Newsletter June 2009

Our Viewpoint
OK - So It Is A Recession - Officially

Stats SA have now confirmed that we are in a recession - great, as if we didn't know already! Any business person with common sense can tell you that growth has disappeared, the signs are everywhere. Our country is producing less, and consumers are buying less. Profits are down and unemployment is up. The most noticeable trigger has been that credit has been tightened, so there is less money in circulation.

What can we do to help us weather the storm (which we think could last for at least another 9 months)?

The recruitment industry has shrunk dramatically. The top firms have published results that confirm this, and smaller firms are disappearing. Major industrial and financial groups have frozen employment. Many well qualified individuals are battling to find work.

"Survival of the fittest".

Good companies, with good processes, quality service, and top talent development, will survive. Smaller bonuses, yes, but survive they will. The winners need not be huge to survive, from one man businesses, to mega-corporates, the principle remains.

Stand back, survey your business, and sharpen it up for the future. Throw out what does not work. This is the perfect opportunity.

And remember "The Power of Attraction" - doom and gloom will always attract the same!

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Recruitment Articles

One step at a time - Hays promotes healthy workforce
Thirty-three teams of staff at Hays, the UK’s leading specialist recruitment company, have embarked on the 2009 Global Corporate Challenge (GCC), in support of the largest employer health initiative in the world...more

Global employment survey finds Chinese job market showing signs of recovery
A quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in over 30 key countries has found job prospects for professionals and managers in China better than the global average...more

Are you liable for temporary workers?
Employment and recruitment agencies must protect themselves against legal liability for accidents that occur whilst placing temporary workers...more

Candidate Overload?
With many more candidates applying for each vacancy, the challenge facing many agencies today is simply how to manage the huge volume of CVs without getting swamped by applicants all chasing the same post...more

A Real Alternative To Job Boards
Sometimes when something is popular and successful for a long time it becomes a defacto standard, or something that is just accepted, no questions asked...more

See all our recruitment articles here

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Company News

Webb Elgin is continuing to develop approaches to assist clients to reduce recruitment costs whilst continuing to attract the best talent, and now offers its recruitment solutions on a shared-savings basis, meaning that companies have no outlay until they achieve actual savings.

New products have been added to the recuitment network offerings.

Monthly workshops continue to attract interest.

We have arranged a business startup finance package.

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Our Products and Services

We offer the following menu of professional recruitment support services:

- Recruitment training sessions and training guides
- Recruitment process assessment
- Inhouse recruitment software
- Outsourced recruitment software
- Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
- Job advertising
- Candidate guidance and counselling

Learn more

Through our StaffWeb network of agencies we can also assist with full placement services.
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