Flexible strategies key to recruiting during credit crunch

The adoption of the right recruitment strategy has never been more vital, according to Richard Lawrance, managing director for Resourcing Solutions.

Richard addressed employers from the rail, engineering, renewable energy, and construction industries on the recruitment challenges the credit crunch is causing UK companies, at the launch of Resourcing Solutions new brand and interactive website earlier this week at Vinopolis, London.

ìWe understand the importance of providing flexible, short-term, as well as permanent long-term solutions. Confidence is low in the UK due to the constant negativity about the state of our economy, however we believe there are also significant opportunities to adopt effective recruitment strategies. Employers can strengthen their talent by replacing the weakest links with stronger alternatives that are now available, says Richard.

Resourcing Solutions specialises in providing high-level and in-demand candidates for technical and professional positions throughout the UKís public and private sectors. Itís been successful in collaborating with employers to develop alternative recruitment methods such as cross-skilling and conversion programmes that attract experienced candidates from other sectors.

ìOur clients value the knowledge that candidates from other sectors bring to their business. Itís important for anyone entertaining the idea of a career change to gradually immerse themselves in the nuances of another sector, which is exactly what a cross-skilling programme offers.î

One of Resourcing Solutions key sectors is the UKís construction industry which accounts for approximately eight per cent of the countryís GDP, and employs around 2.1 million people.

ìConstruction is critical to our business and we believe a strong market will continue to exist supplying the public funded infrastructure projects as these will remain buoyant through the downtown.î

ìThis is a time to push forward and to do this we must embrace change and continue to invest in successful initiatives such as cross-skilling and conversion programmes. Itís also important that we promote women in traditional male oriented engineering and construction roles.î

ìAlthough the short term might be daunting, weíre optimistic that it will also be exciting. We understand the importance of providing recruitment initiatives that significantly influence our clientsí ability, not only to survive the recession, but to come out the other side much stronger than when they entered it,î added Richard.