Session One: The Recruitment Industry

Aim & Learning Objectives

AimTo provide you with an understanding of the recruitment industry, of Sentinel’s position within it, and to help you to understand a recruiter’s importance in hiring people.

L/Os1. Recognise the importance of recruitment agencies and how they operate

2. Be able to describe our recruitment services and how they add value

3. Understand the size of the industry and the variety of choice that employers and job seekers have when they are recruiting

Ice Breaker

Pair up with a partner…

…and tell us all about them!

A Little about Us

85%

39 people in our team with 31 recruiters

16,500,000

years in business17

information technology 15% telecommunications

Career Path

The Recruitment Industry

Dynamic

FOR DISCUSSION

• How big is the UK recruitment industry?

• What do recruitment consultancies do?

• How do recruitment consultancies make money?

• What types of recruitment firms exist?

CompetitiveDiverse

Why Use a Recruitment Company?

Take ten minutes to

BRAINSTORM FOR DISCUSSION• Why would a company use Sentinel to

recruit staff?• Why would jobseekers use Sentinel to

find a job?• What would a GOOD recruitment

business look like to a company that is recruiting?

• What would a GOOD recruitment business look like to a job seeker?

• What OTHER options do companies have instead of recruitment consultancies?

Consolidation

1. List three facts about Sentinel.

2. Describe how we are different from our competitors.

3. Explain why clients would use our services.

4. Jot down something you will do differently as a result of this session.

Final Thing

E-Days User Guide

E-Days Login

We use a web portal to book and log absences, holidays, sick leave, etc.