Acquiring a Job Through Staffing Agencies: An Option to Consider

With contradicting employment rates and a tentative economic future, it is easy to get discouraged especially when out of work. As employment rates in industries such as, construction, government, transportation and warehousing show a dramatic change from where they stood the beginning of the recession, the goal of finding a job seems less and less attainable. However, with an open mind, there are some options.

Reports from staffing companies, as well as Staffing Industry Analysts, ensure that job placement is achievable with the support of recruitment organizations. SOS Staffing Services in Salt Lake City claimed recently that they are ‘placing people daily, and encourage anyone who is out of work to contact them or other staffing firms right away.’

Although the positions offered through these services may not necessarily be ideal dream-jobs, with U.S. staffing firms putting around two million people to work every day and an employment increase of 0.61%, results appear promising. Staffing Industry Analysts recently showed reports of strong recoveries within temporary staffing divisions complementing the recent high of 81 for the weekly staffing index. Since the end of June, staffing employment in the economy has been gradually increasing.

What some job seekers may see as a potential down side to job placement services is the uncertainties they carry. Staffing companies typically offer three types of placement, temporary or contract (short-term basis), temp-to-perm (trial basis) and direct hire (recruited and hired, generally permanent) employing based on skills and qualifications. Average positions in today’s job market are temporary and contract hires making for vague futures. Nonetheless, most staffing services have direct contact with employers and know exactly what they need, guaranteeing accurate candidate placement, which can make for a hopeful outcome on the job seeker’s end.

As some experts claim, a good sign of industry health is the rate of temporary labor employment. Part-time or temporary employees are first to be let go when the industry is failing and first to be hired back as conditions improve. Companies are now looking for sustainable versus rapid growth and a good way to do so is to employ temporary, contract or part-time workers.

Flexibility is key to getting through this recession for both employers and prospective employees, particularly when expectations for unemployment rates in 2010 are at a high 11%. Businesses will be learning to re-use and utilize new workers as seen fit, in order to keep business rolling, while job seekers will learn to go about job searching in different ways.

Holidays

To shine a new light on temporary employment, holidays are just around the corner and recession or no recession, help throughout this time of year is always needed. Getting a temporary position during the holiday season may be just the spark to jump-start your employment future, even if most positions only last through the season.