Recruitment and Retention - using a local specialist

Recruitment and retention within the IT sector is a key challenge for over half of employers according to a recent report by the Government.  Around a third (31%) reported that recruiting the right talent is likely to be difficult in the coming months, whilst one in five (21%) said retaining their people would be a challenge.

Many employers are finding the measures taken during the downturn have left them lacking the skills needed to grow again.  Now the economy is officially out of recession, there is a real need to bring new, high calibre people on board to ensure the recovery continues.

In addition to technical expertise, employers now expect their IT departments to be more proactive when it comes to suggesting new solutions (22%), communicate better with the business (28%) and have a greater commercial focus (22%).

Recruiting and retaining the best talent is becoming a major challenge for a many IT employers as we move into the upturn. 

Over half of IT employers have not reviewed their recruitment processes in the last 12 months, yet hiring processes optimised for a downturn will not suffice in an upturn

In an improving economy, growing IT departments should look at how they are attracting new talent into their organisations because as the economy heats up, skilled individuals will be harder to find, and more expensive.

Historically companies struggle with retention at the beginning of an economic cycle, so at a time of crucial growth employers will need talented individuals that know the business inside and out.

With over 20 years Recruitment experience, all within the IT sector ClarkeWood is here to help you with all your Recruitment matters. We are specialists in matching top local companies with talented local people.

For a free no obligation review of your current recruitment process or needs, we will come to you and discuss how working in partnership with a dedicated local solutions provider can help your business grow, call us on 01905 727750

How Do You Save Time Recruiting?

By asking yourself “what is the most valuable use of my time right now”.

Would it be:

·         Writing a detailed job specification that will get across what you want the new employee to do, and one that best conveys your company to that prospective employee.

·         Write up a job advert and make sure it complies with current legislation on the multi discrimination laws.

·         Deal with and negotiate best price for your job advert whether that is paper based or/and online.

·         Wait for those advert responses.

·         Deal with those calls/emails wanting more information on the job/salary etc, before even submitting a CV.

·         Collating all of those CV’s together and reading them.

·         Working out which candidates you want to bring in and interview.

·         Arranging those interviews and informing the unsuccessful ones that they haven’t made the grade.

·         Arranging next round and final interviews.

·         Delivering the offer of employment and hoping they accept.

Or would your time be best spent on doing what you do best running your business/department and making money/profit for your organisation.

As Bengamin Frankiln puts it "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest"

At ClarkeWood Consulting we can help you do this by taking all of the time consuming steps out of recruitment.

Our specialist recruiters will:

·         Visit you on site and take a detailed spec from you verbally - we do all the writing!!

·         We see the working environment get a feel for the company culture and values so we can share this with prospective candidates.

·         We have access to candidates across multiple medias at a fraction of the cost you would have to pay.

·         We don’t wait for advert responses therefore you do not have to wait for CV applications. With a current live database of just over 2,000 local IT professionals registered we start work on the vacancy straight away.

·         We manage all the calls, all the CV’s, the CV sift, the pre-screen interviews and the selection process so you can focus on your business.

·         We manage all the interview process, the feedback, the offers.

This fantastic time saving service is FREE, only when we deliver the right candidate at the right price for the right role do you have to pay a fee. For a FREE no obligation chat contact us on 01905 727750.