, ideally, a specialism in what you do may prove invaluable. If you’re an employer, an agency can make the difference between investing in a rich and productive professional relationship that achieves longevity, or in someone who never reaches their full potential and may well leave in six months, putting you back at square one. If you’re an employee, an agency can be just the expert advocate you need: your dedicated advisor will see your potential, and will fight your corner if he or she thinks you’re right for the post, potentially landing you that job you always dreamed of.

Good agency staff will work on behalf of both clients and candidates to uncover the skills a particular job really needs, making suggestions supported by years of experience – and providing an objective eye. Then there’s the bigger picture, which you may have missed: agencies can spot where adding perhaps one or two more simple requirements to a particular job description means the potential for that role will expand beyond all previous expectations. They can also chat to and get to know a particular candidate, and maybe find that a skill he or she neglected to mention becomes key to their suitability for a job

What does this all boil down to? Well, if the agency is any good, it’s a direct and effective path to successful recruitment, and an end to much time and money potentially wasted due to fruitless searching. Ultimately, filling a post, landing a job you’ll love, should be achieved with the minimum amount of upheaval and expense so everyone involved can just get on with the task of being happy, productive, fulfilled – and profitable!

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