Recruiting People


As your business becomes successful and grows, you may need some help on a temporary or permanent basis. The first step is always to check what initiatives are available to help fund extra staff. Recruitment is the first and most important step in ensuring you have the workforce you need for your business.

Business Eye
Business Eye can help you find assistance when employing people. Visit the website or telephone: 08457 96 97 98

New Deal
New recruitment ideas for employers. The New Deal programme has announced that it will be providing more flexibility for employers who take on subsidised New Deal staff. The change to the New Deal 18-24 Employment Option addresses concerns from employers about the duration and type of training required.

Jobcentre Plus
Advice and services available for employers.

Recruitment: Directors Briefings
These are all on the Opportunity Wales website, and this is one of the best places to view and download them.

Recruiting the Right People
This guide has been prepared for the proprietor or manager of the small hospitality business who is involved in recruiting and selecting food preparation staff, but it would be of interest to other small businesses. There are practical examples to download.

Cymru Prosper Wales
Can your firm employ more graduates on a temporary or a permanent basis? These are bright, innovative people who can help any business for whom they work. If you've never thought of employing a graduate then now is a good time to start. The CPW subsidised placement scheme gives a low-cost, low-risk opportunity to see what graduates can do.

Workthing.com
"complete employment network, connecting people who want to change the way they work, develop their careers, update their skills and find new jobs, with the employers, businesses and professionals who want to reach them".

Teaching Company Directorate
TCD manages TCS, a government scheme which helps companies access expertise from a university or research organisation to move forward a key development. One or more able graduates can be recruited to your company for the project.

WorkTrain
Worktrain is an Internet service developed by the Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service to help people find jobs, training courses and information on a range of occupations to help you make informed career choices. You can search for jobs either nationally or within a locality, search for training using various qualification levels, different training mediums or locations and search a database of different occupation profiles. Worktrain has access to over 400,000 jobs, 500,000 training courses and over 500 occupation profiles.