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Q8 Define Recruitment Agencies. Why business prefer them over having an HR Department. [5]

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[Def] Businesses that offer services of recruiting applicants for vacant posts.
[KN] Reduces long term costs of having a HR department. [AN] This means that the HR may not need to provide its services the whole year and may only need to recruit once in awhile. This means that the HR staff may need to be paid even when they are not working. [AN+] For this reason, businesses prefer recruitment agencies as they do not incur costs in the long run for the business as their services may be available at times of need.

[KN] Reduced time taken to recruit. [AN] This is because the recruitment agencies have greater knowledge of markets as they have businesses and skilled workers registered. [AN+] Therefore, the process may become easier than using an HR department of business to perform the same tasks as it may take more time due to not being experts like the recruitment agencies who can recommend the right people for the right job.

DEF: Businesses tha offer services and help both employer and individuals in finding employees and jobs.
KN: Helps in reducing costs of HR department as less salaries payed
AN: In this way business can stay more cost efficient

KN: More professional recruitment done
AN: In this way right employees find right job and right employer finds right employee which helps in reducing labour turnover

[Def]: A business that is hired by companies and organisations to suitable employees.
[KN]: Faster hiring process.
[AN]: time-saving.
[KN]: higher qualified candidates.
[AN]: work efficiency.

def: Recruitment agencies are hired by businesses and organisations to find suitable employees
[KN]businesses prefer hiring recruitment agencies to cut costs
[AN] Business wont have to pay advertisement fee as well as salaries to HR department so will be more cost efficient in short term and also long term benefit as recruitment agency will be aware of company requirements of hiring
[KN] Recruitment agency as access to a wider pool of potential employees
[AN] recruitment agency will find the most suitable employees and save time of shortlisting for the business

Def: recruitment agencies are hired by businesses to find potential employees
Kn: to save costs
An: recruitment agencies are less costly as compared to human resource department so businesses prefer recruitment agencies because they are cost effective

Kn: recruitment agencies have a wider reach to talented candidates
An: You are statistically more likely to reach the top job-seekers on the market if you use a recruiting agency

[Def]An employment agency is an organization that matches employers to employees. It finds the right person for the right job.
[KN]Recruitment agencies often specialize in specific industries or sectors.
[AN]Their expertise in finding candidates for particular roles can be valuable for businesses seeking highly skilled professionals.

[KN]Recruitment agencies often have a broad network of potential candidates.
[AN]This extensive reach increases the chances of finding highly qualified candidates, especially for specialized or hard-to-fill positions. Businesses may benefit from the agency's network and access to a larger pool of talent.

[DEF]: a business that offers the service of recruiting applicants for vacant posts
[KN]: the agencies gave expertise in handling the recruitment market
[AN]: potential and specialized candidates are selected for the vacant post

[KN]: speed up the recruitment process
[AN]: the business can look over more CVs of the candidates

[Def]a company which is hired by a business to find them suitable employee
[KN]recruitment agencies finds the employee
[AN]saves time of the business

[KN]finds creative employee
[AN]increases creativity of business

(Def) these are organisations that help find and match job seekers with job openings. They work with both the seekers and employers.

(Kn) reduced costs
(An) for smaller businesses it doesn’t make sense to have an entire HR department for recruitment as the cost of recruitment per employee is significantly higher per employee. So recruitment agencies are a cost effective way to hire employees.

(Kn) saves time
(An) recruitment can take a long time as it takes time to first market a job opening and then collect applicants before shortlisting them. Recruitment agencies significantly reduce this time by handling most of this process hence why we preferred over an HR department.

(Def) these are organisations that help find and match job seekers with job openings. They work with both the seekers and employers.

(Kn) reduced costs
(An) for smaller businesses it doesn’t make sense to have an entire HR department for recruitment as the cost of recruitment per employee is significantly higher per employee. So recruitment agencies are a cost effective way to hire employees.

(Kn) saves time
(An) recruitment can take a long time as it takes time to first market a job opening and then collect applicants before shortlisting them. Recruitment agencies significantly reduce this time by handling most of this process hence why we preferred over an HR department.

[Def]These are companies that help find and match job seekers with job openings. They work for both job
seekers and employers to make the hiring process easier.
[KN]reduces cost
[AN]It doesn't make sense for small business to have hr department as they have to hire less number of employees therefore outsourcing it reduces cost.

[KN]saves time
[AN] Recruitment is a time consuming process therefore giving it to recruitment agencies will save business time.

[DEF] Recruitment agencies are the businesses which assists other businesses by finding and help hiring the best potential employees to
the business
[KN] reduces costs for the business which has less employment rate
[AN] smaller businesses usually don't require HR department because rather than paying paying salaries to the HR department it
is less costly to hire a Recruitment agencies
[KN] time saving for all types of businesses
[AN] this method is time efficient as if you hire the employees on your own you have to first advertise your vacancy then take the
interviews which is very time consuming