| For those with little experience of today's | | | | choose a recruitment consultant who focuses purely |
| recruitment market within the manufacturing and | | | | on working with people in industry to fill |
| engineering industry, it can often be a daunting task | | | | manufacturing and engineering jobs. It is also |
| to understand the best way of securing an | | | | advisable to consider and question further what area |
| appropriate technical engineering job, senior | | | | of expertise your ideal consultant would have. Would |
| management position or an executive appointment. | | | | they specialise in aerospace jobs, automotive jobs, |
| Within this article we hope to give you some more | | | | jobs in defence, jobs in the process industry, jobs in |
| information on how to select the best Executive | | | | design, capital equipment jobs; obviously the list is |
| Recruitment partner for you. | | | | endless. Once you have considered this, it is |
| Often, new job seekers become overwhelmed by | | | | worthwhile considering what level of job you are |
| the sheer volume of manufacturing jobs advertised | | | | focussing on i.e. is would your ideal consultant |
| on online recruitment sites such as Monster, Total, | | | | specialise in technical engineering vacancies, |
| Jobs, Hotonline, Planet Recruit, Jimfinder, Just | | | | management jobs, senior management jobs, director |
| Engineers, Executives on the Web and Jobsite. | | | | level appointments or executive appointments. |
| Furthermore, individuals seeking manufacturing jobs, | | | | Obviously what we are doing here is coming up with |
| often become disheartened when they receive very | | | | the "best fit" for you, the ideal company for you to |
| few responses to a high volume of applications made. | | | | partner with. At this stage it is worthwhile investing |
| For those that are new onto the market, there are a | | | | some time in speaking with few people in your own |
| few things that should be considered, probably the | | | | network, looking through recruitment websites to get |
| main one being "which is the best executive | | | | a feel of what certain companies can offer before |
| recruitment company to partner with?" | | | | picking up the telephone and speaking with the |
| In order to supplement your own job applications, it | | | | recruitment consultants direct. At this stage it is |
| is advisable to partner with one or a select few | | | | worthwhile asking the consultant you speak with the |
| Executive Recruitment Companies who genuinely | | | | questions that will help determine how close the |
| specialise in Manufacturing and Engineering vacancies | | | | recruitment consultancy is to your "ideal recruitment |
| as opposed to working with a generalist. Often the | | | | partner." Once you have shortlisted 3 or 4 specialist |
| most valuable process undertaken by the executive | | | | manufacturing and engineering recruitment companies, |
| recruitment consultant will be to spend time | | | | it would be advisable for you to meet with the |
| understanding your individual needs, your key skill | | | | company's consultants face to face to understand |
| sets and your career aspirations, and then work | | | | them more and to ensure that you have fully |
| alongside you to generate a profile of clients which | | | | demonstrated your key achievements, your |
| they can then make direct contact with. The | | | | aspirations and the key factors you are looking for in |
| consultants understanding of the manufacturing and | | | | your new job. This information will ensure that they |
| engineering industry is a vital factor in this process as | | | | work with all the facts required for them to do their |
| this knowledge can save a lot of time in securing | | | | job effectively. |
| your next job. A good understanding of the cultures | | | | With one or two quality recruitment companies |
| that exist in certain types of manufacturing | | | | working on your behalf, at the right level, in the |
| environments, a knowledge of which skills would be | | | | correct areas of the market, this should ensure that |
| of interest to certain businesses, an understanding of | | | | your exposure is maximised and that you get the |
| the key drivers that exist within specific sectors can | | | | correct volume and quality of manufacturing and |
| only add value to the candidates job hunt, as this will | | | | engineering vacancies to consider. If this thorough |
| ensure that well matched manufacturing vacancies | | | | process is followed thoroughly, then when combined |
| are presented to the candidate in a timely manner. | | | | with other means of flagging up opportunities such as |
| Further considerations when looking for a job in | | | | direct applications through the newspapers and |
| manufacturing | | | | internet, then it should ensure that no stone is left |
| As mentioned above, it is recommendable that you | | | | unturned and the process is as seamless as possible. |