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Recruitment consultants: a unique resource for job seekers

by Martin Pierre Mornet

The main purpose of this research is to highlight the value added by recruitment consultantsto the recruitment process. The focus is oriented towards the relationship between recruitmentconsultants and job seekers, becoming candidates once they have applied to a job offer. Afterreviewing what the literature offers on this topic, we will conduct a qualitative research,including an exploratory study by interviewing two groups of six and seven people,representing both sides of the relationship. The findings of these interviews will show thatseveral views are brought to this topic. It will mainly be understood that the relationshipbetween a recruitment consultant and a candidate is quite different from the relationship acandidate and the potential employer would have. Interview responses will also examine theadvantages job seekers have to use a recruitment agency in their job search. O objetivo principal desta pesquisa destacar o valor agregado dos consultores derecrutamento no processo de recrutamento. O foco orientado na relao entre estesconsultores e as pessoas procura de um emprego, que se tornam candidatos quandorespondem as propostas de trabalho. Depois de verificar o que a literatura especializada nestetema prope, iremos conduzir uma pesquisa qualitativa, na qual ser incluido um estudosobre a relao entre consultores e candidatos a partir de entrevistas a dois grupos umconstituido por seis pessoas e outro com sete pessoas. Os resultados destas entrevistasindicam que existem varios pontos de vistas neste assunto. A principal constactaao que arelao entre os consultores de recrutamento e o candidato diferente da relao que existeentre o candidato e o potential empregador. As respostas das entrevistas tambm examinaramas vantagens que o candidato tem ao passar por uma agncia de recrutamento na sua procurade empregoAdvisors/Committee Members: Fernandes, Alexandra Etelvina Martins Marques.