Erin Said:

Anyone know of any decent recruitment agencies on the Gold Coast for travellers looking for casual/temp work?

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Cynthia Said:

What recruitment agencies do you use in Melbourne for admin work that have been helpful?

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me

Paul Said:

Why do recruitment agencies say they've temp work for you, but you never get any from them?

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Wow, I'm amazed at two things here:
1-There must be some really awful recruiters out here for people's opinions of temp agencies to be so low.
2-Not a lot of people really understand what a staffing company really does.

I own a staffing, recruiting and consulting firm, so let me try and clear up some of the misconceptions on this subject, from the perspective of the agency.
Agencies get paid by how many candidates they have in their database-At times I wish this were true, but this is completely false. We get paid based on how many hours a hired candidate works for a temp position, and a negotiated fee for permanent hires.
The reasons why you are not getting assignments could be anything, but more often than not, the reason you did not land the assignment is because it closed that fast. In temporary staffing especially, most proficient agencies can react to a candidate need within 24-48 hours, and by react I mean submit a candidate, have them interview, and be ready to start the project. With jobs being filled that quickly, the reason recruiters want to meet with you, even if they may not have a position immediately available for you right this minute, is because when they do, they need to be able to move swiftly on your behalf, and if they've met you already, this is something they will not have to do later. I could talk about this subject all day-feel free to send me a follow up message if you'd like to discuss this further.

Vincent Said:

Good admin temp recruitment agencies in Melbourne?

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Please visit the following job portals and apply for jobs.Opportunities galore.
on a job title for full details or to apply ...
www.justsecretarialjobs.com.au/
mycareer.com.au
cracker.com.au/
www.simplyhired.com.au
melbourne.gumtree.com.au/

Paul Said:

How do I go about setting up a temp desk in recruitment?

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I used to run a temp desk in an agency, and to start off it is really hard work, what you need to do is contact as many companies as you can telling them that you are now offering temps.... in addition to this you need to get some staff ready and waiting, these need to be vetted and tested which you can do quite easily yourself. it takes time to build this up I went from having 3 working to over 70 working in 6 months, but you need to spend an awful lot of time on the phone,finding out where they get temps from, putting prices in place and also being able to provide the staff at short notice. Once you start letting a company down they wont use you again, so if you can't provide them with what they want it is far better to tell them,
Good Luck