Overview of Job Consultants' Role

Going through the article, you will have clear idea about the role of placement agencies in India along with qualities.

It is not possible for employers to believe on job portal or newspaper for posting a vacancy. The employers have familiarity that job seekers contact third party, a placement agency, along with newspapers and job portals. So, the companies take services from recruitment consultancy. In order to know the role of recruitment agencies keep reading. 

Job consultant's role from employer's viewpoint
At the time of job opening, companies take support from placement consultants. These agencies maintain their database of candidates searching jobs and conduct in-depth research for finding the suitable candidates. The consultants also hunt on online job portals for right candidates' resumes that can match with the job profile. Recruitment agencies in India do first screening of job seekers' profiles and schedule the interview at the company having openings. 

Placement agent's role from job seeker's point of view
The interaction between jobseeker and placement agent starts in ways like the agents inform the candidates looking for a job or the job seekers contact placement agent with which they are registered for getting information about the vacancy. The recruitment agencies can raise the chances of candidates coming in contact with the company having job openings. With the support of these placement consultants, the job seekers remain updated with current requirements of the sector of their interest based on their qualifications and skills. 

Qualities of good placement agencies 
You, as a job seeker, have to interact with recruitment agencies at primary stage in selection process or as an employer have taken services from placement agencies for hiring process. So, it becomes essential to know the qualities of placement agencies you have handed over your job. You should have idea about to indentify the best recruitment agency. 

• The consultant should have better communication as well as inter-personal skills
• It should have capability to measure potential candidate's aptness for a particular job role
• The placement consultant follows up the candidate regarding the advancement of hiring process at interview rounds with the company and once placed too. 
• Puts forth the requirements and job responsibilities along with terms of employment clearly at the initial stages.

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