IT Recruitment in London on the rise again

In late 2010 the IT job market seems to still have an unabated appetite for good candidates.

You would have noticed, as we did that there is a steady rise in the daily, weekly and monthly trends of job postings related to IT professionals during the last 6 to 8 months on the various job boards out there.

Certainly over the last few years there have been many redundancies in this sector, with some of these plans still playing out. Many of the people that have been in IT positions before have now changed career or started their own business or in the case of migrants have simply packed up and gone back to their birth countries or tried to follow the money elsewhere. This has led to a shrinking pool of suitable candidates in the London IT market.

Add to the depleting pool of people those that have purely left their place of employment due to better opportunities in other sectors, areas etc. and you will find that the IT recruitment market now sits with more vacancies for longer.

Since the 2001/2002 dot com bust, there has also not been much of a revival of staff training bonanzas we witnessed in the latter part of the 1990's. This means that the CVs or Resumes received for a given vacancy does not always have the right skills or as it was the case a decade ago, complete overkill of skills as candidates marked off one qualification after another.

One can speculate about the quality of candidate that gets made redundant - therefore not adding the required tallent to the pool of available candidates... but that would be wrong - or would it?

IT & Networking Recruitment Specialists

Have you ever hunted for head hunters or recruitment agencies in London?

Have you ever embarked on the arduous journey of seeking out headhunters or recruitment agencies in the bustling metropolis of London? If you've ventured into these murky waters, you might be all too familiar with the frustrations and challenges that often accompany the quest for the right talent in this city that never sleeps.

In the heart of the UK's vibrant capital, where opportunities abound and businesses thrive, one would expect the IT recruitment sector to be a well-oiled machine, seamlessly connecting employers with the brightest tech talents. However, the reality often paints a very different picture. It's a landscape riddled with pitfalls and frustrations, where the promises of recruitment agencies can fall painfully short of expectations.

A Milling Process Without a Compass

One of the most glaring issues we encounter in the IT recruitment sector in London is the prevalent practice of agencies treating CVs like commodities on a production line. It's a disheartening realization that all too often, these agencies push CVs "through the mill" without truly comprehending the unique needs of their clients.

Is it because they're disinterested in the intricacies of your recruitment requirements? Or perhaps they're simply failing to guide you in quantifying those requirements effectively? The answer remains elusive, but the consequences are painfully clear: a disconnect between employers and the talent they seek, a lack of understanding, and a sense of frustration that pervades the entire process.

In the forthcoming blog post, we delve deeper into the challenges and shortcomings of the IT recruitment sector in London. We'll shed light on the service levels that often leave much to be desired, unveiling the tales of missed opportunities, misaligned expectations, and the urgent need for a transformation in the way recruitment is conducted in this vibrant but oftentimes perplexing city. Join us as we navigate these turbulent waters, uncovering the obstacles that lie ahead for both employers and job seekers in the IT sector of London.

We would really like to hear your horror stories of how recruiters get it wrong!