Recruitment in July 2007

The main issues concerning recruitment this year has been the speed in which new candidates are able to secure new roles. Pre 2007, there was almost a guarantee that you could work with a candidate for a week or two to secure interviews and discuss key opportunities with them. This was advantageous to recruiting companies as they were able to tie up interview diaries and allow themselves enough time to decide on how many candidates to see for each role. As 2007 has progressed, we have seen candidates staying on the open market for shorter periods of time. This can range from 1 -4 days. Quite often, a good candidate can now line up at least 5 interviews in one week and take their pick of the roles offered. We have found that the decision on which role they will take comes mainly down to location ( travelling times ) and money. At interview stage many candidates say that the job offered and the company background and aspirations are the most important aspects, however, this is not true. Money and location win every time. The only exception to this rule, is when we start looking at more senior roles in the market, where the rule is reversed. We have found that senior roles ( 50K+) generally attract the people that are genuinly interested in the wellbeing of the company and are interested in where they are going and how they are likely to perform.