Temporary staffing agencies are those staffing firms that provide staffing solutions to their client’s personnel problems by providing a short-term work force consisting of skilled workers or employees that are available at a short notice. The temporary staffing agencies are helping organizations in filling up their vacant job positions for a day or couple of weeks when the permanent employee is on sick leave or on vacation. The positions may remain vacant even for a longer period such as training or maternity leave where the actual employee intends to return and the company trying to preserve the position without losing productivity.

The temporary staffing agencies do face problems when placing temporary workers or employees as per their client’s directions and requirements. The main three problems or obstacles include the following ones that are explained below for the benefit of readers.

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The Contract staffing services involve a co-employment relationship where a staffing firm supplies staff to their client company for a specific function and time and at a specific hourly rate. These contract employees have certain technical or professional skills and are usually employed by the concerned staffing agency but work at and are supervised by the “Client Company” of the staffing firm. The job length under this type of staffing service is typically of three to twelve months but may extend for about 2 years or even longer depending upon the project of the client company. wpautop

Headhunters also called recruiters are the people who literally search for candidates for filling up the executive positions of their client organization. Not all recruiters are headhunters nor these headhunters always search for executives. The headhunters’ client is always an organization and never an individual. Choosing a competent headhunter requires thorough investigation on the part of the organization before it decides to work with the concerned headhunter. Headhunters are usually paid by client organizations either on retainer or on contingency basis. wpautop

Permanent staffing in simple terms can be defined as those employees who are on the rolls of the employer for over a long time. The permanent staffing involves hiring the candidates to work as employees on permanent basis. These employees are liable for every benefit offered by the company (employer) and are generally entitled for retirement policies, medical benefits, gratuity policies followed by the concerned company. The requirement for employing employees on a permanent basis is the first and foremost priority of all organizations to run their businesses smoothly and successfully. wpautop

Headhunters or recruiters as they are popularly known are those people who specialize in the recruitment of staff at the middle level and top-level management hierarchy. Headhunters are involved in proactively recruiting top performers who might not be willing for a sudden change and who are highly skilled and yet resourceful. The recruitment of such people would help the client organization to succeed in long run or recruitment of these skilled personnel would provide a competitive advantage for the organization. wpautop

An employment agency in ordinary words may be defined as an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people. An employment agency in other words works to match employers with suitable employees. Employment agencies are of two types – Some agencies are privately owned and the other one are sponsored by the government either respective state/federal governments or by both. wpautop

Permanent staffing requirements are on up trend with fastest growth occurring in technical and professional occupations. The permanent job outlook in 2012 was somewhat lower than 2011 adding about 1.3 million job positions up till now when compared with 2011 when it was 1.5 million jobs. It is estimated that about 9 million jobs disappeared during the recession. The job opportunities being created this time are quite different from the ones that were lost during recession. Many of the jobs are created at the higher level and lower level positions but not for middle level management positions. wpautop

Recruitment agencies are now part and parcel of employment sector that are providing valuable services to both the job seekers and the employers in fulfilling their respective needs. The recruitment agencies employ recruitment consultants and these consultants work on behalf of the employers who are also known as the agencies client. The aim of these agencies is to find the prospective employees or jobseekers to fill in their client vacancies. wpautop

A professional staffing agency is usually engaged in the acquisition of professionals on behalf of their clients either on permanent basis or on temporary or on flexible basis. The professional staffing agencies concentrate their attention primarily on placing the best available candidate with appropriate employers. In addition to supplementing the direct hire processes to their clients, these professional staffing agencies offer important benefits. A good professional staffing agency can prove to be a valuable resource and adhere to a long term business relationship. The other advantages include providing insights into the labor trends, local market activities and industry specific information that the client organization may not have at their disposal. wpautop

Headhunters in simple terms can be defined as a corporation or individual providing employment recruitment services for jobs that require high levels skills and/or offering high pay structure. Headhunters are also referred to as an executive recruiter or executive searcher who may act aggressively to find talent by looking at the client organization’s competitors’ employees. Headhunters working on behalf of a firm usually filter the employees based on their skill levels. It may also happen that some individuals may contact a headhunter to submit their resume or CVs’ for the position that the Headhunters is looking for. wpautop