cvmarket.co.uk ñ Is this the demise of the recruitment agency?

If you want to avoid the expensive and often non value added service of recruitment agencies and wish to gain immediate access to candidates without the need to advertise and wait patiently for responses there is now a genuine, minimal cost, fast and effective alternative ñ cvmarket.co.uk.



cvmarket.co.uk utilises the internet to provide a new concept in online recruitment for finance staff. The site provides a database of finance candidates which employers can search on free of charge. But, this is not a site where candidates merely post their CVís, with personal details blanked out, for employers to browse.

Candidates register free of charge
They log their personal details and CVís, but, no-one else can access these details without that candidates specific permission. Candidates also answer a series of questions to create a search profile which employers can search on to identify potential candidates. For example the employer may search for candidates with a specific qualification, a language, an industry sector experience, knowledge of a particular IT system or one of several other key criteria. If an employer wants to view a candidateís personal details that candidate will receive an email asking for permission to release their details.

What does it cost if the employer finds suitable candidate profiles?
The employer gets to submit a job advertisement directly to these candidates for free. If these candidates are interested in the role and give their consent to release their personal contact details and full CV to the employer, then the employer will be charged the minimal fee of only 10 per CV. After that it is up to the employer to contact these candidates and organise their own interviewing and assessment process. There will be no further charge from cvmarket.co.uk.

What if the employer can find nobody to match their requirements?
A failed search will have cost the employer nothing in monetary terms and will only have taken up a few minutes of time. So the employer has nothing to lose. They can then go down either the advertising or recruitment agency route.

The candidates on cvmarket.co.uk are the same candidates that are registered with recruitment agencies and that respond to press or internet advertisements. So employers who are successful in finding candidates via cvmarket.co.uk will have saved their businesses significant recruitment or advertising fees and will have filled their vacancy with as good a quality candidate as they would have done by following the more traditional route.