Climate of confidence drives New Year job market

Maidenhead-based HR services consultancy Bamboo Resourcing has confirmed a significant increase in the number of high quality candidates on its books for 2006.

Spanning a wide range of industries, the trend is attributed to a new atmosphere of career confidence amongst candidates, as the New Year brings with it new job opportunities. In addition to the large number of candidates approaching the Recruitment and HR specialist, Bamboo has also noted an increase in job opportunities available, as clients continue to benefit from the positive economic conditions in place throughout the Berkshire region.

ìThe New Year is traditionally associated with a period of successful job movement, as candidates either embark on a career change or look for new challenges in their work,î comments Bamboo Operations Manager, Karen Green. ìEqually, it is also a time when clients have calculated staffing needs, budgets and business objectives with a view to increasing the effectiveness of their enterprise. With a large number of high quality and continually updated positions and candidates on our books, we are looking forward to successfully serving the needs of this recruitment market throughout 2006.î

While this renewed spirit of client and candidate confidence is an indicator of the positive recruitment prospects for 2006, Bamboo is keen to stress that the New Year is also an ideal time for clients to assess their long term employee retention strategies. ìFor the majority of clients and candidates it is not simply a case of ëOut with the old,

in with the newí,î adds Senior Recruitment Consultant, Jessica Burnand. ìWhile new job opportunities and career prospects are often obtained via an external move, clients should be using the New Year to assess how to keep the high quality staff they have, thus ensuring their business future. In our capacity as an experienced HR consultant, we encourage clients to think about the 3 Rís ñ looking beyond initial Recruitment and towards staff Reward and Retention. We consistently advise clients on how to translate this theory into practise, and will certainly be looking to implement it across our New Year placements!î

More information on the wide selection of jobs Bamboo has to offer can be accessed at www.bamboojobs.com, where the Vacancies page lists all available full, part-time and temporary positions. To find out more about Bambooís extensive, high quality candidate database and search and selection expertise, contact the team on 01628 851303 or at info@bamboojobs.com.