Gaining Experience
One of the main reasons to turn to a staffing agency to help you to find a job when you plan to change careers is because you will get work experience that is so vital. Most employers do not want to hire someone who is applying for a job that may not have any experience in the field. By working with a staffing agency, you are able to tell these professionals what your job skills are (not just your work experience) so you can find the job that is right for you.
Then, you can be placed in a company that needs those job skills. Again, your work experience is less of a factor because the hiring manager for the staffing agency knows you have the job skills to do the job. This gives you the experience you need. Even if it is limited for a set amount of time, you are still getting very valuable work experience. Over time, this can help you to land the job that you want.
The job market in the United States and other developed nations has evolved in recent years as the world has shrunk. Outsourcing manufacturing and production work isn't a strictly American practice. European nations are doing it, and so are many of the stronger economic powers in the Middle East. Great Britain has gone from a major manufacturing hub to a nation of white collar management jobs and low income, unskilled labor positions. Meanwhile, here at home, job prospects for recent college graduates are few and far between. That's why the services of a staffing agency are becoming increasingly important. If you don't have someone doing the footwork for you, your chances of landing a good-paying job in any country are almost non-existent.
Why Should My Company Hire You?
If you think about it, that hour-long first interview boils down to one simple question. Why exactly should any prospective employer hire you? For that matter, why would anyone even grant you an interview? There are hundreds of candidates for that position you're applying for. Why should you be any different from any of the others? Your job as the person looking to secure a position is to make yourself look as interesting as possible from the moment you apply. This isn't like days gone by when every applicant would be interviewed. There's a screening process now. Do you know how to get through it? A staffing agency does.
Evaluating Your Needs as an Employer
Let's look at the other side of the employment coin. Imagine you're the one with the job to give. If you're running a company that is able to offer new jobs for the first time in a while, you might want to evaluate your needs before you start posting to classified sites and running help wanted ads in the newspapers. It's not like you have to hire the first available "warm body with a pulse" like you did in the 90's. There are hundreds of unemployed warm bodies who are qualified for the job you're offering and dozens more who are overqualified but will take it just to get back to work. How do you bring that number down to a manageable pool? A staffing agency can help you.
