ADVERTISING VACANCIES

[New Business]

Recently i been working on a new project to help cure the unemployment we have in the uk. and was after finding out who do you advertise vacancies with, if you use the job centre and if not why.
your information will help me out a lot

[bwglaw]

We don't use the Job Centre because they tend to only advertise certain industries/sectors. It all depends on the work you do and what sector you are in.

How many of you found a job/or seen a job advertised paying over £25k/year in Job Centres? NIL

[New Business]

i agree the main reason i didn't use the job centre in the past for work was that most of the jobs were national min wage

[Tazuk]

I can't use the job centre because they don't cater for casual part time work.

[bwglaw]

Job Centres tend to cover hospitality/administration sectors. They don't go far enough to cover other sectors to promote employment.

[Jayne]

They should do Taz, i've advertised before for temporary part-time staff. I never got any staff from them though, most just showed up and did a rubbish interview. They have to show up to get dole money, they have no intention of really getting the job. One woman once asked, if we'd pay her in the hand and not to tell the job centre, cheeky sod...Yes, I grassed her up :lol:

Jayne

[Tazuk]

Sorry rewording needed

What i meant was I employ groundstaff who work full or part time in another job and then come to me as and when they are needed to cover events or disasters.
This type of recruitment and for my business sector are not cover by the job centre.

[Jayne]

Right get it now Taz:D

Jayne

[New Business]

where do you think you would get more applicants from when advertising in :
job centre
local paper
national paper
internet
shop windows

[Jayne]

Out of that choice, i'd say local newspaper. Not on the list is shop windows, is which we have found the best method for us :D

Jayne

[clairemackaness]

Putting my ex recruitment consultant hat on here.....

Most people choose not to use the jobcentre as they have an annoying term that whether a person is suited to the role or not, they HAVE to put them forward. This means you the employer has to sift through loads of applications from people without experience. They will advertise any role you like, although I appreciate the majority are low paid retial and hospitality roles, there are some good people who register at the jobcentre and then stop looking as the roles are not suitable for them.

Personally I have always got the best response from using www.reed.co.uk they have a freerecruit section on their website which costs you nothing and although it is connected to the agency reed, you will never get pestered from them.

[fastfences]

Hi. I very recently went to the Job Centre in Evesham, Worcs. to lodge a vacancy. They would not accept the vacancy (casual labourer) over the counter, but gave me a 0870 number to their call centre to handle it. So where's the customer service?

I subsequently used our local paper and put on 2 applicants.
Cheers, Nigel

[New Business]

whats your overall perception of the job centre

[Pebble Communications]

My impression is that they offer Low-grade unskilled jobs for people without much work experience or qualifications.

It depends what you are recruiting for. People who are competitive jobseekers (you know what I mean) do not look in the job centre. School leavers, unqualified, mums looking for part-time work etc do.

My 18 year old is looking for work at the moment and does go to the jobcentre but so far they haven't shown him anything he would touch with a barge-pole.

I have been involved in recruiting for another business that only used the jobcentre for two vacancies. It was a case of picking the best of a bad lot really. One member of staff is still here but quite limited in scope and ability. He wanted someone who would grow with the role but is having to re-think her job to stay within her restrictions but wants to keep her on as very loyal/punctual/easygoing. One member of staff had to go after 4 months of utter ineptitude and inability to learn anything.

He now has 2 other members of staff he acquired by putting the word around that he was looking for someone and they both came recommended. They have worked out fine.

[easyasit]

advertising with te jobcentre has its attractions, its free, and the ppl they send should be available to work immediately.

I have considered advertising for resellers from there, but without running the risk of sound stereotypical i do fear that the calibre of work force might not be so high.
As you say they only advertise within their own network, not newspapers etc outside.

Fine for manual work like envelope stuffing etc but i would be concerned using them for much else.

Al
ps, i will test the hypothesis though and give it a go. Tell u what i will place the ad tomorrow.

[New Business]

all your input is helping me out alot ,cheer for your views, so is the main view that the better potential employees come from sources such as the internet

[Pebble Communications]

I think that local papers are really good and nationals if you can advertise a specific sector in a relevant section i.e. Media in Monday's Guardian.

There is usually one local paper on one night a week that has the advertising wrapped up and people buy it specifically to job hunt - even the already employed.

[KM-Tiger]

I think it's very hit and miss.

As others have said, many "applicants" are merely completing their quota of interviews in order to continue benefit payments.

But my very best employee came from the Job Centre, so now I always advertise there, just in case another gem turns up!

[New Business]

what could that job centre do or the recruitment sector do to make its self better

[fastfences]

What could the Job Centre do better? Recruit their own 'good' staff. The ones I dealt with had either intelligence or personality bypasses - or both! Because they're Govt. empl;oyees they seem to have no 'investment' in the end result or outcome of their 'client, whereas a recruitment agency does.
Cheers, Nigel