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Avoiding the Beauty Parade – The Smart Job Hunters Guide
Despite the end of the recession making the headlines and further, tentative signs of economic recovery being reported (recruitment agencies saw the strongest increase in role availability since June 2007), finding your next job remains a highly competitive and frequently frustrating experience. Even though the number of roles is increasing, the volume of people applying for these roles remains extremely high and is anticipated to remain so for at least 18 months. So what does the Smart Job hunter do to avoid this beauty parade?
Targeted Letters that really work!
In the current recession there are more people out of work chasing an ever dwindling number of jobs. Therefore it’s no surprise that employers no longer need to advertise for vacancies or use recruitment agencies...
The 8 Steps To Building Employee Engagement During Change
During these tough trading conditions we as managers have more than enough on our plate, so why worry about employee engagement during times of change? Simple, there is a whole host of research demonstrating the links between the way people are managed and engaged and business performance.
This paper will give you eight key steps to help you as a leader to build employee engagement during times of change
The Do’s and Don’ts of Company Change
Many companies are experiencing a period of change – be that with staff moving on or simply being transferred into other roles. Outplacement services are being widely utilised by large companies looking to ensure their personnel are able to find suitable roles or read just to new ones.
For those staying and experiencing change, we have developed a few recommendations to help deal with the situation..
Effective exit strategy essential to being seen as an ethical organisation
According to a recent survey, less than four percent of employees who participated in an outplacement programme held any negative feelings toward their previous employer.
In addition, nearly two thirds of UK employees who experienced an outplacement programme meet frequently with former colleagues to catch up and network.
Handling Recruitment Agencies
There are two types of Recruitment Agencies.
- Client/Company driven, or
- Candidate driven.
Client driven companies tend to operate on more senior vacancies where the Company/Client has appointed them on a contractual basis to find a quality short list.
The Six Secrets of ‘The New Interview’
- Insiders have the best shot at the job, so make yourself an insider.
- The real matchmaking is done before the interview :
- Understand the job behind the description.
- Talk to people in the organisation to find out what it is like working there.
- Obtain Insight
Outplacement - Recent Published Forecasts
According to a report published in March, demand for Outplacement and outplacement services is set to continue. Results from the survey stated that:
78% of employers felt that the need for outplacement and outplacement services would increase during the course of the year
