Arm yourself for job success

Achieving job success is increasingly challenging in today’s competitive market. Hooray Recruitment’s expert insights are here to guide you to your next career milestone.

With the job market tipped in favour of job seekers, businesses face challenges in securing the right staff. According to Hooray Recruitment, achieving job success hinges on one key factor.

About the expert – Ian Moriarty from Hooray

To point out Operations Director Ian Moriarty has over 15 years of experience in Business Development and Account Management. He brings extensive knowledge from the Property and Recruitment sectors to Hooray.

Ian manages day-to-day operations, overseeing everything from Finance to Marketing. Additionally, he looks after a portfolio of valued clients. Ian lived in Australia for six years, where he set up an organic food business and created a healthy muesli brand.

As Gloucestershire’s ethical recruitment agency, we proudly champion diversity. We strive to make a positive impact in the community and match the right talent to the right job.

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So far, at the start of 2022, Hooray predicted a candidate-driven market, with firms facing challenges in filling positions. Ian Moriarty shares insights on how the year has unfolded for recruiters and job seekers aiming for job success:

On the whole I would say the market still remains very candidate driven. At the start of the year, like any new year, it was a case of ‘new year, new job, new me’, so we did see some more candidates come into the market but that has since levelled off. There were a record number of vacancies  through to March this year. There remains lots of job vacancies and not enough candidates in the market.

And what about job success for job seekers looking for new positions?

For those seeking new positions, it’s an excellent time to look for a new role. Salaries have increased, although not entirely in sync with rising inflation. Businesses are offering more attractive salaries and perks, and flexible/hybrid working is here to stay.

Many new clients have sought our expertise because they haven’t had a high level of applicants or the quality needed. We’ve helped significantly, finding the best talent in the market. New and existing clients also seek us for niche, specialist roles requiring a more tailored approach, including access to job board databases, LinkedIn, and our network of candidates.

For an individual looking for a new role – can you give us an example of the challenges they were facing and how you have helped them find that dream job?

Often, candidates approach us for trusted, honest, ethical recruitment services. Job hunting can feel like a full-time job, and we can do the legwork for them. Candidates tell us what they’re looking for, and we present great roles and opportunities. For those with specific skill sets, we introduce them to top employers in the county.

Recently, we helped a candidate who had been out of work for 12 years. After a thorough screening interview, we identified her as a top-notch candidate and matched her with a client. After a successful interview, she got the job, and both the client and candidate are delighted. This is a prime example of achieving job success with the right support.

Building relationships with recruiters can open doors for candidates and businesses. Some businesses might overlook a candidate out of work for a long time, but we see their potential.

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Are you seeing a change in how businesses and individuals are using recruitment firms?

Since Covid, businesses and individuals increasingly turn to well-connected and respected recruitment firms. They value honest, specialist recruiters. With the labour market being so candidate-driven, businesses now realise the challenge of finding candidates and reach out to agencies like Hooray for help.

This shift has led to more repeat and new business for us. It’s no longer enough to just post a job advert. in summary, businesses now understand the value of a good local recruiter who can uncover talent across multiple channels.

What advice would you give to businesses finding it difficult to recruit the right candidates?

Most importantly, I would say to look at what they are offering over the other businesses out there recruiting. Look at your benefits packages; salaries; working from home options; development and training structure and opportunities. The whole package.
Ask yourself ‘why would a candidate want to work for your business and not the other 20, 30, 40 other businesses advertising for a similar role?’. In short, ask ‘what is in it for the candidate?’. Really look at what you can offer a candidate over other businesses out there recruiting and make sure you spell that out clearly in your advertising/comms.

What single piece of advice would you give to individuals who want a new challenge, but want to make sure they make the right choice and are successful in their job?

Take your time, do your research and remember – interviews are a two-way street. It is as much an opportunity for the candidates to find out about what is on offer, the role, as it is for the business recruiting.

And if you are using a specialist recruitment agency like ours, they can give you a lot of information about the business; their culture; their team and how they like to do business to help you make the right decision.

How do you see the next six months of 2022 for businesses trying to recruit and for individuals looking for a new role?

There will continue to be a high level of job vacancies and not enough individuals to fill those roles.
More candidates are needing to have an attractive proposition presented to them in order for them to move. With everything going on in the world, more candidates are risk-adverse and are feeling like they should perhaps stay put (even if they’re not overly happy in their current job role) rather than risk moving.

Covid is still here, we have the energy crisis; inflation and the war in Ukraine. There is a lot of uncertainty which has affected candidates’ decisions to move because they want to see how the rest of the year pans out.

This means businesses will still struggle to recruit and individuals will still have a lot of choice. It will remain a really good time if you are a candidate not happy in your role. Late 2022 offers a good chance to reach out to use to see what opportunities are out there for you.

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