Each year Top-Consultant.com undertakes a poll of 1,000 professional candidates to be able to report on changes in application trends and candidate usage of recruitment agencies, corporate websites, newspapers, internet job boards and personal referral schemes. The 2005 edition has been published this week in the wake of growing concerns amongst recruiters at the tightening UK candidate market.
There are many fascinating findings within the latest report, not least of which the Times losing its top spot as the best paper publication in which to advertise for professional candidates (the FT and Economist both having overtaken the Times in the last 12 months).
Readers can download their copy from the following web page (no registration or payment required): http://www.top-consultant.com/recruitment_report.asp
Key trends to emerge from this yearís report include a rebound in fortunes at the leading recruitment agencies and ongoing disappointment at the failure of corporate careers pages to live up to their potential in terms of generating shortlist candidate applications.
The 1000 candidates also voted for their preferred agencies to work with when looking for a career move in the management consultancy sector. Congratulations in particular to BLT who win the coveted 1st place for the 4th straight year in a row.
1 BLT
2 Michael Page
3= Prism
3= Astbury Marsden
5= Woodhurst
5= Hudson
7= Korn Ferry
7= Heidrick & Struggles
9 Harvey Nash
10= EM Consulting
10= Selecture
10= Hays
10= PSD
10= Freshminds
10= Hoggett Bowers
10= Egon Zehnder
The Top-Consultant Recruitment Channel report is published annually and was first published in 2001.
Each year Top-Consultant.com undertakes a poll of 1,000 professional candidates
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