ppt_jci-blt-aiesec networking event - 14 july 2009 - don leslie (blt)
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BLT organised a Networking event, again this summer: "Job Hunting in A Recession". This is the first time BLT has engaged with JCI London members as well as AIESEC alumni. We share the presentation with you held by Don Leslie.TRANSCRIPT
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Job Hunting in a RecessionJCI-BLT-AIESEC Networking Event
Tuesday 14th July 2009
Don LeslieFounder Director, BLT
©Don Leslie 2009
BLT, Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HPTel: 020 7419 0909 Fax: 020 7405 3310
www.blt.co.uk
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3Recession
• Lehman Brothers: 15th Sept
• October to December: turnover down 50%
• January to June: turnover down 50% again
• KPMG: retention strategy
• Redundancies amongst strategy houses
• Temps go first
• 500+ CVs per week
• Redundancies at BLT
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How to cope if you’re out of work
a) Admit it
b) Keep to a routine
c) Network
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
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8Facts & Figures
How many agencies in the UK? c17,000
Number of firms by size
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0-4 5-19 20-99 100-249 250+
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Number of firms by size
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9Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
Getting On The Radar
10Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
Similarities
– The employer is the client (not you)
– The employer pays (not you)
Differences
– You find the agency
– Headhunter finds you
11Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
Salary Coverage
– Agency: up to £150,000
– Headhunter: from £100,000
12Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
UK Bodies
– REC: www.rec.uk.com
– APSCO: www.atsco.org (sic!)
13Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters
Working with a Headhunter– Get Introduced
– Message + Messenger
14Places to look for jobs
• Internship/Placement
15Places to look for jobs
• Friends, neighbours and alumni
• Print ads
• Websites
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18Unconventional Ads
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Good Luck!Any Questions? Any Comments? Verbal Abuse?
subject line “JCI-BLT-AIESEC Networking Event” © Don Leslie 2009
BLT, Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HP
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7419 0909 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7405 3310
www.blt.co.uk