Recruitment Agencies have become very important with the passing time. Now a day both the employer and the job seekers are busy. In order to save both money and time they prefer to take advantage of the service provided by a recruitment agency since it bridges the gap between the employer and the job seeker.

The history of recruitment agency goes back to as early as 1893 when the first Engineering Agency was opened by Fred Winslow in the United States. Recruitment agency is beneficial for both the job seeker and the employer. But it is more beneficial for the job seeker because the agency does not ask for any fee from them. Rather it charges the employer.

Recruitment Agency offers a number of benefits for the job seeker such as it will save your time as you don’t need to go through the classifieds or search job online or directly visit a company to apply for a job. The agency will send your CV to many employers and it doesn’t cost you the postal charge as well. In fact many of the agencies also help you to prepare your CV, which is very importance because it leaves an impression on the employer’s mind.

The agency will find a job that matches your profile. Instead of going for a general recruitment agency you can choose agency that has specialization in your sector. For example if you want a construction job you can go for a Construction Recruitment Agency. Similarly there are Legal Recruitment Agencies, Media Recruitment Agencies, IT Recruitment Agencies, Sales Recruitment Agencies and so on.

When you reach the employer through a recruitment agency it will offer you feedback about your performance in the interview. The employer will contact you through the agency only and not through any other source.

A recruitment agency is no less beneficial for the employer. If a company can find ideal person for the vacant post through an agency it does not need to invest money on a recruitment department. A recruitment agency always finds candidates with the perfect profile matching the job requirement.

Thus recruitment agencies benefit both the job seeker and the employer.