Rapid growthfor newly launched website for the retail industry

Less than a month after its launch, the new job site for the Retail Professional gets its 40,000thmember!

Rpeople.co.uk, which launched in October 2003, has picked up its 40,000th member in record time, and has now set itself the ambitious target of becoming the premier niche jobs board in the UK.

Director, Ian Makins commented: We have done our research and we are now reaping the rewards, we always thought there would be very strong demand for a cost effective career network which focused purely on the needs of retail profession employers and job-seekers. We envisaged rpeople.co.uk would have a community-based look and feel, something you can see on the home page with testimonials and pictures from members. The first 6 months have been phenomenal and over the next 6 months we’re going to build on this success.

Rpeople.co.uk benefits from having one of the most dynamic demographic populations in the UK. Makins continued: The working retail population is now highly skilled, and the number of graduates entering the Retail Professional talent pool each year is huge. This basically means that in Retail you have one of the most computer-literate, net-savvy populations in the UK. Rpeople.co.uk provides employers and agencies alike with an extremely powerful, efficient and cost-effective means of tapping into this huge talent pool.

We are always looking to improve the site and the services we offer. Since launch we have consistently developed new elements to make the site faster and easier for all to use. Our branded advertising functionality is second to none and offers excellent exposure for clients and their jobs says Makins.

These first 6 months really have been a whirlwind and this is mainly due to the candidates. We use a number different marketing media to get to the right candidates including: search engine optimisation, pay-per-click, graduate exhibitions, a great linking strategy, job posting partnerships and Digital TV. All in all a great package for the recruiter.

For a limited period Rpeople.co.uk is continuing to offer a subsidised 3-month package to recruitment agencies and consultancies. Interested parties should make contact before April 30th 2004 on 07021 100200.