I recently read this article on how HR Managers are using the web to find staff online and I thought this is EXACTLY what Flexitimers is all about.

Of course in the end the normal HR/Recruitment process of meeting and vetting the person face to face must happen but the advantages in terms of time and cost in finding candidates online simply cannot be disputed. A survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in 2005 found that technology is used across a range of HR functions and this is rising and rising.

The two big advantages that Flexitimers has over its competition is that is person to person; direct from employer to professional - with no time wasting, budget eating middlemen. Secondly (and more importantly!) its QUALITY. Flexitimers is about people who are skilled, experienced and can get the job done. The complaint we often hear from employers is that the job boards return hundreds and hundreds of CVs but that the people are all too junior. This has turned off any senior or experienced people from putting their CV online. Until now!! Flexitimers is focused only on experienced people. This means employers now have access to a whole new group of people. Happy matching!

Labels: Flexitimers, online recruitment, Smart Work

The Irish Times article profiling Flexitimers.com was spot on in highlighting the advantage the site offers to employers in this uncertain economic time. The article points out that many employers maybe looking at hiring "flexible professionals" for previous full time positions - "employers may be reluctant to hire additional full-time staff, but still have work or projects they need completed on a flexible basis".

The cost benefits of a " flexible professional" over a full time employee are obvious but the low cost of posting a job or project on the site will also help business owners or HR Managers maximise their spend on recruitment.

The article also points out the different target markets the site will appeal to - contractors and freelancers accross all industries, professional women who have certain family committments, retired people who had professional careers etc, many of these groups had up to now been ignored by recruitment comments - this means Flexitimers.com offers employers access to a pool of professional people who, given their need for flexibility and stage of their career may not be on the books of the recruitment agencies around town.

Think about that - a new group of professional flexible people wanting work - now that makes sense today!

Labels: Flexitimers, jobs, Media Coverage, online recruitment, Smart Work