Ranking of temporary employment agencies 2024 and their secrets for staying attractive
Job creation, a sudden increase in activity, replacing a departing employee: these are all situations to which temporary employment agencies know how to respond by rapidly recruiting operational profiles for their customers.
While there is a plethora of agencies on the temping market, from local independents to major international groups, the behemoths seem to be doing just fine.
Discover our ranking of temping agencies for the year 2020, broken down by number of agencies in the country and by sales. We also take a closer look at their secrets for staying competitive, to give you some recommendations.
2024 temp agency ranking
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, enabling it to 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:
- promote knowledge sharing and internal collaboration,
- put customers first,
- advocate diversity and fairness.
📊 Some key figures:
- 900 agencies,
- 120,000 temps on assignment,
- professional equality index 93/100.
2. Randstad
With over 60 years' experience, Randstad works closely with companies to better understand their needs, and to provide them with solutions adapted to 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 policy of sustainable development,
- campaign for the employment of disabled workers and raise awareness among companies,
- innovate while respecting ethics.
📊 Some key figures:
- 401 temporary employment agencies,
- 30,000 people recruited on fixed-term or permanent contracts (2019),
- professional equality index 93/100.
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, personalized support tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as larger corporations.
Its mobile application, downloaded more than a million times, has established itself as a privileged relationship tool with agents, and also offers a number of services (indicating availability, signing contracts, etc.).
👌 Its values:
- develop candidates' skills,
- support youth employment,
- offer solutions tailored to corporate culture.
📊 Some key figures:
- 700 temporary employment agencies,
- 90,000 temps on assignment,
- professional equality index 98/100.
4. Crit
For more than 50 years, Crit has made it a point of honor to help each temporary worker build a solid career plan, based on their skills, wishes and market needs.
We also build strong relationships with our partners, to better understand their needs and satisfy them, by offering them the best profiles from our pool of qualified, operational candidates.
Crit uses digital tools, notably its My Crit app, to enhance the quality of recruitment and the experience of candidate companies and temps.
👌 Its values:
- offering tailor-made service and flexibility,
- fighting for diversity and against discrimination,
- guarantee safety by raising awareness of occupational risks among temporary workers and companies.
📊 Some key figures:
- 379 temporary employment agencies,
- 40,000 temps delegated per day,
- France's No. 1 player in temporary employment
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, reliably advise their customers in the management of their temporary resources.
It makes significant investments in developing candidates' skills, and supports them individually, enabling it to achieve concrete results on the success and duration of their assignments.
👌 Our values:
- contribute to sustainable employment,
- respect ethics and the environment,
- ensure responsible economic performance.
📊 Some key figures:
- over 300 temporary employment agencies,
- a pool of 600,000 employees,
- professional equality index 94/100.
Temping agencies: their secrets for staying competitive
The top three players in the French temping market (Adecco, Manpower and Randstad) account for over half of the temping market.
What are the ingredients of their success? In particular
- seniority, which gives them in-depth 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 temporary worker training,
- an emphasis on the fight against discrimination,
- personalized support and solid protection for temporary workers,
- digitalization of processes and tools.
💡A noteworthy development in recent years has been the emergence of new, 100% digitalized temporary employment agencies. 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 digitalizing your temporary employment agency
Digitizing your temporary employment agency or group of agencies means installing and using digital tools.
However, there are a number of pitfalls to watch out for, which could cost you time and money:
- over-equipping with software to meet your needs,
- choosing a tool that is complete, but ill-suited to the temping market.
🛠 By opting for a 100% online recruitment platform, adapted to your agency or temp group issues, you take no risks, and gain in speed and quality of service to companies and candidates. Here's our selection:
- Beetween's digital recruitment solution makes you more efficient by centralizing all your recruitment activities: sourcing via LinkedIn, multicasting your offers on over 150 job boards, communicating with candidates, rating candidate profiles, recruiting statistics, etc. You'll optimize all your processes, boost your visibility among temporary candidates, and benefit from tailor-made support!
- Troops, the platform specialized in temporary employment, manages all 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 competitive!
Go 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.
So, above all, technology must enable you to offer a fluid, personalized and memorable experience to your customers and candidates, and thus build relationships of trust that ensure their loyalty.
And what about you? What would be your tips for rising to the top of the rankings of temping groups and agencies? 🚀
Article translated from French