A Guide to the Main Types of Job Placements

Every company has different requirements when it comes to employee recruitment. Some want to hire temporarily to fill in for a few weeks or months, while others need full-time employees. This is why staffing agencies have four major job placement options for companies to choose from; each comes with its own benefits.

Companies must understand which type of placement to make an efficient recruitment decision. Here is a guide to staffing agencies’ four main types of job placements, and let’s look at them.

Direct Placement

Direct placement is one of the most common types of hiring practices. In this process, a staffing agency carries out the recruiting process, interviewing candidates, carrying out background checks, and shortlisting potential employees. Once the best candidate is found, the company hires him or her full-time, not the agency. This simply means that the candidates are the company’s employees, not the agency’s. Most companies choose this type of placement when they need to fill a top job for a long time.

Contract Hiring

In this process, employees are taken on board for a specific time until the job is done. Usually, companies hire employees for tasks that can be completed in a given time, e.g., creating a social media strategy for a brand, designing a logo or a website, etc. In this case, a staffing agency will shortlist candidates looking for contract-based hiring that are in line with the company’s demands. Companies prefer contract hiring since it is more flexible and cost-efficient than full-time hiring.

Temporary to Permanent Hiring

Temp-to-perm hiring allows companies to hire employees permanently only if they like their work. A company may start by hiring someone temporarily due to an excessive workload; however, seeing a candidate’s interest in the job and efficient skills, they may be hired permanently. This job placement process has many advantages for a company: it allows them to have a trial run and see whether the employee can settle in the company before hiring them permanently, it allows them to avoid wrongful termination and unemployment costs, and most importantly, reduces costs as temporary employees do not receive vacation leaves, sick leaves, health benefits, retirement benefits, etc.

Project Based Hiring

This job placement process is similar to contract-based hiring; employees are brought in for a specific period to carry out tasks, and when these tasks are computed, their employment ends. The only difference is that project-based placement hires a greater number of employees simultaneously. This is a need-based placement process that saves cost and time.

Before starting the hiring process with a staffing agency, ensure you know which type of staffing you need. At Nichelle Resource Group, we guide you to the job placement best suited for your needs and connect you with the best and brightest candidates. Visit our website to get started now.