Atkins awards JobsGroup.net 2006 online recruitment contract

Atkins, the multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe, has awarded JobsGroup.net a 12 month contract to provide the company with online recruitment services. JobsGroup.net won the contract after successfully filling more vacancies in three-months than their niche competitors.

JobsGroup.net will provide Atkins with access to the companyís growing database of pre-screened active technical jobseekers via three award-winning niche technical job sites: JustEngineers.net, JustRail.net and JustConstruction.net. Atkins will also be promoted across JobsGroup.net sites through display advertising, newsletter sponsorship and corporate profiles.

Karen Wallbridge, Head of Recruitment at Atkins, comments, ìWhen selecting an online recruitment partner we look for flexibility, outstanding service, return on investment and, most importantly, the ability to source high quality candidates who will effectively deliver the skills we require. JobsGroup.net satisfies all of these requirements, and indeed during pre-contract trials proved to be more effective than their niche competitors in the engineering, rail and construction sectors.î

Mark Hepworth, Managing Director of JobsGroup.net, comments, ìWe are naturally delighted to have been chosen to provide online recruitment services to Atkins, one of the worldís largest and most important consultancies. Our aim is always to meet and then surpass our clientís expectations through the provision of best-in-class services and by consistently matching the right candidates with the right jobs in every sector we operate within. We are very much looking forward to a rewarding relationship with Atkins during 2006 and, we hope, for many more years to come.î

JobsGroup.net is the publisher of the popular monthly newspaper Just Technical Jobs and operates ABCe audited niche sites for the engineering; rail; construction; utilities; aviation; defence; sales and marketing; finance; executive; and graduate sectors. JobsGroup.net is the most popular destination for technical jobseekers and the third most popular niche job network overall, according to the UKís largest and most important source of industry information, the National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS) 2006.

Jobseekers can register free with JobsGroup.net sites and within minutes gain access to the UKís most active recruiters. Career tools and advice are available on all the sites, including free CV reviews and discussion forums, to help job seekers maximise their chances of success.

For information on why over 2,000 recruiters use JobsGroup.net as their number one choice for recruitment advertising solutions please call 0845 050 2000.