A Guide For Employers Choosing an International Employment Agency - How to Tell Good From Bad!

A good international recruiter should be able to advise you in the sort of details that you need to know, explaining what to expect and to help you to make the right decision based on their own previous experience and advice. However, this would happen only if your recruiter is able to source workers from several countries. You need to be aware of the risks in order to take steps to avoid things going wrong. It is advisable to know the background and history of the international employment agent recruiting from overseas. Find out which countries and types of companies they have been supplying etc.

International recruiters can range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Going for the cheapest option can be a mistake, this does not mean that a good overseas recruiter will be the most expensive, but just watch out for those offering a deal that is free or very low cost.

What may be free and low cost to you now could be very expensive for the applicant and bring you unwanted publicity later. If you are a US employers then you really need to be aware of the new rules for the H-2B guest workers program, which clearly states that if these employees have been charged a fee, they will hold the employer accountable and make them repay it

Experience is very important in an International employment agencies ability to recruit, properly advise, guide and lead the employer painlessly through the guest worker program process. Employers should look for an International placement agency who has been working within the Overseas employment opportunities industry for several years, and is of good reputation.

Employers should ask for client testimonials and case studies, and only if they can provide these without delays. then you can be more comfortable of their ability to deliver, as well as checking and testing their background and knowledge to be able to give you the best advice and service. They should also be aware of the laws of the countries they are recruiting from, as this can avoid delays in getting the workers to your country after the visa is issued.

The Philippines for example has the POEA which is set up to protect Philippine workers, and if their rules and documentation requirements are not correctly followed there will be problems getting the people out of the country to start their job in a new country.

These document requirements include that you should get the positions verified at the local Philippines consulate and this will include getting documents notarized, salary confirmed and an undertaking that your business will look after the workers correctly. Other countries will not require such procedures but at the minimum you should be prepared to give a statement to your countries embassy in that country before you get visas undertaking that the info given on the job offer letters and about accommodation is true and correct.

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