Transcript LSE academy - British Computer Society

Current Job Trends
Recruitment Companies –
Understanding How We Work
• Different strokes for different folks
– Recruitment companies offer different services
• Recruitment companies are different
– Learn what your recruitment agency does
• Go to different companies to find the service you
want
– Engage on a personal level, and use multiple
routes to market
Different Recruitment Models
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Search & Advertising
Retained
Managed Service
PSL
Large Company Generalist
Contingency
Canvassing Out
Product Specific
Current Job Market in SAP/ERP
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General level of demand
Client vacancy levels
Spread of clients recruiting
Salaries and packages
Contract rates
Other factors include:1.
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Outsourcing
Offshoring
Global Resourcing
Immigration
Next 3 Years
• Increased demand for permanent staff
– There are real skill shortages today
• Increased demand for contractors
– Clients will backfill with contractors
• General and widespread shortages in IT staff
– Not enough people with right skills in UK Plc
Conclusions
• Clients will want you now and in 2005
– You are in demand
• Clients will ramp up graduate recruitment schemes for 2005
– Clients are recruiting at all levels again
• There is a shortage of staff with 2-3 years’ experience
– You are in short supply
• Moving people around does not address the shortages
– Peter takes from Paul, who takes from Patrick…..
• Lateral Solutions will be required to deal with this major problem
– Managed training programs, reskilling, global resourcing