I got the first sense this week in a long time that some kind a real jobs appetite was starting to return to the market.
The number of briefs coming in to our consultancy is starting, I think, to show that the demand is returning. You wont see any pictures of green shoots or mentions of anything green at all but if you want an instinct on what is happening, then there you have it.
It was good to see the Reed Index reporting some positive year on year stats for post Easter too.
I am looking forward to seeing some more good news reports later this year.
As we have heard recently iob search site Indeed, already a long-standing powerhouse in the U.S., has overtaken TotalJobs to become the top job search site in the U.K. based on unique visitors.
Who are these job aggregators? Here are some of the aggregators Alexander Chase uses to penetrate the market for the best available talent.
Indeed.co.uk is a search engine for jobs, allowing job seekers to find jobs posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards.
Workcircleis a job search engine with live UK jobs and Global jobs to match most needs.
I remember two things about the year 2007. One was driving home listening to radio 4 reporting that according to two eminent economists we were heading south rapidly and about to enter 10 years of economic austerity.
Running the recruitment business I was at the time the tap had already been figuratively speaking turned off (and yes anyone in recruitment at the time will know it was that obvious and dramatic).
At the time of course I didn’t want to believe it having worked hard to get a business up and running.
The last few years have seen a tough trading environment for many. Although I hope I'm not tempting fate these are 10 reasons why I think we are over the worst.
1. Banker bashing seems to be very old skool now and there was a ground swell of opinion last week telling us to stop bashing business. Love it.
2. Merkozy 'seem' to be maneuveringthrough the worst of the Euro 'chop'
3. Interest rates are still remarkably low - Low mortgage payments yippee
4. Even if we 'double-dip' this quarter. The only way is up right...?
5. Chance we might get a full Tory mandate in a couple of years.
