Be Certain To Attract The Right Staff
By Karl Hopkins
An ageing population, the increase of globalisation and continuing economic uncertainty, all mean that organisations have to think differently about the way they attract and retain the talent they need. Organisations can little afford a high staff turnover if they are to retain competitive advantage, so now more than ever it is crucial for recruiters to develop recruitment and retention strategies that have a demonstrable impact on organisational success.
The recruitment industry has expanded massively over the last 12 years with many companies now competing in the market place and the industry itself being worth almost 25 billion pounds per year. Recruitment companies vary in three main activities by the types of positions they are trying to fill; either temporary, contracting or permanent roles. However recruitment agencies, especially the large agencies, will generally have operations in all these areas. There are also specialised agencies that will look at only one area, for instance head hunting agencies that place people into high level positions will generally only deal with permanent positions.
Recruitment firms may also tend to focus on one particular sector, which allows them to specialise and build a reputation in that area, for example healthcare recruitment has become a highly specialised area with recruitment agencies looking at specific market sectors such as pharmacy, radiography, nursing etc.
Another growing area is outsourcing. This is where a recruitment agency will takeover the specific responsibility for recruiting from a organisation's human resources department, for example in the instance where companies outsource their graduate recruitment requirements.
Internet recruitment is also a fast growing trend and most recruitment consultancies have a significant presence online via their own website or via general and specific job boards.
Since the late 1990s, the recruitment website has evolved to encompass end-to-end recruitment. Websites capture candidate details and then pool then in client accessed candidate management interfaces (also online). Key players in this sector provide e-recruitment software and services to organisations of all sizes and within numerous industry sectors, who want to e-enable entirely or partly their recruitment process in order to improve business performance.
The online software provided by those who specialise in online recruitment helps organisations attract, test, recruit, employ and retain quality staff with a minimal amount of administration. Online recruitment websites can be very helpful to find candidates that are very actively looking for work and post their resumes online, but they will not attract the "passive" candidates who might respond favorably to an opportunity that is presented to them through other means. Also, some candidates who are actively looking to change jobs are hesitant to put their resumes on the job boards, for fear that their current companies, co-workers, customers or others might see their resumes.
About the author
For information on online recruitment or pharmacy jobs and other medical jobs including; radiography, nursing and bio-medical science jobs in the UK visit Sterlingcross.com a pharmacy recruitment company. from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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