Types of Employment and Employees

1. Super Passive Employees - CEO, CFO, COO, General Manager, President, Vice President etc

Employees currently working for company not looking for a change are termed super passive employees by headhunters. These employees are comfort working in their respective place and they won’t change the position because of excellent working environment and benefits. Head hunting these candidates through various modes of approaching and convincing requires great sensitivity and smooth communication. These candidates are top strategy holders and never approach seeking employment and never showcase their identity externally and headhunting these candidates is extremely difficult for headhunters. They are only available through extensive networking and only through references. You rarely find their resumes on social site without full details. You need to communicate verbally selling your client business and its strength and weakness. Before approaching them, you should have thorough knowledge on background of their profile and their matching skills for your client business.

2. Passive Employees - Business Head, Head of Department, Director etc

These employees are below super passive employees. Even they are not looking for a change you can convince and place them on your client place. May be they are ready to work for other companies for change in work environment and more benefits. If you approach and sell the benefits and work culture they are ready for change. Their profiles are available on job boards, social sites, and through references. Approaching through smooth communication and convincing helps you to fill the position. Just sending job description by email without communication doesn’t work here.

3.Potential Employees - Software tester, web designer, Architect, Business Development, Content writer etc

These employees are passion towards the job they like. They want the same job designation and continue in the same field without changing the job work. Say for example, employee currently working as web designer doesn't option for software testing job. In future, they may prefer working as passive employees in the same domain, job work and with high-profile designation.

4. Active Employees

These employees are below passive employees currently working for the company. They are open to change their job due to salary and work nature. Their profiles are always active on job boards and social sites. They approach companies seeking employment. They always target companies that offer excellent salary packages, benefits, and career growth. They are currently under notice period or ready to quit the job if selected by other company.

5. Job Seekers

These employees already quit the job and currently unemployed. They are hunger for jobs. They have some experience in hand but unemployed. Their profiles are available on job boards and social sites. They always approach companies seeking employment. They are ready to work even for other domain because of dissatisfaction of their previous job. Some are open for lesser salary than previous salary that depends upon their profile status and job satisfaction.

6. Unemployee

They are recent graduate holder seeking employment. They don’t have any touch with the companies and ready to hold the position. They are ready with extra skills or even without any technical skills as they are start-up and eager to join the company. Certificate holders with some latest skills practically somehow are preferred because of interest in the field.

7. Students

Still under studies and preparing themselves specially campus selection. If they are selected, they are employed, and if not, they fall to unemployee list. Upon selection they are lucky enough, as companies going to provide training with handsome salary. Most software companies go for campus selection as they require quantity number of candidates.

Types of employment

Depending on the work, employment can be classified into several types.

1) Full Time Employment
2) Part time Employment
3) Contract Employment
4) Probationary Period
5) Apprenticeships
6) Freelancer
7) Work at Home

Full Time Employment- Every company has full time employees working for the company. They work on regular basis with compensation, benefits, incentives etc. Candidates will have better growth opportunities compared to other types.

Part time Employment- Not every company, but some company go for recruiting part time position depending on the project. If the project is of short duration, employers find difficult in finding full time employees for short period of work. In that case, they go for recruiting candidates who ready to work for minimum no. of hours.

Contract Employment-Besides full time employment, employers have also option for contractual position depending upon the work. It may be of short duration or long duration.

Probationary Period-New employee for a company serve probationary period. It may vary from months to years.The main aim is to understand whether the employee is fit for this job or not.

Apprenticeships - Students apply for apprenticeships immediately after studies. They work under experienced employee gaining practical experience. After apprenticeships, they are preferred by companies as they get industrial experience besides formal education from the institute.

Freelancer- They are individual contributors who work for company. They may work at home or at company but follow flexible place or time. They are sometimes self-employed and get paid for particular work but not monthly salary. They may also work for short term period depending upon the project. 

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