AGENCY MAKES APPOINTMENT OF ITS OWN, BUSINESS TIMES - JUNE 2008
Sammi Read - has just jointed the recruitment industry at a very busy time.
Johnson Underwood has appointed Sammi Read as a new trainee consultant. Sammi joins the Northampton-based agency at a very busy time, where professional recruitment services operating with the utmost integrity are required, as the effect of the 'credit crunch' impacts on the industry. As a member of the REC (the Recruitment & Employment Confederation), Johnson Underwood operates within strict ethics and quality guidelines to which they encourage all other agencies to adhere. Having passed their recent REC audit with flying colours - the second agency only to have passed within the last six months - Johnson Underwood specifically highlights that all job seekers have to be legally provided with contracts explaining the types of roles the agency is seeking for the candidate, both on a temporary and permanent basis, before searching for opportunities for these candidates as well as the normal testing, reference checking, qualifications verification and one-to-one interview. Changing With employment laws and practices ever changing, Johnson Underwood ensures that they are fully up-to-date with all the changes and how they impact on the recruitment process as a whole. Established for over 18 years, Johnson Underwood remains the forerunner of providing specialist recruitment services at its best. A GREAT ASSET TO THE TEAM, BUSINESS TIMES - FEBRUARY 2008
As Johnson Underwood enter the 19th year of trading, the company reports that IT Consultant Steve Frankland, having completed almost 12 months with the team, is proving to be an absolute hit with clients and candidates. Johnson Underwood's ethos of a professional and personable approach has paid dividends as client's just phone in and Steve is able to assess their needs more often in person and source the candidates they require. Having worked in IT himself for the last 30 years, Steve is able to talk the talk, (and it is IT speak!). Candidates enjoy coming to register and meeting a professional who appreciates what they do and more importantly understands what they do. With up-to-date information on salaries, market trends and skill sets required in Northamptonshire and the Midlands, Steve is the guy to contact, email steve@johnsonunderwood.co.uk Carol Johnson, Director of Johnson Underwood, says: "Steve is an exceptional consultant committed to sourcing the right candidates for our clients and helping individuals to progress their careers. He is a great asset to our team". Pictured: Steve Frankland - proving a big hit with clients, candidates and the company.
JOHNSON UNDERWOOD JOIN BOOK A TEMP NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP NETWORK - 5TH DECEMBER 2007
Book a Temp.co.uk, the online recruitment services company, has enhanced its operational, client relationship and customer service expertise after partnering with Johnson Underwood a leading employment agency in Northampton, to provide temporary staff across Northamptonshire and Rugby.
As one of the premier independent Northampton recruitment consultancies, Johnson Underwood is always on hand to supply the best quality temporary staff to clients throughout the area. Book a Temp, one of the original online recruitment market players with an innovative marketing strategy, is constantly attracting clients in the Northampton area and needed a partner to work with local businesses to meet their staffing requirements.
The partnership will see employers in Northamptonshire and Rugby who search for temporary staff online being managed by Johnson Underwood’s pool of dedicated and professional consultants. The deal signed between Carol Johnson and Simon Neale means that Johnson Underwood has exclusive rights to all the clients and requirements of Book a Temp in Northamptonshire and Rugby.
This partnership is also good news for employers and temps. For employers it provides access to temporary workers, giving them the option to register and search online. For temporary workers it gives them a very simple but effective way to market themselves in a way they haven’t previously been able to do; really selling their personal skills and abilities via their own online profile.
Simon Neale, Managing Director of Book a Trainer Limited, said: “With the www.bookatemp.co.uk website Johnson Underwood gains an additional source of business, generating new leads and job requirements. I look forward to working with Carol Johnson and her team to support this new venture.”
Carol Johnson, Founder of Johnson Underwood, said: “We look forward to running the Book a Temp business with the same degree of professionalism that is associated with our current supply of permanent, temporary or interim staff. All candidates will be reference checked prior to commencing assignments and clients will have access to an additional way of finding and meeting staff requirements. Through the Book a Temp website there is an additional advantage of offering internet pricing and transparency of costs, employers can now go online and get a quote for temporary staff by skill and occupational area”
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Recruitment of staff for temporary work is now easy! Book a Temp lets you find the right temp easily and quickly online. A MONTH IN THE LIFE...
The ranting of an IT recruitment consultant
The summer months are inevitably quieter, what with the number of people either on or preparing to go on holiday. Candidates put their job search on hold and clients their recruitment and of course it’s not just the recruiting managers but also HR and the finance managers that take time out.
This summer season does give me the opportunity to also have a holiday but more importantly it allows me time to organise things at my end so that I can improve my service to you and continuous improvement is something we should all endeavour to achieve. We all have lots of ideas on how we can improve whatever we do and what better time to implement those than when you get an opportunity to think. This applies to my filing systems as much as it does to you deciding to alter the way that your CV looks so that it will work better for you and bring you better results.
The better the CV the more favourably it will be viewed by a prospective employer or indeed an agency like Johnson Underwood. We take pride in advising our candidates so that they can tailor their CV’s to create that opportunity. Once an interview has been arranged with one of our clients you’re still not on your own, we can offer guidance on how to succeed in an interview.
Typically from an IT perspective clients are now looking for candidates with specific skills and experience depending on what line of IT they are recruiting for. From a candidates perspective it’s always worth looking at the job specification in detail to make sure that you have those skills and experience but of course no one expects a 100% fit.
I always read through a CV that I have been sent to match it with a job specification and I’ll always interview my candidates prior to sending their CV on to a client. I’ve had a successful career in IT myself prior to this current role so I’m very qualified to ensure that the candidate is the right fit for the client. I can also offer advice to candidates with whatever they need to help them get that interview and job offer.
I like to think that I’m offering a service in both directions, that way everyone benefits and the new relationship between employer and employee will be more successful and longer lasting.
It’s also true to say that unfortunately I can’t help everyone all of the time and inevitably there will be disappointments. It’s also true to say that there will always be opportunities; we just need to find the right one for you.
Steve Frankland, IT Recruitment Consultant, Johnson Underwood
