Employment agencies or personnel placement services work to fill specific positions available within companies. Their purpose is to bring applicants and employers together. Often, the hiring company pays the placement fee, but when state law permits, you and the employer may share the fee or the fee is billed to you after you've secured a job. Employment agencies usually are licensed in the state where they do business. Temporary help services provide workers to businesses on a temporary or as-need basis.
Businesses pay an agreed-upon wage to the temporary service for work performed by the employees.
The temporary service firm pays the workers, not the temporary employer. Executive counseling services or career counseling services help job seekers with career directions and decisions more than with job placement. They may offer such services as skill identification and self evaluation, resume preparation and letter writing, and general information about companies in a particular location or job field. You'll probably have to pay this fee even if you don't find a job. Placement is not guaranteed.