| Today many placement firms want to specialize in | | | | to an end when the company appoints a candidate |
| corporate staffing. And why not; it is one field where | | | | recommended by the placement firm. |
| the returns are high and business is usually good. | | | | There are two major types of recruiting, retained and |
| Companies are willing to pay big money to get the | | | | project-based. Retained search is normally a long-term |
| right employee because they don't want to waste time | | | | contract, and works well when both the company and |
| locating the employee themselves. Most then decide to | | | | the placement firm develop confidence in each other. |
| outsource the screening work to corporate staffing | | | | In the case of project-based recruiting, the placement |
| firms. | | | | firm uses a team of recruiters. The interviews are |
| The two most common forms of corporate staffing | | | | carried onsite or offsite, and the selected names |
| are retained search and project based recruiting. In the | | | | forwarded to the company for interview and |
| case of retained search, the placement firm spends | | | | appointment. There may be occasions when this may |
| considerable time familiarizing itself with the inner | | | | be a rush job, and the placement firms have to work |
| workings of the company. | | | | hard to get the right candidates. |
| This enables it to shortlist a handful of candidates, | | | | Besides this, corporate staffing firms also provide |
| suitable for different positions in the company. The list | | | | consultancy and training, which can be either on-site or |
| of these candidates is then sent to the company, | | | | off-site. Each of these functions requires a difficult skill |
| which may select a few names and ask the | | | | set. That is why corporate staffing firms often have a |
| placement firm to do another check on them. | | | | big team. They realize that much depends on the way |
| Once this happens, the company and the corporate | | | | they select a candidate. One wrong candidate and |
| staffing firm can really work together to come up with | | | | they may end up losing a lucrative contract. These are |
| the right person for the job. This can take anywhere | | | | just several aspects of corporate staffing; there are |
| from a few days to a few weeks depending on the | | | | more subtle elements and methods within those |
| complexity of the job and the amount of candidates | | | | above, and it really takes the skill and accomplishment |
| available for it. The role of the placement firm comes | | | | of a professional who knows what they're doing. |