What is a staffing agency, and how does it work? Whether you call it a staffing agency, an employment agency, a recruitment firm, or something similar, you are referring to the same type of business; a staffing agency is an unemployed person’s best friend! In a nutshell, staffing agencies find jobs for unemployed individuals, and find workers for hiring companies. The variation in the firms’ names reflect the industry and types of clients each firm caters to.

The idea of going to a staffing agency to ask them to help you find a job has been around for more than 100 years! During the early days, staffing agencies were few and far in between. Today, there are thousands of agencies across America, with the biggest ones reaching revenue heights of 10 to 20 billion dollars! The Dallas Metroplex alone has close to 1000 recruiting offices!!

Whether you are looking for work as an engineer, a forklift driver, a machinist, receptionist, a business analyst, or anything in between, a staffing agency can help. Each agency specializes in certain area(s) of employment. Some agencies only place nurses to work, others, engineers. Some specialize in finding accountants, others, sales professionals, machinists, warehouse managers, general laborers. You get the point. Whatever area of work you are looking in, rest assure that there’s an agency out there that could help you!

Continue reading future articles to find out how you can best take advantage of the services of staffing agencies.

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