Recruitment Agencies work as the middleman between companies and candidates, so candidates who sign up to agencies get access to jobs which may not be advertised anywhere else.

Recruitment Agencies use specialist Recruitment Consultants who can assess a candidate’s skills and decide on whether they are relevant for your position, and provide a company with a handful of relevant potential employees. Then, once these candidates have been hired, a commission fee will be charged to the company by this Agency, which is normally around 15%, and increases according to the salary.

Job Board Advertising consists of you, the company, posting your job directly onto job boards in order for potential candidates to find your vacancy and apply for it. You will then receive applications and can assess their skills and experience yourself, hopefully finding your perfect candidate(s) for interviewing and employment.

Flat Fee Recruitment is a bit of a middle ground between Recruitment Agencies and Job Board Advertising. The Recruiters will optimise your job advert, post the job onto various job boards, and then screen the applications which come in in order to find your perfect candidate.