Hunting for a new job can be a daunting prospect, especially if you have suddenly found yourself ou0t of work and don’t know where to turn. If you are professional in the manufacturing industry, one of the routes that you could take is finding your next role with the help of a recruitment agency.
While there are numerous recruitment agencies that you can choose from, finding the right one might not necessarily be as easy as you assume. Keep in mind that whomever you choose to work with will represent you professionally to organizations and they themselves will have a reputation in your area.
When selecting your recruiter, you need to consider a number of things, and our primary piece of advice is that you should select just one, because having your resume sent to an employer by multiple recruitment agencies may reflect negatively on you.
Here are the top 6 considerations when it comes to choosing a manufacturing recruitment agency to represent you when searching for a job.
Industry Relevance
One of the most important things that you should do when looking for a manufacturing recruitment agency to work with is find one that specifically works in your sector of manufacturing since they are more likely to help you land that perfect role in the most effective way.
Manufacturing is an incredibly broad industry and dedicated recruitment agencies usually cater to niche aspects of it, here being machining or precision engineering. You need to do proper research and choose the recruitment agency that’s most likely to have a good understanding of your skillset and find the right companies that reflect this.
Industry Experience
Manufacturing recruitment agencies are always being set up and folding all the time in this highly competitive space, which can make it hard to determine which ones are the most respected and longest standing. The best agencies are those that have been serving companies in your area for several years.
You can find this information by looking on their official websites or LinkedIn Profiles. It will take you just a couple of minutes and will help you to further drill down your decision regarding who you would like to represent you in your job search.
Reviews and Testimonials
Looking at how candidates and clients are talking about them is one of the best ways to determine how manufacturing agencies stack up against one another. Avoid making decisions based solely on personal research. Instead, take a look at what others have to say about the agencies under your consideration.
You might find some concerning information of plenty of praise that ends up convincing you who to choose to represent you in your employment search. Facebook Reviews and Google Reviews are some useful websites where you can find this information.
Social Media
You can get a very good impression of a manufacturing recruitment agency by checking the company’s social media presence and if they do, what kind of image they are projecting about the company as well as the services offered.
From this, you can get an idea of the kinds of roles that they work on frequently, the types of clients and resources to help with the hiring journey; you might even get to see the recruiter that you will be working with.
Recruiters
The experience you will have when job-hunting via a recruiter will often be entirely over the phone. While you can get a lot about a person from simply conversing with them, it is generally advisable to research the consultants that will actually represent you in your job search.
You can make use of the agency’s website that will usually have a meet the team page or look them up on LinkedIn where you can find out the kind of experience that they have recruiting in your industry.
You can also check to see whether the agency has recruiters that have worked in the sector you would like to work in and have a track record of success. Speaking to a person with previous experience in your sector will give you the confidence that they know exactly what you’re looking for.
Speak to the Team
Speaking to members of the team is arguably the most important step that you need to take. Have a chat with the recruiters, you will have several different agencies to choose from, so call each of them. Explain your skill set, what you are looking for and get a feel for what interacting with them is like.
You may find that you have far more positive experience with one over the others and this can help you make a more informed final decision regarding which manufacturing recruitment agency to go with.
