The CSO’s Latest Report Highlights New Challenges

This week the Central Statistics Office released together with the figures from the latest Labour Force Survey which highlighted how the Irish economy continues to boom. These reports showed a record 2.3 million people were employed in the Irish economy in the second quarter of 2019. What this means is that it was the 28th consecutive quarter of annual employment growth since 2012, reflecting a remarkable turnaround since the low point of the crash.

As encouraging as these figures are being almost at full working status poses a real challenge for people who are desperately looking to hire/ recruit, especially as the building has started to increase again this quarter. The challenge this poses for recruiters, Site Managers, HR Managers is to source candidates who are available. Where are they sourcing the staff?

Sherlock is a leading supplier of quality staff and faces this challenge on a daily basis. We are also now recruiting for a huge increase in demand and pipeline of business coming up into 2020. We have clients with requirements for some major sites in Leixlip, Dundalk and Central Dublin and will have to be ahead of the game to source and find the top quality candidates for our clients that they expect from us.

To ensure we have access to the greatest number of potential candidates, we use an omnichannel approach to sourcing. This is a modern strategy for challenging times, one that utilises social media and online sources to get in front of the right candidate at the right time.  Adding to this, we have also grown one of Ireland’s largest databases of vetted, qualified tradespeople in the country. This is a database who we communicate with daily and work with to help them develop their own pipeline of projects coming through. This means we know where they are going to be and when. We know which waves of tradespeople are busy completing their stage of a project and would be available for the next and work with them to roll over to the next site. This kind of insight and bespoke management of clients and candidates is what has positioned Sherlock as a leader in our field. The clients that we work with appreciate having access to this kind of information as they can plan their projects carefully to maximise their workforce and the agencies efficacy. Candidates love working with us because we take care of them and we can provide them with weekly information and consistent work that develops their jobs skill set and keeps them growing in their careers.

If you want to know more about how Sherlock can assist you to manage your staffing requirements on site don’t hesitate to call us on +353 1 45 68438 or email us: marketing@sherlockrecruitment.com