| In these difficult times when unemployment rates are | | | | your skill set with people whom they know are |
| at near-historic times, it's hard to imagine that anyone | | | | looking for someone just like you. |
| is doing any hiring out there: but they are! Sometimes | | | | There are some employment agencies that specialize |
| it's just a matter of matching up the right employer | | | | in a particular field such as the law, but many are |
| with the right employee: so in a sense, employment | | | | much more diversified and help find good job |
| agencies are career matchmakers. But do | | | | matches in a wide variety of areas such as: |
| employment agencies really help? Here are some | | | | -- accounting/finance |
| answers. | | | | -- administrative |
| Companies that are seeking to hire give a skill set | | | | --engineering |
| profile to an employment agency, and it is the | | | | --sales/marketing |
| recruiter's job to find a good match. When you sign | | | | --management |
| up with an agency, you are not just throwing | | | | --healthcare |
| resumes out there and trying to get lucky. Their | | | | --IT |
| employees work with you to help you figure out | | | | --and many, many more |
| what your short and long term goals are, what your | | | | The short answer to the original question is: Yes- an |
| skills are, and what your career plans are. They may | | | | employment agency really can help you to find the |
| even help you hone your resume or work on your | | | | job you've been looking for. There's probably one in |
| interviewing skills. | | | | your area that can assist you in getting started. |
| Then the agency will give you excellent leads that fit | | | | |