How to Find Employment Agencies in New York City

Looking for employment agencies in New York City? It can be difficult to make it financially in New York, and if you lose your job in New York, it can become especially difficult to make ends meet, even for a short while. That is why employment agencies are sometimes the best places to turn whether you are looking for temporary employment that will bring in enough money to bridge a gap, or you are looking to find employment that will be the start of a fulfilling career.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

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   When you are looking for employment agencies in New York City, you can do most of your searching online. This is convenient, because you can do it from the comfort of your home; however, it can also be easy to get distracted from your job search if you are hanging out in your pajamas and the TV is beckoning from the other room. So just be aware of the temptation, and when you buckle down to search for employment agencies in New York City, take it seriously, and treat it like a job. Keep a pen and paper next to you to write down useful information.

2. The first place to look for employment agencies in New York City is on the yahoo local site or on citysearch. Both sites are free and easy to use. I've included links below that take you directly to the sections of each site that list information about employment agencies in New York city. These two sites are nice because they provide a brief summary of the agency, and the contact information; however, the nicest feature is that users can rate the agencies based on their individual experiences with them. This is helpful because it lets you know what kind of experiences other people have had with the agencies.

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   Both sites use a 5 star rating system, so go through the listings and make note of all of the 4 and 5 star agencies. This will be the list of employment agencies in New York City that you want to dealing with. After you have whittled down your list, try to shrink it even further by checking out the descriptions for each agency. If you are looking for call center employment, the best employment agency for you will be different than if you were looking for nursing employment or insurance employment. Once you have your short list, you can begin calling the agencies to set up appointments.

Tips & Warnings

• You may want to stay away from nationwide agencies and pay more attention to agencies that specifically cater to the New York City area,

Resources

• yahoo local
• city search

[bostonienne]

on 2/28/2009 Great information and very timely.

[Smireles]

on 2/27/2009 Thorough discussion. Great article. 5*

[marcpongpamorn]

on 2/27/2009 Very useful article on "How to Find Employment Agencies in New York City". If at least one person gets a job from reading this then it was worth the effort. Hope more people get a chance to read this.