REC and CIPD join forces to launch new research

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have joined forces for the first time to commission important new research.

This ground-breaking project will seek to identify good practice that will help employers and recruitment agencies to work together more effectively.

The research will result in two new Guides and web-based Toolkits that will help employers appoint and evaluate their recruitment partners in a more informed and consistent way.

Roger Tweedy, the RECís Director of Research, says: ìThis is an exciting opportunity for agencies to communicate more effectively and strategically with their clients. It could herald a new era in the way agencies and employers work together.

ìRecent research from the RECís Industry Research Unit (Recruitment 2020 and Debunking the Myths) has aimed to stimulate and inform debate about the future of recruitment. This latest research is designed to provide a road map that will help support recruiters down an increasingly professional path towards the future.î

Nicola Monson, CIPD Research Associate, adds: ìOur latest Recruitment, retention and turnover survey finds that over seven in 10 organisations used high street recruitment agencies in some way during 2006. But historically, relationships between HR managers and those working in the recruitment industry have not always been good ñ with potential for mistrust on both sides. This new research will explore the relationship between HR and recruitment agencies, and investigate ways in which this can be improved.î

The research will be carried out with recruitment agencies, HR and procurement professionals and line managers between September 2007 and April 2008. Leading market research agency/academic consortium (tbc) has been appointed as research partner for the project.

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