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Register with at least one agency. Choose one of the most popular
staffing agencies that cater to your occupation. If you’re up for it,
register with many. Some companies use one staffing agency
exclusively as a sort of “outsourcing” of HR functions; then there are
other companies that “shop around” with several agencies to see the
candidate pool. Tip: if there’s a particular company you want to work
for, find out if they use any staffing agencies and register with that
agency.
Regardless of how many agencies you’re registered with, make sure to
regularly check-in with them. The agency will probably recommend
checking-in once a week; my suggestion is to check-in twice a week via
phone and email. You don’t want to be aggressive or pushy; you’re simply
doing your due diligence. When you do check-in, make sure you are
connecting directly with a staffing manager and not a receptionist. If
your staffing manager isn’t available when you call, leave a message and
follow-up with an email. This may sound basic, however I know some
temps don’t follow-up with their staffing manager after leaving a
message with a receptionist and wonder why they aren’t contacted when a
position becomes available.
Have a meeting with your staffing manager and ask them to review your resume
and skill set. Ask them for their opinion on what you can do to greatly
increase your chances of their clients choosing you out of all the
other choices available. Some staffing managers will automatically
initiate this conversation, and others won’t. Take the initiative and
discover what the agency’s clients are looking for. The benefits of
having this conversation are simple: the better candidate you are, the
more money the staffing agency makes off you. Remember, the staffing
agency’s #1 priority is to make the client company happy. Quality,
marketable candidates = more money in their pocket.
If you are registered with a staffing agency that posts all their
open assignments on their website, be sure to daily check that site. I
can’t stress this enough! If you see a job posting that you know you can
perform, yet your staffing manager hasn’t called you yet, don’t be shy
about picking up that phone and asking them why not? Some websites also
allow you to submit your resume
directly after viewing a particular job posting: don’t skip this step
simply because “you’ve already registered with the agency”.
The staffing agency isn’t a charity organization
revolving around making the temps happy… Their mission is to make their
client companies happy. Make this work for you, and not against you, by
developing a solid working relationship w/ your agency.
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