New Site Helps Job Seekers Navigate the Recruitment Maze
Posted: 2/25/2007 11:51:03 AM
New Site Helps Job Seekers Navigate the Recruitment Maze
February 25, 2007, London - Finding your way around the job market has never been easy. A good recruitment firm can help, but choosing the right one could mean the difference between landing the perfect job and spending months fruitlessly searching. However, unlike just about every other industry, candid feedback on which recruitment firms perform the best is very thin on the ground.
Stepping in to fill that need, HireScores.com is a brand new website, developed by experienced recruitment professionals, to help candidates avoid the underachievers and find the recruiters who are most likely to meet their needs.
The site, launched this week, invites candidates to rate their experiences of recruitment firms and provide feedback – both good and bad. These ratings are then displayed online, giving job seekers a picture of the best recruitment firms – and the ones to avoid.
With over 20 years of experience in senior Human Resources and recruitment roles, site founder, Lisette Howlett believes that providing this information is a natural step, “It seems strange to think that you can rate hotels, CDs, books, and restaurants, but to date there’s been no open way for job seekers to rate the recruitment industry? HireScores.com does just that and gives job seekers access to useful information and the real life experiences of past candidates, in a simple and independent format.”
Access to information is the guiding principle behind HireScores.com. “With the right information, recruiters can improve their services and celebrate their successes and, more importantly, candidates are empowered to find the right recruiters and ultimately the best job for them. With that in mind, we’ve also created a number of resources and tools that job seekers can use to help kick start their career.”
The site is entirely free to use and is currently inviting both current job seekers and past candidates to share their experiences of the recruitment industry. Further information can be found at www.hirescores.com.
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About HireScores.com
HireScores.com is owned and operated by Web Hires Ltd. . The site and company are headed by experienced HR professional Lisette Howlett. Lisette has over 20 years industry experience with such firms as Zeneca/AstraZeneca and Syngenta. The site, launched at the beginning of January 2007, allows candidates to submit ratings and feedback of their experiences within the recruitment industry as well as providing resources and tools to assist the potential job seeker in finding their ideal post.
Lisette is available for comment on a range of industry subjects including; recruitment and recruitment effectiveness; talent management; recruitment strategy and strategic recruitment; the role of HR and its contribution to business success; the people and organisation side of Mergers and Acquisitions.
mlh global hr consulting is the HR consulting partner to HireScores.com providing consulting support across the full range or recruitment and recruitment related matters.
High-resolution images available on request.
Contact:
Lisette Howlett
HireScores.com
www.hirescores.com
lisette.howlett@hirescores.com
New Recruitment Forum Brings Together Job Seekers, Recruiters and Employers
Posted: 3/26/2007 5:54:28 PM
March 26, 2007, London – It’s rare to see job seekers, recruitment agencies and employers in the same place. Despite the fact that everyone involved in the recruitment process wants more or less the same thing – the right people in the right jobs – the process is often seen as more ‘them and us’ than co-operative.
A new online recruitment forum seeks to change that. HireScoresForum.com, part of the recruitment feedback site HireScores.com, has been developed to bring these groups together and provide useful advice and feedback to everyone involved.
The forum, launched this week, allows candidates to share their views, questions and experiences and have them addressed by experienced recruitment professionals – making landing the right job more likely. In return, recruitment firms and employers benefit from access to valuable feedback and real candidate experiences – helping them attract, and retain, the best talent available.
With over 20 years of experience in senior Human Resources and recruitment roles, forum founder, Lisette Howlett believes that bringing these three groups together is an essential step if recruitment effectiveness and standards are to rise.
“Everybody within the recruitment industry wants the same thing. Job seekers want to find the right job, recruiters want to place them in the right job and employers want to find the best candidates. It seems odd that there are very few places that candidates, recruiters and employers can ‘meet up’ to find ways of making the whole process much easier. HireScoresForum does that by creating a simple space for open and frank discussion.”
It’s this open discussion that is the guiding principle behind HireScoresForum.com. “It’s vital that job seekers know what recruiters and employers are looking for. Likewise, employers and recruiters want to attract the best possible talent and to find ways to improve the recruitment process. By bringing everyone together in one place we can tell each other exactly what we want, and hopefully, improve the entire recruitment process for everyone involved.”
The site is entirely free to use and is currently inviting any interested parties to take part. Further information can be found at
www.hirescoresforum.com.
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About HireScoresForum.com
HireScoresForum.com is run in conjunction with recruitment ratings site HireScores.com – both sites are owned and operated by Web Hires Ltd.. The company is headed by experienced HR professional Lisette Howlett. Lisette has over 20 years industry experience with such firms as Zeneca/AstraZeneca and Syngenta.
The forum, launched at the end of March 2007, allows job seekers, recruitment agencies and employers to discuss their needs and find answers to their questions in an open and frank environment.
Lisette is available for comment on a range of industry subjects including; recruitment and recruitment effectiveness; talent management; recruitment strategy and strategic recruitment; the role of HR and its contribution to business success; the people and organisation side of Mergers and Acquisitions.
High-resolution images available on request.
Contact:
Lisette Howlett
Web Hires Ltd.
2nd Floor
145-157 St. John Street
London
EC1V 4PY
