Ranking of temporary employment agencies 2024 and their secrets for remaining attractive
Job creation, a sudden increase in activity, replacing someone who has left: these are all situations to which temporary employment agencies know how to respond by rapidly recruiting operational profiles for their clients.
While there is a plethora of agencies on the temporary employment market, from local independents to major international groups, the big names seem to be doing very well.
Take a look at our ranking of temporary employment agencies for 2020, broken down by number of agencies in the country and by turnover. We also try to analyse their secrets for staying competitive, so that we can give you some recommendations.
2024 ranking of temporary employment agencies
1. Adecco
Adecco is particularly committed to integrating young people into the job market, by creating tailored solutions. Thanks to its network of local agencies, Adecco has acquired in-depth knowledge of local conditions, so that it can better anticipate the needs of different employment areas.
It focuses on developing candidates' skills, so that they are ever more in tune with market opportunities.
👌 Its values:
- Encouraging knowledge sharing and internal collaboration,
- putting customers at the centre of our concerns,
- advocating diversity and fairness.
📊 Some key figures:
- 900 agencies,
- 120,000 temporary workers on assignment,
- professional equality index 93/100.
2. Randstad
With more than 60 years' experience, Randstad works closely with companies to better understand their needs and provide them with tailored solutions at every stage of their professional lives (recruitment, integration, training, etc.).
It seeks to constantly innovate while putting people first, and thus strive for the best possible experience for candidates and client companies.
👌 Its values:
- apply a sustainable development policy,
- campaign for the employment of disabled workers and raise awareness among companies,
- to innovate in an ethical manner.
📊 Some key figures:
- 401 temporary employment agencies,
- 30,000 people recruited on fixed-term or permanent contracts (2019),
- 93/100 professional equality index.
3. Manpower
For over 60 years, Manpower's mission has been to help temporary workers find stable employment by revealing their potential and developing their skills.
It offers companies targeted, personalised support tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as larger companies.
Its mobile app, downloaded more than a million times, is establishing itself as a privileged relationship tool with agents, and also offers a number of services (indicating availability, signing contracts, etc.).
👌 Its values:
- developing candidates' skills,
- support youth employment,
- offer solutions tailored to the company's culture.
📊 Some key figures:
- 700 temporary employment agencies,
- 90,000 temporary workers on assignment,
- 98/100 professional equality index.
4. Crit
For over 50 years, Crit has made it a point of honour to help each temporary worker build a solid career plan, based on their skills, their wishes and the needs of the market.
It also builds strong relationships with its partners, to better understand their needs and satisfy them by offering them the best profiles from its pool of qualified and operational candidates.
Crit uses digital tools, in particular its My Crit app, to enhance the quality of recruitment and the experience of candidate companies and temporary workers.
👌 Its values:
- offering a tailor-made service and flexibility,
- fighting for diversity and against discrimination,
- guaranteeing safety by raising awareness of occupational risks among temporary workers and companies.
📊 Some key figures:
- 379 temporary employment agencies,
- 40,000 temporary workers delegated per day,
- France's leading temporary employment agency.
5. Synergie
Founded in Nantes in 1969, Synergie helps companies to recruit the right temporary profiles quickly, by combining its knowledge of different business sectors with its large pool of candidates. Its teams, regularly trained in employment law, provide their customers with reliable advice on managing their temporary resources.
It invests heavily in developing candidates' skills and provides them with individual support, delivering tangible results in terms of the success and duration of their assignments.
👌 Its values:
- contribute to sustainable employment,
- respect ethics and the environment,
- ensuring responsible economic performance.
📊 Some key figures:
- more than 300 temporary employment agencies,
- a pool of 600,000 employees,
- professional equality index 94/100.
Temporary employment agencies: their secrets for staying competitive
The top three temporary employment agencies in France (Adecco, Manpower and Randstad) account for more than half of the temporary employment market.
What are the ingredients of their success? These include
- seniority, which gives them a good knowledge of the business
- Qualified, hand-picked profiles for their customers,
- local partnerships that give them in-depth knowledge of different employment areas,
- strong investment in training for temporary staff,
- an emphasis on anti-discrimination,
- personalised support and solid protection for temporary workers,
- digitalisation of processes and tools.
💡 It's worth noting that in recent years, temporary employment agencies have been evolving, with the emergence of new 100% digital players. Is this the start of a new era? In any case, it would seem that the digital transition of temporary employment agencies has become an undeniable competitive advantage.
Successfully digitising your temporary employment agency
Digitalising your temporary employment agency or group of agencies involves installing and using digital tools.
But be careful not to fall into certain traps, which could cost you time and money:
- over-equipping with software to meet your needs,
- choosing a comprehensive tool that is not really suited to the temporary employment market.
🛠 By opting for a 100% online recruitment platform, tailored to your agency or temping group issues, you take no risks, and gain in speed and quality of service for companies and candidates. Here's our selection:
- Beetween's digital recruitment solution makes you more efficient by centralising all your recruitment activities: sourcing via LinkedIn, multi-posting your vacancies on over 150 job boards, communicating with candidates, rating candidate profiles, recruitment statistics, etc. You'll optimise all your processes, boost your visibility among temporary candidates, and benefit from tailor-made support!
- Troops, the platform specialising in temporary employment, manages all your administrative and HR processes in a single tool. Entirely designed and developed for temporary employment agencies, it offers extensive functional coverage, but above all is tailored to your needs , including automatic contract generation and remote signing. You can now offer candidates a mobile application, making your business more attractive and more competitive!
Going digital without forgetting the human element
While making the digital transition as a temporary employment agency is essential if you are to remain competitive, you mustn't lose sight of what's essential to your business: people.
Above all, technology must enable you to offer a fluid, personalised and memorable experience to your customers and candidates, so that you can build relationships based on trust and ensure their loyalty.
And what about you? What would be your tips for getting to the top of the league table of temping groups and agencies? 🚀
Article translated from French