NEXT PHASE CANDIDATE UPDATE

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Next Phase Recruitment has certainly felt the impact of the global financial crisis over the last few months with the number of roles available dropping significantly. With an increase in the number of people now available in the market, companies can now recruit confidently themselves and the need for recruitment agents has decreased.

As a result, we felt we wanted to use this newsletter to help you focus your job search so that it gives you the best chance to secure an interview. Our key tips are:

  1. Ensure your CV is updated and presented well. Layout is critical. A potential employer needs to know if the first half a page that you are the right person so they keep reading. When you are sifting through up to 300 CV's it needs to stand out. Please refer to our website for more top tips as well as an example of CV layout.
  2. Tailor your CV for the role you are applying for. If you think you maybe overqualified for role then it is likely that an employer will think that too. Explain your situation so any questions are answered.
  3. Websites we suggest you register on to receive role notices: SEEK, MyCareer, CareerOne, JobsJobsJobs and JobsWA. Our advice here is to apply quickly, as with a large number of CV's received yours just will not be read if it is received late in the process.
  4. Read all your local papers.
  5. Also come up with a list of employers that you think you may like to work for and regularly check their website for roles as companies are not currently needing to advertise using the traditional mediums.
  6. Talk to friends and family as quite often roles are being filled through contacts.

We will definitely be in touch with individual candidates as suitable roles become available.

Market Trends

With these uncertain times it has resulted in a number of people being made redundant or the reduction in the number of hours people are required to work (forced transition from full time to part time). The upside of this is that people are adapting to employing people on a part time basis. This means that with an upturn, employers will be more confident employing people on a flexible basis as they have had a chance to test it and really see the benefits.

Our view is that the next 12 to 24 months are going to be tough particularly with respect to the number of flexible roles available, but we are very confident that beyond this difficult time flexibility will be key. This is not only due to the aging population but also the demand for skilled and reliable employees that typically comes with maturity.

On a positive note, we have attended a number of seminars and workshops recently where there has been a lot of discussion about flexible work. This topic is still at the front of both private and public sector employers' minds, and we trust that this will bode well for our candidates as things pick up.