How Recruitment Agencies Can Maximise Success on Extra Workforce: A Complete Guide

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As a recruitment agency, standing out in a competitive market depends on visibility, trust, and seamless applicant engagement. That’s where Extra Workforce comes in—a recruitment platform designed to connect agencies and employers with qualified job seekers, fast.

Whether you're a new agency or a seasoned recruiter, this guide will walk you through how to:

  • Create and verify your recruiter or employer profile
  • Post jobs that attract the right candidates
  • Invite applicants to complete applications quickly and easily
  • Promote your business and build credibility

Let’s get started.

Step 1: Create Your Recruiter or Employer Profile

Creating a business profile on Extra Workforce is the first step in establishing your presence and gaining access to thousands of job seekers actively searching for new roles.

How to Set Up Your Profile:

  • Visit ExtraWorkforce.com and click on “Employer Sign Up” or “Recruiter Sign Up.”
  • Enter your business details – this includes your agency name, location, business email, and contact number.
  • Upload your company logo and a short business description to help applicants understand who you are and what sectors you recruit for.
  • Verify your profile by submitting your company registration number or uploading basic documentation. Verified profiles are trusted more by applicants and receive greater visibility across the platform.

Pro Tip: Verified employers and recruiters enjoy higher application rates and are more likely to be shortlisted by quality candidates.

Step 2: Post Jobs That Attract Top Talent

Job seekers on Extra Workforce browse a wide range of industries—from healthcare and construction to admin, retail, security, and beyond. Posting your job vacancies is quick and intuitive.

How to Post a Job:

  • 1. Log into your recruiter dashboard
  • 2. Click “Post a Job”
  • 2. Fill in your job details, including:
    • Job title
    • Location
    • Hourly or annual pay rate
    • Shift details (e.g. full-time, part-time, weekend-only)
    • Experience requirements
    • Any required licenses or qualifications (e.g. SIA badge, CSCS card, forklift license)
    • Application deadline
  • 4. Add any screening questions to help filter applicants (e.g. “Do you have the right to work in the UK?”)
  • 5. Publish and feature the job to go live on the platform.

Jobs posted by verified recruiters are marked as “Trusted” – increasing applicant confidence and application completion rates.

Jobs posted by verified recruiters are marked as “Trusted” – increasing applicant confidence and application completion rates.

Step 3: Invite Applicants to Complete Applications

Posting a job is just the beginning. What makes Extra Workforce powerful is the ability to invite potential candidates directly to apply and complete their application in minutes.

How to Invite Candidates:

Use your dashboard’s "Invite to Apply" tool to search and select candidates based on skills, location, availability, or previous applications.

Send them a direct link to your job post with a personalised message.

Monitor who has opened your invite, clicked through, and started (or completed) the application.

Boost Engagement with Smart Reminders:

Our system can automatically send application reminders to candidates who haven't completed the form, helping you fill roles faster without manual follow-ups.

Build Trust and Attract Quality Applicants

Job seekers on Extra Workforce often look at a recruiter’s reviews, verification status, and activity level when deciding whether to apply. Keep your profile active, professional, and updated to build credibility.

Tips to Strengthen Your Profile:

  • Complete all business details, including your agency’s sector specialisms
  • Request and showcase testimonials from previous clients or candidates
  • Respond promptly to messages and application queries

Seamless Hiring, All in One Place

From the moment you post a job to the day your candidate starts, Extra Workforce supports you at every stage:

  • Track applicants and filter by readiness or qualifications
  • Schedule interviews or assessments
  • Download candidate CVs and profiles instantly
  • Communicate securely through your dashboard

Ready to Recruit Better?

If you're a recruitment agency looking to streamline hiring and connect with motivated job seekers in your area, Extra Workforce gives you the tools, reach, and trust signals you need to succeed.

Create your employer or recruiter profile now and start posting jobs today.

