Twitter job feed from ARV Solutions

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Did you know all our jobs are automatically posted on Twitter? They get tweeted immediately they are ready to be advertised.

One of the best ways to keep aware of our newly advertised vacancies is to follow #ARVSolutions on Twitter. We post our vacancies to a wide variety of job boards, Linkedin Groups, and our websites at www.arvsolutions.co.uk and www.offsitejobs.co.uk though they are now also immediately posted onto Twitter.

It’s simple to apply for jobs viaTwitter

The ‘Tweeted’ jobs have links to our detailed job descriptions and a simple “Apply Now” facility to get your CV considered immediately and short listed for the vacancy in our database (also automatically)

We humans get involved very soon after, and have more time to spend talking to the best matching candidates – freed up by this clever tech.

We will also be Adding Real Value to our twitter followers through posting regularly with advice on applying for jobs including, CV advice, interview tips, cover letters, etc and interesting careers or jobs related news and blogs that could be useful to candidates.

Follow us on twitter here – just click

Sales people for sales vacancies talk of plenty to bid for

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As well filling more jobs for Designers, we have increasing interest in Sales professionals to help develop new business for our clients across timber frame, modular building, light steel frame (LSF) and new panelised/SIPS products.

The market may be challenging but it’s not static – there is some top talent moving about at the moment!

I appreciate that sales people are generally optimistic and can have a tendency to exaggerate – however we are definitely getting more and more experienced sales people telling us that bidding opportunities are really on the up – and credible ones with potential it seems.

Let’s hope these come through into contract awards soon: of course we love recruiting sales people, however we’ve a fantastic database of manufacturing and construction professionals ready to take up new challenges too.

Live sales vacancies here: http://www.arvsolutions.co.uk/all_live_jobs.htm

Trend in old vacancies coming back to life?

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Occasionally a client gets in touch to renew an old vacancy that they didn’t fill at the time – for a range of largely good reasons.
Over the last month or so we have seen this way more frequently than ever before.
Several vacancies had been put on hold over recent months, frustrating us immensely, especially after going through the extensive candidate search and short-listing processes and finding good candidates – an occupational hazard when working on a success only basis – though it is encouraging to see so many coming back at the moment.

Latest Turnarounds:

  • Light Steel Frame Designer – candidate renewed job search after change in circumstances 6 months later
  • Roof Truss Designer – budget approval after 7 month wait
  • Timber Frame Designer – came close to a direct candidate – then an additional role was created three months later
  • Business Development Manager – approval to recruit a year after initial interview!

Signs of an upturn are probably a little to early to start shouting about but i’ll take this as a positive sign at least

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Jim Roach
Managing Director, ARV Solutions
0117 9592008

ARV Solutions Contracts temporary staff supply business going well

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Since starting to supply payrolled contract staff in June this year, this area of business has taken off really well, and we’re looking to keep growing it.

We’ve been really pleased to fill 12 Site Manager roles largely across london as well as other areas of the UK – often with a raid turnaround required. Projects include fast track modular classroom projects for a rapidly growing modular building manufacturer, who commented: “Pleased to report that all your Site Managers are working out really good and we are very impressed. Thank you!”

We have a strong database of candidates for wide ranging roles, though particularly:

  • Designers ( Timber Frame, Roof Truss, Modular, Pods )
  • Site Managers (CSCS, SMSTS, First Aid ) We check credentials for CITB certification
  • Lifting Supervisors (IPAF, CPCS, Appointed Person for Lifting etc)

ARV Solutions Contracts Ltd is registered as a Contractor and Sub Contractor to handle all requirements of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) tax deductions. We provide a reliable payrolling service supported by substantial insured financial backing. Our systems enable us to provide prompt and efficient solutions to specialist temporary staffing needs across the construction sector, and particularly in offsite construction.

Additionally we are able to give advice on complying effectively with new Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) which come into force from 1st October 2011. These regulations have an immediate impact on employers as well as agencies from day one and need handling correctly to avoid costly issues. Through our membership of TEAM and IRP we have excellent support from qualified advisors which we can pass on to our clients.

Give us a try – call our team on 0117 9592008 or email info@arvsolutions.co.uk with any enquiries.

Spelt your job title and key words correctly in your CV or online profile?

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Read an interesting blog by the recruitment industry guru Bill Boorman today, entitled:
Are you a Manger? What your LinkedIn profile says about you. take a look here:
http://recruitingunblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/are-you-a-manger-what-your-linkedin-profile-says-about-you/#comment-2046

It is crazy that so many of us mis-spell key information – I guess the spell checkers don’t pick it up, as it is a real word, if incorrect.
Amusing too, that many employers get it wrong, including high profile worldwide employers!

I had to do a quick check on our own candidate database: out of a total 24,340 candidates the word Manger is in 762 CVs! Fortunately no mentions on our website! Phew!

