Working With a Staffing Agency? Get These Details First
Understand who employs you, where you report and how the assignment works.
A staffing agency may recruit for temporary assignments, contract work or direct-hire roles. Ask which arrangement applies before comparing the opportunity with other jobs.
Clarify the relationship
Ask who will be your employer, who issues pay and who supervises the daily work. Confirm the assignment location, schedule, pay rate and expected duration. If an assignment can lead to direct employment, ask how that process works rather than assuming conversion is guaranteed.
Employer of record; worksite; supervisor; start date; expected hours; pay schedule; required equipment; attendance reporting; assignment end conditions.
Know whom to contact
Get the correct route for reporting an absence, a payroll question or a problem at the worksite. A client supervisor and an agency recruiter may handle different issues. Save the contacts before your first shift.
Verify the organization
Confirm the agency through its official website and published contact information. The FTC warns that dishonest placement services may charge for nonexistent opportunities. Investigate unexpected candidate fees and avoid sending money to secure a promised job.
Read documents before agreeing to them, and ask about terms you do not understand. Do not let urgency replace a clear explanation of the assignment.
Track each opportunity
Record the agency, client and role so you know where your résumé has been submitted. Tell your recruiter about relevant applications already in progress to reduce confusion. Treat each assignment as a specific opportunity with its own terms, not a general promise of ongoing employment.