CGC Oakgrove 4.0

Recruitment

Sector Outlook Recruitment is a key function of any HR depar tment as companies seek to attract high calibre candidates to their business. People are a company’s biggest asset and as such, many companies will have their own recruitment teams as they source the best talent. For operational reasons other industries may choose to outsource this work to recruitment companies to act as agents in finding the candidates they want. Over 100,000 people work in this fast paced, dynamic and growing sector. In the last year the industry saw sales of £31.5 billion and an increase of 9% on the previous year with average sales per consultant reaching £93,000. The most revenue comes from recruiting IT, Engineering/Technical roles and managerial positions. Recruiters can be found operating in every industry sector supplying temporary and permanent contract positions. Recruiters need to have a strong sales mentality, self-confidence, tenacity, an ability to network, build rappor t and meet key per formance targets. The industry needs individuals who can organise their work load, manage data, and develop a technical knowledge of the industry. The hours are long but come with financial rewards for those who succeed. The sector offers work based qualifications and graduate programmes in the larger companies. Job vacancies can be found with recruiters such as Ranstad, Adecco, Reed, Page and Hays but there may be oppor tunities with smaller operations or looking through specialist recruitment web sites.