Function of Job Consultants
Jobs consultants work as a middleman for job seekers and company or firm that match a job vacancy with the right candidate. Their services are availed by both companies having job opportunities and job seekers looking for employment.
Companies do not simply rely on newspaper or job website advertisements to post a vacancy. Job seekers are also contacted by a third party, namely a placement agency, for the company in order to screen suitable candidates. Job seeker hires the services of placement consultants to help them find the appropriate job. But how exactly does these sales staff function? Continue reading to learn more.
Consultant's role from an employer perspective.
Companies seek the help of job consultants as and when there is a job opening. Consultants maintain a database of job searchers looking for employment and scan through it to search for the right candidate; online job portal is another source for headhunting resumes that match the job profile involved. Job consultants conduct the original screening of candidate information and even schedule interview with the company.
Consultant's role from job seeker's point of view.
The interaction between job consultancy and job seekers may start in two ways: either by the consultants, as stated above or by the job seeker who subscribes himself/herself with Job consultants. Job consultants can increase the probability of a potential candidate of holding the right companies.
Through these consultants, job searchers also stay updated with the latest demands in their sector in skills and requirements
Qualities of any top job consultants.
As a job seeker, you will be communicating with the consultants at least in the primary stages of the employing process and more if you have taken the services for rent for finding a suitable job. It is, therefore, important to know the competency of the placement consultant in whose hands you have entrusted your job search.
How to identify best job consultants?
- Good communication and inter-personal skills.
- Gauges potential candidate’s suitability for the particular job role.
- Places out the requirements and job duties along with conditions of employment
Job consultants in Chandigarh play a bridging role between employer and the job seeker by matching the company’s requirements for a particular vacancy with the candidate's profile - job role, qualification, salary payment etc. How well a job consultant agrees with the two sides determines their success rate at skill acquisition and permits a job seeker to find the right job.