Qu'est-ce que Recruitment agency ?
Definition
A recruitment agency is a specialist firm that handles all or part of the recruitment process for clients. It may focus on executive search, headhunting or specialist profiles.
In practice
Agencies can be generalist or sector-specific (finance, tech, HR). Fees are typically 15–25% of the hire's annual gross salary. For staffing/interim, the model differs: the agency is the legal employer of the worker.
Key takeaway
Engaging an agency makes sense for leadership roles, rare profiles or when the company lacks internal HR resources to run a full process.
Définitions connexes
Headhunting
Premium recruitment method targeting high-level executives and rare experts who are not actively seeking employment.
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)
Full or partial outsourcing of the recruitment process to a specialist provider that acts as an embedded HR function.
Temporary staffing
A form of temporary employment through a staffing agency that places a worker with a client company for a defined period.
Talent acquisition
A long-term strategic approach to attracting, identifying and acquiring the best talent for an organisation.