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PRO INSTALLER MAY 2015
PRO RECRUITMENT
@proinstaller1
Is your CV up-to-date?
Fenestration and glazing industry recruitment specialists,
Chase Taylor, is offering a free CV writing service to new
candidates that register with them before the 1st July.
Research has shown
that most people don’t
keep an up to date CV,
yet it’s a fundamental
document that makes
the difference between
getting an interview and
being left on a pile of no
thank yous. With industry recruitment heading
towards record levels,
there’s never been a
better time to get your
CV updated, ready and
polished with a little
Chase Taylor expertise.
Chase Taylor has quickly
grown into one of the sec-
tor’s most respected, trusted
and diligent recruitment
companies, yet they believe
by adding this service
they can find further key
candidates to fill the roles
for eager clients looking for
new members of staff. Their
trained specialists will be
able to advise on the format
for CV’s, content, accurate
timelines, check for grammar and ensure it presents
the best possible picture of
that candidate.
Mat Gibson, managing director of Chase Taylor, comments: “CV’s are very much
a living organism and can
make a difference between
getting an interview or falling at the first hurdle.
He continues: “As much as
we are raising recruitment
standards in the industry,
we’d also like to do the
same with CV’s. It’s about
adding polish not just to our
proposition, but to all those
seeking new roles or even
an internal promotion.”
To find out more call
01543 897800, e-mail info@
chasetaylor.co.uk or visit
www.chasetaylor.co.uk
End of year
figures
reveal £65
million
boost for
installers
One fifth of young
people downbeat
about career
prospects
End of financial year figures
published by the UK’s number
one home improvement lead
generation firm have shown
the staggering amount of
money it helped installers to
generate last year.
This figure is greater than those
surveyed in 25-34 and 35-44 age
groups.
New research commissioned by
Hays, a leading recruiting expert,
reveals that one in five 18-24 year
olds (20.2%) in the UK are not
confident about their career prospects for 2015.
This data, based on a survey of
1,000 respondents aged between 18-54 years old collated
via a Google Consumer Survey,
highlights just how difficult many
young people still find it to transition from student life into the
workplace.
The results reveal that 18-24
year olds were less optimistic
than 25-34 year olds (14.7%
downbeat) and 35-44 year olds
(18% downbeat), showing that
more needs to be done by educational institutes and businesses to
help young people navigate their
way to a well-matched career
path.
According to the latest financial
results at the company, installers
generated £65m worth of business
as a direct result of leads provide
by Leads2trade in 2014.
On the results Director Andy
Royle comments: “The amount of
business we helped our members
to win is up on the previous year
and represents a real boost for
installers, our industry and the national economy - as it show homeowners are willing to spend.
“Our members get access to
red-hot leads in any postcode they
want and because they are double
qualified by our in-house team they
are ready to go; and therefore our
members are more likely to win
new business.”
New research shows one in
five 18-24 year-olds are not
confident about their career
prospects in 2015.
Andy also said that Leads2trade
is now generating an unprecedented 2000 leads on average per
week in 2015, which means more
opportunities for its members to
pitch and win new business.
Andy concludes: “Our members,
who are known as Trusted Local
Suppliers, also get access to a
number of other benefits such as
finance options, marketing support, and an appointment booking service. We’ve also recently
launched a new buyers guide that
can be used as a selling tool when
they approach homeowners.”
Nigel Heap, Managing Director
of Hays UK & Ireland, said:
“The lack of optimism among
the young workforce is a cause of
concern. The beginning of a career
is when you would expect people
to feel positive about their own
potential and the world of work
which awaits them.
Unfortunately, as the data shows
often this isn’t the case. Although
the recession is now behind
us, not everybody is enjoying a
renewed confidence in the jobs
market. It also suggests that those
leaving education and entering
the workforce need more support
in the early stages of their career
path, such as vocational training
and career advice at school and
university which would hopefully give them a greater ability to
succeed. The 18-to-24-year-old age
group will one day be leading the
workforce and it is important that
they start on the right path, so
not to delay their own potential
and the future of the UK labour
market.”
Source: www.hays.co.uk