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 Search & Advertising Retained Managed Service PSL Large Company Generalist Contingency Canvassing Out Product Specific

Current Job Market in SAP/ERP General level of demand Client vacancy levels Spread of clients recruiting Salaries and packages Contract rates Other factors include:- 1.Outsourcing 2.Offshoring 3.Global Resourcing 4.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