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What is a Staff Agency?

A staffing agency is a organisation contracted by an employer to help with its hiring needs. Staff Agencies find recruitment to fill all kinds of jobs, from temp-to-perm staffing to temp staff in a number of career fields. Whether a organisation needs Accounts Clerk, Accounts Payable/Receivable or Collection Agent contractor, a recruitment company can source the right staff. Recruitment Company tend to have 3 primary areas of focus with many also specializing by industry:

  1. Permanent Recruitment
  2. Temporary Staffing
  3. Executive Search

According to [American Staffing Association] in the America over 3 million people are employed by employment agency, and recruitment company hire 7 million employment agency every year.

Function of a Staff Agencies

Staff Agency not only bring expertise to the recruiting process but they remove the time and administration work out of the hiring process. Employment a worker can cost 6 to 23 percent of the role’s salary and take 26 to 44 days on average to fill.

A recruiter handles the search process and matches up an employee with the job in question, lining up potential candidates who interview with the organisations.

If a companies needs temp staffing, it uses a recruitment company. Staff Agency provide skilled employees to work on a temporary or contract basis. Often these roles are known as ‘temp to perm’ positions, whereby the temporary role may lead to a permanent position if the worker and recruitment company are a good fit.

For job seekers, an recruitment company can be the ticket to getting that full-time accounts clerk or accounts payable/receivable role. Recruiters can open doors to positions that may not be easy to find on your own. Recruitment Agency allow you to try out different enterprises and industries, whether you are looking for permanent, part-time, executive or temporary roles.

In order to register with or work with a staff agency, you'll have to do one or more the following steps:

  1. Find and register with one or more staffing agency
  2. Fill out an online application
  3. Upload your resume
  4. Interviews and possibly assessments (if short-listed for roles)

If you secure temporary or contract work, the staff agency will be the ones hiring you. When a temporary position is a match for you, the recruitment company will call you to tell you about the position and arrange the assignment. If you don't hear from a staff agency right away, there may not be any opportunities at the moment, but check in weekly to show your continued interest in a placement. Once you're placed, you'll usually complete an online time-sheet and the recruitment agency will pay you directly. Once your assignment is over, you'll go back into the agency's pool to be considered for future assignments.

Staff Agency charge fees to operations. For candidates it is free to register and there is no charges if placed by a recruitment company into a new job.


We hope this article was of interest and that it can assist you in your career, whether it be Accounts Payable/Receivable, Accounts Clerk or Collection Agent. At Staffing we have compiled a range of articles and online resources to help you find that perfect job! If you are seeking a new job, why not start by click on the Register for Work button, upload your resume and we will match you against our jobs database of up to 122,000 roles in Hong Kong. If you are an business seeking employment services then call Staffing or click on the Get A Quote button to source some fantastic candidates, including many with Accounts Payable/Receivable or Accounts Clerk experience. We look forward to continuing to improving our hiring processes, service excellence and recruitment systems no matter what employment service you are seeking from one of the top 5 recruitment company in Hong Kong. With a wide range of hiring services we look forward to assisting you, whether you were referred to us or searched for our hk cutter executive recruiting, hong kong, staffing, staffing or welding inspector recruitment trades & services agency in hong kong online.

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