Launch of LetJoKnow, new service for temporary and contract vacancies in the construction industry

www.letjoknow.com launches today to assist recruiters looking for available blue collar construction workers to fill temporary or contract positions. An industry first, the pioneering new system provides recruiters with details on candidates that are available to work when they need them, at a touch of a button. This saves the recruiterís valuable time by removing the effort of calling through their own database and increasing exposure to relevant candidates.

LetJoKnow addresses the temporary nature of much employment in the construction industry by providing a permanent, immediate way of notifying potential employers when candidates are available to work. Candidates LetJoKnow when theyíre free to work through text message, phone or internet. This availability is then relayed to recruiters, when and how they ask for it, presenting a labour ready workforce within minutes and without the effort of trawling and updating databases.

LetJoknow enables recruiters to set very specific criteria in terms of the candidates they are seeking including skills, job titles, relevant certificates and qualifications and specified location, ensuring that only relevant and available candidate details are provided. Details on all candidate data at LetJoKnow is active and live, removing the traditional recruiter frustration of spending hours calling numbers that no longer work or reaching people whose situation has changed.

An additional benefit is that clients only pay for the candidates they find. There are no monthly contracts, advance payments or commitments. Recruiters simply use it when they need to find available construction workers to fill contract or temporary positions. Registered candidates on the site cover the variety of sectors within the construction industry, including; bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, forklift drivers, labourers, plumbers and welders.

Successful early trials of the service highlight the important collaborative role many recruiters, such as ATR Group and Vital Resources, believe LetJoKnow can play in helping them to find the right candidate at the right time.

ìI was really keen to be one of the first recruitment agencies to use LetJoKnow ñ itís an innovative service and one that Iím sure is going to save my consultants the frustration and downtime of calling contract candidates who are not available to workî. Darryl Fordham, Managing Director, ATR Group

ìWe have found LetJoKnow to be invaluable when we are looking for tradesmen in areas which have previously proved difficult. It saves us time and, ultimately, reduces our resourcing costs.î Simon Fisher, Brach Manager, Vital Resources

Roy Hills, LetJoKnow Director, comments: ìRecruitment levels in construction are above the national average* which makes the recruiters task of finding the right people at the right time tougher than many of their peers working in different sectors. We believe that LetJoKnow addresses a critical need by speeding up the provision of relevant candidates to recruiters, saving them valuable time and money, and at the same time helping skilled candidates eager for work, find the work they want when they need it.î

The launch of LetJoKnow is supported by a major candidate focused marketing campaign including national newspaper advertising, promotional work, mobile outdoor advertising and ambient media.