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What the CV does not tell you
Still the most common currency in the world of recruitment remains the "CV". With the explosion of the Internet, so the world population of CVs multiplies. It seems rather a shame, and also a source of frustration for recruiters, that the CV is actually, in our opinion, little more than a token of interest in employment. Whilst the CV indeed will usually provide all the information one might need to contact a job seeker, it does very little, on its own, to help establish how suitable a job seeker might be for a given position.
Let's take a look at what is often missing:
career objective - what the job seeker actually wants to do in his working life;
skills and competencies - in a majority of cases this will just be copied from the job seekers current job description;
areas of excellence - hardly ever mentioned;
personality - rarely anything beyond "hard worker" is mentioned;
likes and dislikes - crucial in assessing company culture fit...........
And so the list could go on. We feel strongly that recruiters who focus simply on the harvesting and distribution of CVs as a way of earning commission, should be called to account. The professional recruiter has to dig a lot deeper than the information presented in a CV, and at a very bare minimum must spend time with candidates to establish where they may be best applied into the job market. We must revive the "ancient art" of evaluation and assessment.
Job mismatch leads to high turnover, which in turn leads to low morale and self-esteem. These are destructive forces that eventually undermine the motivation and therefore productivity of our workforce.
We will continue to plead for improved candidate profiling at every turn of the road. And we will strive to develop tools and processes to assist the achivement of this aim.
If there are any recruitment subjects or issues you would like us to cover, please drop us a mail on rivonia@webb-elgin.com
SA firms scramble for skills
Nearly three-quarters of SA business are more focused on attracting and retaining staff than a year ago, placing SA above the global average of 59%, a new report showed on Wednesday........read more
2008 has proved to be a year of major development and expansion for Webb Elgin Associates.
We are pleased to report that a number of our new initiatives have entered the market and are proving to be more exciting than even we had expected. The StaffWeb network of start-up agencies is growing fast and the response to our campaign has been overwhelming, to say the least. We are currently working with over 300 aspiring entrepreneurs to help get their businesses "off the ground". Our business startup model is proving to be workable and easy to digest, whilst reducing the owners' business risks.
The business plan and training services have been well received, and have also proven to be useful in providing the right environment to encourage small business development. Read more here.
We welcome Intercare to our client family. Intercare one of the fastest growing health care groups in South Africa. Since it has opened the doors of its first medical and dental centre in Lynnwood, Pretoria in 2002, the growth of the Intercare Group has been formidable. To cater for this growth, the use of web based recruitment has become a necessity for the group.
Our interaction with various business networks has lead to the formation of 2 new brands : PeopleMagic and BizMagic, both of which are focussed on the provision of professional consulting services at SME prices. Both lines are achieving significant presence in the market, and we will be announcing a significant contract in our next issue.
Our Products and Services
We offer the following menu of professional
recruitment services at competitive rates:
(a) Recruitment process assessment
(b) Shortlisting and response handling
(c) Inhouse recruitment software
(d) Outsourced recruitment software
(e) Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
(f) CV Processing and Indexing
(g) Job advertising
(h) Candidate search and CV collection
(i) Candidate guidance and counselling
PeopleMagic - Broader Services
(a) Employee communication interventions
(b) Performance management
(c) Skills assessment
(d) CV Verification
(e) Coaching
(f) Manpower Planning
(g) Job Profiling
What else do we do?
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Staff scheduling software
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Strategy Formulation and Audits
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System Selection for Recruitment, Airline, Travel
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Business Process Analysis
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Specialised staff sourcing – local and international
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Geneva Airline Software now with Airlink, Air Madagascar
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Web site registration, setup, and maintenance
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