Current Job Trends

Recruitment Companies – Understanding How We Work

• Different strokes for different folks– Recruitment companies offer different services

• Recruitment companies are different– Learn what your recruitment agency does

• Go to different companies to find the service you want– Engage on a personal level, and use multiple

routes to market

Different Recruitment Models

• Search & Advertising• Retained• Managed Service• PSL• Large Company Generalist• Contingency• Canvassing Out• Product Specific

Current Job Market in SAP/ERP

• General level of demand • Client vacancy levels• Spread of clients recruiting• Salaries and packages• Contract rates• Other factors include:-

1. Outsourcing2. Offshoring3. Global Resourcing4. Immigration

Next 3 Years

• Increased demand for permanent staff

– There are real skill shortages today

• Increased demand for contractors

– Clients will backfill with contractors

• General and widespread shortages in IT staff

– Not enough people with right skills in UK Plc

Conclusions

• Clients will want you now and in 2005– You are in demand

• Clients will ramp up graduate recruitment schemes for 2005– Clients are recruiting at all levels again

• There is a shortage of staff with 2-3 years’ experience– You are in short supply

• Moving people around does not address the shortages– Peter takes from Paul, who takes from Patrick…..

• Lateral Solutions will be required to deal with this major problem– Managed training programs, reskilling, global resourcing