Omicron Inc. uses a private employment agency to locate engineering staff. Omicron pays a set monthly fee whether the agency has provided any new candidates or not. Which type of agency is Omicron using?

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Omicron is using a retainer firm, which involves a set monthly fee to keep the agency "on retainer" to provide staffing services as needed, whether they provide new candidates or not. This is different from a fee-for-service firm, which would charge for each individual service provided, or a contingency firm, which would only charge if they successfully fill a job opening. A professional society is not an employment agency.