Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job

Employment

Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...

. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters

Recruiter

A recruiter is someone engaging in recruitment, or the solicitation of individuals to fill jobs or positions within a corporation, nonprofit organization, sports team, the military, etc. Recruiters may work within an organization's human resources department or on an outsourced basis...

 or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies

Employment agency

An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees. In all developed countries there is a publicly funded employment agency and multiple private businesses which also act as employment agencies.-Public employment agencies:...

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The recruitment industry has four main types of agencies: employment agencies

Employment agency

An employment agency is an organization which matches employers to employees. In all developed countries there is a publicly funded employment agency and multiple private businesses which also act as employment agencies.-Public employment agencies:...

, recruitment websites and job search engines, "headhunter

Executive search

Executive search is the consultative process of recruiting individuals to fill senior executive positions in organizations. Executive search may be performed by an organization's board of directors, or by an outside executive search organization....

s" for executive and professional recruitment, and niche agencies which specialize in a particular area of staffing.