Recently Campbell has been chatting to people across government about the realities of the changed labour market. One message, he says, keeps getting repeated. Greater candidate availability doesn't necessarily mean that there's more talent on the market. In fact, in many cases, all it means is more candidate management and ultimately more work for managers and HR teams alike!

While entry-level and graduate roles are proving easier to fill, some roles—particularly those with specific, hard-to-find skills, high level technical competence and senior experience—are still difficult. The truth is that in this market, many of the top, high-calibre candidates aren't job searching at all and many organisations are progressing retention strategies to keep it that way.

So how do you target the right people when you can’t reach them through traditional advertising streams like job boards?

Your recruitment consultants can help! We maintain contact with top people every day. We manage a watching brief for many of our candidates so that we can let them know of appropriate opportunities as soon as they arise.

Making a Watching Brief work for you, your staff and your jobs

Of course, we keep watching briefs for our clients, too. This means that if a candidate that suits the organisation’s specific needs comes to us, we can immediately let them know. Do you have an idea of the people you want going forward, or know of any jobs set to come up in the future? Setting up a watching brief with us is quick and easy to do. We can use your brief to ensure our talent pool is attracting the right people for you, and send you appropriate candidates.

Want to set up a Watching Brief for your agency or department? Call or drop us a line and we can talk you through how we can work with you in this way!