What is the difference between a recruiting firm, staffing firm and an executive search firm?
There are three main types of placements staffing companies can provide: Temporary or Contract: You work for a staffing firm, and work in the environment of their client’s business for a period of time. Temporary-to-Permanent: You work for a staffing firm for a period of time on a trial basis, and are placed in positions. This placement occurs so that you and the staffing company can determine which position is the best fit. Once this fit has been established, you become an employee of the staffing firm’s client. Direct Hire or Permanent Placement: This scenario occurs when you are recruited by the staffing firm and then hired by its client. An executive search firm works with professionals and others in specific fields and matches them with companies who require specific skills to fill a job role.
