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Business Idea
Author:	Lee Moore
Date:	Monday, 20th Jul 2009 16:19
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Category:	Other
URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

Hi All, I am looking for some advice on my new business idea. I have put the information below to give you a general understanding of how it will work. The Concept The name for the business will be The Community Recruitment Company as the name says it will be dealing with Recruitment and working in a multi of disciplines, the aim is to open small offices in the more under developed areas and where unemployed is rather high (You could say in the current market unemployed is high everyway) I will work with local businesses in these areas to gain employment for local residents either on a Permanent or Temporary basis. At the same time I would work with the Jobcentre Plus Offices and have a referral service so if someone has been unemployed for 3 months they get referral to me and I assist in CV Preparation and Sourcing a suitable role. Once I have managed to get the 1st office open I would look to set more up around the UK offering this as a franchise. As most of the communities have a local center where residents can call in and use the library, internet etc this would be ideally where I would try and see if I could get the office space. I hope that gives you some ideas on what I am looking to develop and I would be grateful if you could give me some feedback. 1. Do you believe that this would benefit people or businesses? 2. Would you rather employ someone local or does it not matter? 3. If you where unemployed would you find it useful to have the agency on your estate? 4. As a business would you use a service like this? 5. What would you ideally like to pay per placement? Or would you rather have a fix monthly fee? Of course this project is only in the early days and I am looking for feedback and would need to speak with authorities etc…. Thanks in advance Lee

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	craig
Date:	Monday, 20th Jul 2009 16:32
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

Its kind of an honerably idea Lee, but I can see a few flaws. 1: Like it or not most people going to the job centre are low skilled people, this means companies will not need your service as all they need to do is place a free add on Reed or something similar and get like 50 applications. 2: Who would be paying you, the governemnt, the compnanies? 3: In my expereince it is a bit risky to deal with candidates from the job centre, I prefer to hae candidates who have responded to an add or who I have sourced. 4: I think the amount of work you put in will not be worth the reward.

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	Mitch
Date:	Monday, 20th Jul 2009 17:17
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

Why do you assume the local Job Centres would work with you? And anyway, I think Reed have or had a contract with Job Centre Plus to get their long term unemployed back to work. I don't think it works either. Your idea has no intrinsic value-add ...to anyone really. Did it take you long to think this idea up?

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	Lee Moore
Date:	Monday, 20th Jul 2009 17:53
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

Hi Thank you for your comments and this is the same feedback I am getting from some other sources. It was only the other night that I got talking with a friend and they have been unemployed for a number months they have worked for some High Profile Companies doing Recruitment, Call Centre, etc... and they mention the idea and we talked about for a while, I did say it sounds a good idea but why would people/companies want people that are not skilled when they can source these people themselves. As I have said it was only an Idea and thought I would see what the general feel is - and to be honest I don't think it would be a good option to go down given the feedback I have had. I would like to thank you for input. Cheers Lee

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	Nile Tern
Date:	Monday, 20th Jul 2009 18:16
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

The Job Centre takes over the role as a processor of job applications for pooly skilled people (mainly) and have experience of this for decades. Your proposal is just a rehash of current procedures adopted by them. I would think you would struggle to get a business deal with JV plus I think you would be tearing you hair out within a few days with these problems: 1) Lack of business (Why do you think JC will deal with you?) 2) Lack of take up for your franchise (most wont see your idea will work for them) 3) Jobseeker apathy (Most do NOT want a job) 4) Poor Candidate Quality I would leave that market well alone. Half of the regular job seekers are so arrogant I wouldn't even speak to them let alone deal with them Nile

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	have seen it work
Date:	Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 01:45
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

I have seen this model work in Australia but that is because the employers get a financial incentive to take somebody who was long term unemployed and the recruitment agency also gets paid by the government. Unless you have the same government involvement your business is doomed to fail.

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	liz
Date:	Tuesday, 21st Jul 2009 11:12
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

Government are currently paying employers £1000 to take on someone whose been out of work for 6 months.

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Re: Business Idea
Author:	Well then
Date:	Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2009 01:34
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URL:	http://web.ukrecruiter.co.uk/forum/Forum/read.php?i=189043

There is your business model then. If you can sift out all the dross of the long term unemployed and provide employers with a reasonable quality of person then you have a USP which will see them a thousand quid better off. Best thing to do would be to offer a flat rate recruitment service and concentrate on volume recruitment. Personally its not the type of recruitment i would enjoy doing but i very wise person once said, "where there's muck there's money"

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