In the busy life that we lead and as a business trying to be as efficient as possible recruitment agencies can really help. A recruitment agency can help a business to get a short list of suitable candidates so that they do not have to handle the pile of application forms that can show up after advertising a position. Many people are on recruitment agencies books so they are looked after in terms of furthering their career path. A recruitment agency will arrange interviews for candidates that will match their skills. There is a cost to businesses in using a recruitment agency and it is normally a percentage of the first years salary of the successful candidate. But this recruitment fee is often well worth the expense, as a good recruitment agency can save a great deal of time.