It is common for employers in Singapore to outsource and engage recruitment and employment agencies in their hiring process. There are many types of employment agencies in Singapore and they are also differentiated by their difference licence types issued by the Ministry of Manpower. Some licence types such as “comprehensive” licence allow the recruitment and employment agencies to recruit local and foreigners while some only restrict recruitment to local staff only. The differentiation can also be by salary levels for example, recruiters with “select” licence can only recruit candidates earning monthly salaries in excess of SGD4.5k only. The highest form of recruitment agency business is typically known as executive search firm. Such agencies undertakes hard to fill and very niche roles. The word “search” is used as these firms focus a lot of its effort and resources in searching for inactive candidates who are not necessarily looking for a job. These candidates are considered as talent who are usually in high demand and it is not common for them to be actively looking for a job.