| INDEPENDENT VS. AGENCY RECRUITERS |
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INDEPENDENT RECRUITERS |
AGENCY RECRUITERS |
| Location |
Independent recruiters can work wherever they want to. Some work out of a home office, others have an office external to their homes. Your location does not matter, you just need a quiet place to talk to candidates and clients. |
Most Agency recruiters work out of an office belonging to someone. They do not enjoy the flexibility that independent recruiters enjoy in terms of location. To be effective however, all recruiters find that at some time or the other, they have to make or respond to their contacts outside the structured office time. For this reason, they may find themselves still working at home, and while in commute. Many Agency recruiters do not get re-imbursed for time worked outside of the office. |
| Work Hours |
Independent recruiters make their own time. They can work Full-time or part-time from home and still make a substantial income. Because Independent recruiters do not have to give up a significant amount of the fee they are paid by their clients to their employers, they do not have to put in as much time to make the same amount that an Agency recruiter is making. |
Most Agency recruiters work very long hours. The peak time for reaching clients starts very early in the morning, while the peak time for reaching candidates is during the evenings and weekends. To maximize the goal of reaching their clients/candidates, effective Agency recruiters come in to work very early, and leave late. |
| Income Potential |
As an Independent recruiter, the potential for income is completely under the control of the recruiter. Recuiters can easily maintain a six figure income. Many independent recruiters have ended up starting their own recruiting firm with a good number of employees. Others are comfortable on a part-time income. To see how you can set your own income goals as an independent recruiter, click here . . . |
Agency Recruiters work on a strict salary with bonuses or on commission. A commissioned Recruiter makes about 30% of the fee for fees exceeding 10K, the employer makes the rest. Most Agency recruiters find that they have to do all the work themselves (the sourcing, screening, placement as well as generation of job-orders). If they can't meet their sales goals their positions are in jeopardy! If they can meet the sales goals, do you wonder why they work so hard to give away 70%? I do. |
| Training |
Both Independent and Agency recruiters benefit from extra training and career development programs. As an independent recruiter You research and choose those programs that you feel will be most beneficial to you |
As an Agency recruiter, you need someone's approval to get training, and you are told what programs you can participate in or not. |
| Implementation |
Because of the nature of the business, Independent recruiting is very easy to implement. With a good training package, an independent recruiter could go to work almost immediately from their own home. The office requirements are minimal and you do not need any affiliations to start. The Recruiters edge shows you various avenues to start recruiting in other to minimize start up time. |
Because you are an employee, set-up here moves very quickly too. Training time takes as about the same amount of time it would take an independent recruiter. However, systems, software, databases and so on have already been set up. However, an Agency recruiter is still expected to come in with their own resources. |
