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In a great city like London it will not come to anyone’s surprise that there are many intelligent people with great skills, knowledge and talent. Some of these people are IT professionals, doctors, scientists amongst other highly paid and skilled members of society. From a companies point of view this is great, the people are out there so you can just go out and find them. But is it really as easy as that?

A recurring problem for most recruitment companies is that everyone wants the ideal employee. A person with enthusiasm, personality, experience and plenty of ideas to push the company forward. These types of people do exist but they are usually working for someone else already! To attract this type of person in a place like London requires:

• A professional business work ethic, showing both employee’s and the people looking for work that you know what you are on about and can be trusted to find the right person for the right role.

• Set up some form of recruitment advertising like a website that will enable you to market yourself and your agency. Be honest with the viewer and tell them what you are all about.

• If you are looking for high quality people to fill highly skilled jobs make sure that you and your staff are aware that sometimes there are people that you cannot help. Some peoples C.V’s may not be up to the same standards as other people, tell people if it is unlikely you will be able to find work for them.

• When you interview the candidate make sure that they fully understand the job role and any other information that they will need in order to get the job. A decent candidate will look good on your regardless of if they get the job or not.

One of the most important things to remember, particularly for a new London Recruitment agency is that marketing and advertising your brand is vital. Getting your name out there and being known by the best companies and candidates is a hard process taking plenty of hard work. By being enthusiastic and clever in your marketing process you will be able to attract the best workers in your field within no time!

Out of work? Struggling to find a new job? Don’t worry, there are a large variety of options available to you. Have you checked the local and national newspapers for job vacancies? Other ways to look for jobs are through a online recruitment advertising agency, there are hundreds online but the main 5-10 will generally have the most job roles and thus the best chance of finding the job for you.

If you have applied for work like this and are still struggling to find a job then visit your local recruitment agency. These companies can be found online but will require you to drop in to fill out personal details on yourself and your work history.(this eliminates the chance of the agency putting you forward for the wrong role) The larger and better recruitment agencies are the ones that get approached from the major companies looking for the best possible employee, hopefully that could be you! Often the most effective and easiest method of finding work is leaving it to a professional to find it for you.

A recruitment agency is a useful medium for all parties. The job searcher, future employer and the recruitment advertising agency all benefit from you walking through the agency doors. (obviously you will benefit in finding work!) Most agencies will find a job opening for you and should an interview come up, give you plenty of information on the job role and the company. At the end of the day their interest is in you getting the role as they are paid bonuses per successful applicant.

Here are a few tips for you to help find the best job role for you:

1. Never pay a recruitment agency to find you a job as they are being paid by the employers to find an applicant like you.
2. Don’t be shy in putting yourself forward for roles that you like the look of.
3. Design your C.V around the kind of job you will be applying for. If you need help on this the recruitment agency should help you create a new one.
4. Be sure to build a strong relationship with your recruiter as they will be the one finding you work. The more often you talk to them the more often they will think of you should a new job possibility arise.

If you are a company looking to recruit some of the finest people in your sector then you need to make sure that you advertise your job role effectively. You can either do this yourself or if you’ve got the money (and sense!) then you will go with a professional company do help you with your advertising needs. Here are some of the things that you will expect to see from a top recruitment advertising company.

1. Make an advert that catches attention and is easy to read – Stats and research show that people remember red, read black and white and see yellow. Upper and lower cased serif typefaces are generally read easier (this is what newspapers use!). If possible don’t use capitals or “creative” typefaces, basically anything that will make it hard to read or remember your advert.
2. Describe the job role properly – The possible applicants need to know what they need to do to apply for the role. What skills, experience and background is needed. Avoid filler and make sure you get your point across. The best recruitment advert is one that attracts the right applicant.
3. State who you are and what you do – What you need here is a couple of brief sentences about the company and what it does. If you don’t discuss these points the possible candidate may get suspicious and not apply for the role.
4. Give a phone number and email address – Conduct a phone interview with each of the applicants and you should soon find who is deserving of a face to face interview. If you expect a lot of people to call then maybe place an answering machine on that line and you can call back when you have the time.
5. Don’t offer an interview to every applicant – Similar to the point above, make sure that your interviews test the applicant with tests on knowledge and skills. Be sure to ask 3-4 questions in the phone interview so that you can create a list of strong candidates.

In conclusion finding the right candidate can be a tricky and expensive process, and that’s when it’s successful! Planning and writing a decent advert can be difficult and time consuming, so my advice would be to make sure to contact a professional in the recruitment advertising sector who will be able to help with all your needs.

Facebook is well known as one of the top social networking sites online. Created in 2004, Facebook has more than 40 million members and is the 6^th most visited website. People nowadays are looking to social networking sites for the latest news or information instead of traditional forms of media like television and radio. Because of this many business companies are ready to use sites like Facebook to get in contact with “Generation Y” (people born within 1982 and 1997.) in search for the countries top talent.

The latest US survey recently announced that 97% of Generation Y had access to a computer, 94% own a mobile phone, 75% are members on Facebook and 44% check out online blogs. These statistics show that there is a large catchment area for online recruitment, but it has to be done in the right way according to Albert Ellis, chief executive of Harvey Nash. “Companies meanwhile are looking at Facebook as a way of spreading messages but they have to do it in a credible way.” Before later adding “Young people don’t want the traditional marketing or advertising approach. It’s got to be softer. It can’t be seen to be written by your PR department.”

Experts confirm that Generation Y use networking sites to find out more information on companies they are interested in and can get this from prospective colleagues. This can be very useful for most companies as positive news can influence peoples attitudes to a lot of things, careers included.

Looking for the right online recruitment help can prove daunting. To keep ahead of the game and making sure you hire the top talent contact a quality provider for the finest recruitment advertising.