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Heads-up to jobseekers and recruiters

 

Ripped straight from the excellent trade press blog, The Buzz, here’s a useful insight into the staffing (r)evolution:

 

1. Expectations of clients are rising and will continue to rise
2. Clients and talent are savvier, more discerning, and more sensitive to quality
3. Employers will continue to aggressively build their in-house capacity to recruit staff
4. An increasing majority of vacant jobs will not be advertised anywhere
5. Talent will become smarter and wiser to the way our industry works
6. Reputation and Brand – of recruiters – will become our most valuable asset
7. Referrals will become the primary sourcing channel for all levels of positions. Not print, not job boards – but word of mouth, reputation, networking and referral programs
8. Customers’ loyalty will become key
9. On top of all this, there will be increasing pressure on price
10. To sum it all up, yesterday’s ‘delivery’ market will become tomorrow’s ‘relationship’ market with both clients and talent.

 

This summary has been extracted from a superb piece written by Greg Savage of global marketing recruiter, Aquent.  Read the full article

 

Thanks to Keith Robinson of CareerSiteAdvisor for allowing me to publish this piece.  Greg, I hope you don’t mind!

 

Simon Lewis | Editor | Only Marketing Jobs

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