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Extra Workforce Construction Recruitment FAQs

Construction recruitment experts in Birmingham and the West Midlands

These FAQs explain how our security services support construction sites of all sizes across Birmingham.

This guide explains our services, processes and the expertise behind our team so you can make confident and informed decisions. If you have any questions that are not answered here, our support team is available around the clock. You can contact us by email or through our online form. Your security matters to us and we are here to help at every stage.

Cients FAQs

W recruit both contract and permanent workforce. If you are hiring contractors we can manage the process and help you navigate the necessary regulations.

We advertise your job ads on every major job board such as CV Library and Total Jobs etc, as well as our own website , and social media channels on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Job seekers can create a complete professional profile at extraworkforce.uk website to get matched to the right opportunity. We have hundreds of professionals with completed profiles in our database.

Once you create your business profile, you can post you job ad at the website. A recruitment consultant will then be matched to you based on your needs and get in touch to discuss the vacancy further.

Our process begins with a CV review and a pre-screening call. Candidates who pass this stage proceed to a formal interview with our recruitment team for a detailed assessment.

We start charging fee if a candidate that has been introduced to you by us is employed within your company and starts working with you. Until then our service is completely free of charge.

We usually offer an industry leading guarantee period – so you are covered with a replacement, completely free of charge, should anything go wrong with our candidates.

Candidate FAQs

At Extra Workforce, the whole recruitment process is done remotely and there is no need for candidates to visit the office or hand documents and IDs. Current jobs are published on the website. After you apply for for a job a website, we invite you to complete your job application if we think you the are right fit for the vacancy. Once invited, you can complete your job application and get interviewed. afterwards.

Using a specialist, specific agency like Extra Workforce will mean you will have a consultant on your side, that understands what you want, matching you to the right opportunity and pushing to get you through the door. We will help you through the entire process to ensure you get the job you want.

Pay rates can vary depending on your sector, job type, contract length, and size of the recruiting business. We’ll always guarantee that you’ll be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.

Extra Workforce is a leading construction recruitment agency built on reputation and client focus. We leverage deep market connections to provide access to exclusive, unadvertised roles. We then manage your entire application and act as your advocate with the employer.

Holiday is accrued based on 12.07% of your basic pay. Contact the office to request a holiday.

Generally if we think that you are suitable for the role then we will invite to complete your job application within 3-5 working days. If we have not contacted you by then it could be that we felt you were unsuitable for the role. It's always a good idea to call us to double check.

You and most employees in the UK pay tax to contribute towards public services like the NHS, schools, roads, and emergency services. If you earn over the personal allowance set by the government, tax is automatically deducted from your wages through PAYE

Never! We only present your details to a client after we have spoken to you about the vacancy, the company and received your permission to do so.

We don’t provide transport as standard, so make sure to plan how you’ll get to and from work. Most of our roles are easy to get to by public transport, within walking distance.

If you have a complaint or concern, the first step is to contact your consultant. In case they need to escalate the issue to the right person or department to make sure it’s properly reviewed.

The types of jobs we offer can vary depending on demand, the season and your proximity to your workplace. We recruit for a mix of full-time and part-time roles, as well as temporary, fixed-term, and permanent positions.

We specialise in finding opportunities for construction professionals, such as labourers and traffic marshalls.

Using a recruitment agency offers significant advantages for job seekers. Their industry connections and resources can efficiently match your skills with suitable opportunities. Furthermore, they provide invaluable support by negotiating salaries and benefits on your behalf and guiding you through the entire search process. This partnership ultimately saves considerable time and effort.

Areas we cover in the West Midlands:

Wolverhampton

Willenhall

West Bromwich

Wednesbury

Walsall

Tipton

Sutton Coldfield

Stoke

Solihull

Soho

Smethwick

Shirley

Sandwell

Rowley Regis

Oldbury

Northfield

Harborne

Handsworth

Hall Green

Great Barr

Erdington

Edgbaston

Dudley

Coventry

Bournville

Birmingham

Bilston

Aston

Aldridge

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