Recruitment start-ups are flourishing as high calibre staff are made redundant

Voyager Software Ltd, providers of both On-Demand and client server recruitment software solutions, today released new customer numbers identifying an upsurge in recruitment start-ups during the first four months of 2009.

Voyager Software, a UK market leader, has identified that 25% of new Voyager customers in this calendar year have been start-ups, indicating that talented, motivated recruitment professionals are setting up low cost recruitment practices on their own.

ìRecruiter redundancies are an everyday news item; the casualties of a tightening market as many companies have limited cost cutting options - rent, admin staff or advertising.î comments Paul Thompson, sales director at Voyager. ìThe question for many is do you cut loose the five year serving Administrator? Or is it easier to lose the Recruiter with only one yearís experience? Many employers are losing the wrong staff because they are not able to track performance or pipeline effectively.î

ìA redundancy package is the perfect safety net, offering experienced recruiters the confidence to go it alone,î he continues. ìAs we are seeing, by making good recruiters redundant, you are likely to be losing your clients to a newly created competitor. Flexible software models can prevent todayís talented employees from being tomorrowís competitors.î

Voyagerís technology replaces administration tasks and provides effective management reporting enabling you to measure performance and pipeline and not simply rely on gut feel. Voyagers suit of solutions cover the entire Recruitment landscape from permanent recruitment to their latest offering VDQ! which handles the fast-paced temps market space. Their software can be both server based and ëboughtí or hosted and ërentedí.

ìRecruitment will bounce back, but will you still be around? Itís time to roll up your sleeves and get back to basics,î asserts Paul. ìNetworking, good customer service and being competitive are absolutely vital now. Let technology do the administration and management reporting, enabling you to cut overheads without cutting consultants. Get back out there as a full time billing recruiter!î

For more information, contact: Paul Thompson Sales Director Voyager Software Limited 07976 696 474 44 (0)800 008 6262