Top 4 Advantages To Using Staffing Agencies
When the economy isn’t as robust as it should be, sometimes it can be a full-time job just trying to find your next place of employment. If you have been searching for work and haven’t had much luck thus far, why not consider teaming up with oil and gas staffing agencies, if that is your particular calling, or other temp firms, as the case may be?
Believe it or not, these companies have a lot to offer the average job hunter. Here are the top four advantages of partnering up with them.
1) It’s Easy to Browse Sites for Jobs That Interest You
One thing that is nice, especially after dealing with employment listing websites that can take hours to comb through, is that you can typically find the types of jobs you’re looking for with ease.
Most sites are set up in a straightforward manner that lets you browse by location, the type of employment you seek or other criteria. As a result, you don’t have to spend days upon days sitting around combing different postings – you can locate and email potential appointments to yourself instantly.
Another convenient feature is that, if you see something that sounds like a really good fit, you can get in touch with a representative almost immediately. This cuts out a lot of middlemen and also eliminates tons of unnecessary waiting in the process.
2) There Are Many Industries Represented By Firms
You may be surprised at the range of industries that are represented by larger staffing firms. For instance, it is not uncommon to see oil and gas career opportunities, real estate, pharmacist, engineering and accountant postings, all in the same day. While the kinds of opportunities can vary widely by region and qualifications, the diversity can help ensure that people of all educational and professional backgrounds find opportunities.
3) You Don’t Have to Commit Long Term if You Don’t Want To
Although most of us ultimately do want to have a permanent, full-time role, there is a silver lining to the fact that many petrochemical staffing (and other temp firm) positions tend to have an end in sight: If a job is nothing like what you had hoped it would be, you never have to do it again after the contract is completed. The level of commitment necessary with provisional positions is low, so you can try out different things to see how you feel about them – and move on guilt-free if they aren’t the best fit.
4) On the Other Hand, Many Temporary Positions Can Turn Permanent
At the same time, just because you get a position through a staffing company doesn’t mean that it is always temporary. In fact, many roles are temp-to-hire, which means the business will see how you work and fit with the other employees and then keep you on permanently if they like what they see. Even if you don’t end up landing a long-term job, these appointments can be surprisingly valuable in terms of the contacts you can make and the experience you will gain for your resume.
Art is an HR representative with a large oil and gas company, and has worked with staffing agencies to fill both temporary and temp-to-hire positions at his company. He has seen these sorts of arrangements work well for many employees, and hopes others looking for work will seek out these services to make the job hunt substantially less stressful.