In staffing terms, recruitment refers to the process of looking for new staff.A recruitment agency is a company that specializes in recruitment. They employ recruiters to find client companies who are willing to pay the recruitment firm to find their staff for them.A recruiter is someone who recruits people to join their company or someone else's company.Typically a recruiter gets paid by the hiring company to help them find new staff and recruits people like yourself using various means.

One of the benefits of working with a recruiter ? specifically a good recruiter ? is that they often have access to information that can benefit you if you are being considered for a job that they are trying to fill.A good recruiter has an intimate knowledge of their clients and what they want. They can shed light on specific aspects of a particular job that can help you get the job.This is information that you wouldn't otherwise know about if you had have applied for the job on your own or through other means.As a recruiter I can tell you that this additional flow of information can be worth its weight in gold to you.Taking a step backwards, being recruitable refers to your ability to catch the interest of recruiters and more importantly and by extension, hiring managers.

Being desirable in the eyes of recruiters and hiring managers can affect your ability to get the job you want whether you choose to use recruiters or not.

By: Carl Mueller