Recruitment Industry Organisations
Atsco
Formed in 1999 The Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) provides a unified powerful voice for over 100 members from small specialist independents through to publicly quoted companies across the IT, Telecommunications and Professional Engineering Recruitment Industry. ATSCo's main aim is to maintain high standards of trading practice and to create a favourable business climate for the benefit of all its Members and for the technical staffing industry as a whole. ATSCo is a dynamic, pro-active trade association that has been providing a powerful unified voice for the Professional Technology Staffing Industry for nearly a decade. Through recognising, supporting and promoting excellence within the technology staffing solutions sector, ATSCo provides client organisations, candidates and Government with a recognised stamp of quality assurance. ATSCo members have access to business intelligence, enjoy industry solidarity and have a clear commercial advantage.
ATSCo is proud to represent and promote such a vibrant and innovative sector.
Our work is focused on
- supporting our members with high quality information, services and events
- positively influencing policy and industry regulation as well as lobbying Government
- raising recruitment standards and recognising achievement and excellence
- promoting best practice
For further information please contact us on 0208 676 9888, or via e-mail on info@atsco.org.
NPA
NPA is a global network of professional recruiters working together to facilitate split-fee placements. The network enables members to better serve their clients through extended geographic reach, greater access to industry specialization, and improved operating efficiencies. In the process, NPA members benefit from increased profitability and a stronger competitive position. NPA is governed by a board of directors consisting of elected NPA members and supported by a professional staff headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA).
- Founded in 1956. Originally established as National Personnel Associates, NPA has been a leader in split-fee placements for more than half a century.
- Member-owned network. Every NPA member firm is a part owner of the network, giving each a proprietary interest in the long-term success of NPA.
- Highest ethical standards. NPA holds members to high professional standards that foster trust and cooperation between trading partners.
- Incremental revenue. NPA creates income-generating placement opportunities that members would not otherwise realize on their own.
- Global reach. There are NPA members on six continents, creating a worldwide recruiting network for members.
Like to know more about NPA?
If you are an owner of a successful recruiting firm with a strategic interest in increasing production through split-fee placements, contact our director of membership at +1.616.455.6776 Ext.18 or contact us online.
REC
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the trade body that supports and represents the recruitment industry. REC's Mission is to be recognised as the informed choice of the recruitment community, influencing government and business today for the benefit of Members and the employment market of tomorrow.
REC is proud to be recruitment's biggest lobbying voice and the source of recruitment knowledge. This allows them to raise recruitment standards and help individuals to develop successful careers in recruitment. They continually strive to exceed members' expectations through business support.
The REC's membership is made up of over 8,000 recruitment agencies and businesses (corporate members) and 6,000 recruitment professionals (individual members).
TEAM
TEAM is the largest independent networked group of recruitment and employment service providers in the UK. Some of the best talents in the industry are members of a national network providing solutions to all staffing needs.
With TEAM your business gains all the advantages synonymous with a local agency whilst also benefiting from a substantial support network. By linking their services, together TEAM members provide a comprehensive range of services from town to town and city to city.
How clients benefit: TEAM members, together with the TEAM network, are able to supply clients locally and also those with multiple national locations, and can assist in providing any number of personnel - temporary, contract or permanent to suit any vacancy - anytime - anywhere.
Quality Assured: TEAM members are selected on a number of criteria, not least, of which is their commitment to professionalism and a strong desire to fulfil client requirements. The vast majority of businesses within the TEAM network are owner-led and will go that extra mile to ensure their service is of the highest quality. In many instances agencies are one of, if not the most dominant force in their local market area of specialisation.
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