www.retailhomepage.co.uk goes live

www.retailhomepage.co.uk is the retailers answer to online recruitment. The new and innovative retail recruitment portal was launched today and settles under the banner of well known Hire Strategies. Hire Strategies have used their extensive knowledge and experience within the retail industry to create Retailhomepage.co.uk, with the aim to change and improve the way that retailers attract online applicants. The website offers 105 spaces for retailers logos, 31 spaces have already been taken by an impressive portfolio of retailers which includes employers such as Tesco, Mothercare, Pets at Home, Sainsburyís, ARGOS and Superdrug, among many more.

Peter Gold, Director, Hire Strategies explains: ìRetailers continually look to attract better quality applicants more cost effectively and our service has been designed to help them towards this goal. Over the last 8 years we have worked with a number of retailers on their e-recruitment activities, thus we have a deep understanding of what works. By using this knowledge, we aim to become UK retailers most important and cost-effective online recruitment channel, whilst simplifying the life of both the job seeker and the corporate recruiter.î

Retailhomepage.co.uk cuts out the ëmiddle maní and competes directly with the job boards to target and attract retail specific applicants. However, rather than keep the applicant on their own site like a job board does, Retailhomepage.co.uk is designed to help applicants looking for a range of positions find the employer they are interested in and then link them directly to the employers own career site; no more distractions such as banners, CV registration and 1,000ís of irrelevant jobs.

An early adopter of the new service, Superdrug has appointed Hire Strategies to support them over the last two years on their e-recruitment strategy.

Kate Parkes, HR Manager, Superdrug explains: ìWe see Hire Strategies as a forward thinking organisation who are continually looking for better ways for us to recruit and we are delighted to support Retailhomepage.co.uk as part of this new initiativeî.

Peter Gold adds: ìThe industry is crying out for a change in online recruitment, we hope to be one of the instigators of this. Our service is designed to be simple, direct and low cost and based on the overwhelming response so far, this seems to be the right approach! We are focussed on making it simple for the jobseeker to find the retailer they want to work for and we provide our customers with the gateway to looking for and finding that perfect applicant in the retail job marketî.

By using retailhomepage.co.uk, the retailer can be sure that the visitors are keen to find out more about their organisation and the jobs on offer. Also, throughout February, retailers can take advantage of a free trial.