As Nigeria’s population continues to rise, so is the number of people looking and willing to work increasing. Accompanying this rise is also a dramatic increase in the number of incompetent candidates that are being released into the labor market - an inadequacy that can be largely attributed to the nations’ poor educational system and unfavorable social learning environment that stifles the growth of the most active workforce of the country.

Unfortunately, this reason has rendered the vast majority of the emerging labor force of the country that is willing and searching to work unfit for reasonable employment because they lack the prerequisite skills and competencies needed in most of the modern-day industries. 

For organizations, this translates to more competition in the recruitment market.  Because only a limited fraction of the myriad of the unemployed or “employed but searching” candidates of the labor force indeed possess the right skills and are truthfully ready and fit to be employed.   

Thus, searching, discovering, and hiring the best candidates with the right skills and competencies needed to optimally function and deliver in a given role that a company is looking to fill can be tremendously difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. 

However, by partnering with recruitment agencies that are professionals, especially in the Nigerian recruitment and hiring market, many of these challenges can be overcome. 

Before we share the list of the top recruitment agencies in Lagos, Nigeria, and its environs. Here are a few things to govern your consideration for selecting the best recruitment firm to work with. 

Identify and understand their core professional service strengths: Outline the list of services that they offer to see if it’s in harmony with what you are looking to get and identify what or where their professional strengths lie among those services they offer.  

Some firms offer services limited to one area of recruitment processes such as job placement or human capital development alone etc, while others offer a range of limitless services that you need but may be unaware of which may involve collaboration tools that hasten workflow within team members, an automated tracking system that takes the stress of manually sorting candidates’ CVs out, job board, talent pools and many more 

Mode of operation: How do these firms operate, what tools do they employ to ensure they deliver effective results to their clients. Do they operate with the latest industry technologies or they are yet to join the global technology-driven market. 

The mode of operation and type of tools employed by the firm determine how efficient they are to deliver outstanding results for their clients 
 

The cost of partnership: How much does the recruitment agency charge? The goal is to achieve the desired results of finding, and hiring the most outstanding candidates with the right competencies while still maximizing the cost of hire. 
Below is a list of the top recruitment agencies in Lagos, Nigeria,  and the other cities of the country.


1. TalentUp Africa

A human resource technology company in Lagos, Nigeria dedicated to redefining the human resources processes and practices in Africa. 

TalentUp Africa offers technological HR solutions that help organizations simplify recruitment processes and help them find, discover, and recruit quality talents faster and quicker. Unlike other recruitment firms in Nigeria, TalentUp Africa leverages exclusively automated technological software to facilitate hiring processes.

Services and Products Offered 

1. Job board: This allows recruiters to post jobs, conduct assessments, shortlist quality candidates, and schedule interviews with them all on one platform. 

2. Talent pool: With the talent pool feature recruiters can search, find and hire from the pool of the top 10% best industry professionals available in Nigeria.  

3. Automated Tracking System: Instead of manually sorting through thousands of CVs, expending time and energy looking for the right talents to interview. The Automated Tracking System, provided by the HR Tech giant allows recruiters to automatically filter a multitude of resumes efficiently using some integrated machine learning system. 

4. HR Collaboration Tool: Overwhelmed by the magnitude of tasks available at your desk or need an efficient way to distribute, track and measure workflow within the team. The HR collaboration provides access for recruiters to easily manage workflow within their team members and speed up the process of hiring.

5. HR Analytical Tool: This tool gives recruiters relevant recruitment insights to evaluate their recruiting efforts and shape how they arrive at and make important business decisions for the organization

6. Professional and Custom Recruitment Services: This is for organizations looking for expert consultations or looking to integrate custom HR products and services into their organization’s recruitment system.


2. PG Consulting

A business consulting organization with a focus on human capital development and a number of other business consulting services geared towards helping organizations remain competitive in their industries. 

Services and Products Offered 

Workforce development and training
Business consulting services such as business and financial advisories
Human resources planning
Outsourcing services


3. Philip Consulting

The self-styled leading provider of human transformation, technology, and outsourcing services is a business and management consulting firm with its headquarter in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Services and Products Offered 

Strategic planning and implementation
Human resource development and talent management
Data, web analytics, technology, and digital consultancy


4. MyJobMag

A creative employer-employee networking platform with the vision to solve the challenge of quality employer-employee discovery. As a job listing platform, the company connects recruiters with candidates looking for placements and offers advisory services.

Services and Products Offered

HR/Recruiter advice
CV writing service 
Job board
Salary review and research
Talent pool
Shortlisting service


5. BBC Consulting

A professional consulting firm specializing in human resource development, financial accounting, information and technology management, and business information/credit reporting for foreign investors looking to carry out background checks before operating or partnering with a local organization within the country. 

Services and Products Offered

Accounting solution
Human resources development 
Management consulting
E-business support services and publishing
ICT consulting. 


Closing Note

Finally, to decide what recruitment agency is best and worth working with - firstly, understand and identify what your organization’s recruitment needs are, evaluate the recruiter to check if their expertise and experience covers your need, identify the various product or services that they offer that suit your needs, and lastly consider your budget to know if you can afford their services. 

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