I’m probably leaving myself open to a torrent of replies about other mis-spellings in our job descriptions now!

Waiting Frustrations – thoughts from Dr Seuss

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This morning we were discussing frustrations at several clients who have been slow in providing feedback at various stages of their recruitment process. It’s really frustrating to lose the best candidate to other roles whilst waiting for the process to move forward. Straight afterwards i found a “tweet” for the following Dr Seuss ditty from a recruitment related blog that cheered me up somewhat.

You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race

down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace

and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,

headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

The waiting place…for people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come,

or a plane to go or the mail to come,

or the rain to go, or the phone to ring,

or the snow to snow,

or waiting around for a Yes or No…”

 

Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying.

You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high!

Ready for anything under the sky.

High Rating in Jobsite’s Recruitrank figures

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Delighted to note today that we were in the top 5% in the latest Jobsite Recruitrank figures We scored 5th out of 129 in the engineering/technical sector and were 26th out of all the 608 recruiters on the site.

To all those who left positive feedback – we thank you! To the three (out of a total 796) who left comments that we didn’t provide feedback I must apologise and ask that you get in touch. Our policy is to always provide feedback though inevitably a few slip through the net.

W’ell keep striving for better!

Jim Roach, Managing Director 0117 9592008 jim.roach@arvsolutions.co.uk

Recruitment standards

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A Google analytics gismo told me this morning we have a broken link on our website – the one to the Institute of Recruitment Professionals, Code of Conduct. It’s fixed now and you can access the code of conduct here: http://www.arvsolutions.co.uk/downloads/irp_code_of_ethics.pdf

Standards are very important to us, they are a great differentiator and put “clear water” (topical boat race analogy) between us and some of our industry competitors. It has frustrated me to read recent news about the REC who set our standards – and who are running a campaign stating they are “Serious about Standards” losing an unfair dismissal case, having board member resignations, questionable product promotion from key figures and more. (I’m probably breaching the code here though – Standards No. 1 and No.2 – respect for other recruitment professionals and bringing the industry into disrepute).

The IRP code is about individual responsibility – which is why it is so important – more important than a corporate code to me. All our staff have undergone training and taken qualifications to gain their Individual Institute of Recruitment Professionals Membership. To be a corporate member doesn’t require this.

So for now – we are FIRP or MIRP – but not corporate REC Members. We will continue to maintain the highest standards we can, and work to promote them in the recruitment industry.

Hang on though – that link had been broken for months – and no one else has spotted it either?

Please put it on your CV – we’re not psychic

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PSYCHIC POWERS FAILING – PLEASE HELP US TO HELP YOU…..

I’ve just had a call from a very frustrated job seeker who applied for one of my vacancies and felt he should be considered because he didn’t lie about his experience.

Whilst honesty is to be commended, we also have to give some kudos to those candidates who read advertisements thoroughly, submit carefully tailored applications telling us why they meet all the requirements as specified in our advertisements. If you see an advert for a job that you know you could do but your CV doesn’t shout out that you’re 100% perfect, the best thing to do would be to make a call to the recruiter and have a conversation about it before submitting an application.

We really do want to talk to as many candidates as possible, but have to concentrate on those who have met the requirements specified in the advertisements we write. Contrary to some opinions, we spend time ensuring that our advertisements are an accurate reflection of the job for which we’re recruiting and try to word them to encourage only the most suitable applicants to apply. Despite this, we find ourselves looking at CVs that bear no resemblance to the “essential requirements” stipulated, causing us to wonder whether we wrote an advert for an entirely different job!

We’re only too happy to speak to people who want to ask questions about our vacancies, but please understand that when a client asks us to find someone with a certain set of skills and experience, that’s what we have a duty to supply. So in short, if you have the experience, knowledge and skills, please make sure it’s in your CV.

Thank you!

Attractive or realistic salaries on job advertisements?

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During a recent conversation with a candidate, we discussed a job that had also been posted by another Recruitment Consultant, but with a considerably higher salary attached (£5,000 higher than my advertisement). Having discussed the vacancy with the client, including the salary ranges on offer, I knew that the other advertisement was somewhat optimistic!

I remember in a former life recruiting Civil and Structural Engineers in a market where they were in short supply, that the chances of clients going £5k higher than they had originally discussed was not wholly out of the question. We are finding now however, that if anything, we are discussing one salary range when taking instruction for a new vacancy, only to find that offers are being made for considerably less. 

Surely it’s better to set realistic expectations and thus maintain a professional approach rather than attract candidates under false pretences? Sometimes companies will pay over the odds but only for very exceptional candidates who can offer something that no one else can, so why give candidates false hope that they can earn unrealistic salaries?

I might not attract so many visitors to respond to my jobs but I know I won’t have to manage any misapprehensions later down the line, and hopefully be appreciated that I was honest and upfront.