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Job Hunting in a Recession
  JCI-BLT-AIESEC Networking Event
        Tuesday 14th July 2009


                           Don Leslie
                       Founder Director, BLT

                           ©Don Leslie 2009
 BLT, Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HP
               Tel: 020 7419 0909 Fax: 020 7405 3310
                              www.blt.co.uk
2
Recession                    3



•   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
4
5
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters   6




 How to cope if you’re out of work

  a) Admit it
  b) Keep to a routine
  c) Network
7
Facts & Figures                                      8




How many agencies in the UK?
                                                                               c17,000

                                    Number of firms by size

                            12000
                            10000
          Number of firms




                             8000
                             6000
                             4000
                             2000
                                0
                                    0-4    5-19     20-99     100-249   250+
                                                  Employees
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters   9




 Getting On The Radar
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters       10




Similarities
  – The employer is the client (not you)
  – The employer pays (not you)

Differences
  – You find the agency
  – Headhunter finds you
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters   11




Salary Coverage
  – Agency: up to £150,000
  – Headhunter: from £100,000
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters   12




UK Bodies
  – REC: www.rec.uk.com
  – APSCO: www.atsco.org (sic!)
Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters   13




Working with a Headhunter
 – Get Introduced
 – Message + Messenger
Places to look for jobs   14



• Internship/Placement
Places to look for jobs        15




• Friends, neighbours and alumni
• Print ads
• Websites
16
17
Unconventional Ads   18
19
20
21
22




                Good Luck!
Any Questions? Any Comments? Verbal Abuse?

                       dfl@blt.co.uk
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

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PPT_JCI-BLT-AIESEC Networking Event - 14 July 2009 - Don Leslie (BLT)

  • 1. 1 Job Hunting in a Recession JCI-BLT-AIESEC Networking Event Tuesday 14th July 2009 Don Leslie Founder Director, BLT ©Don Leslie 2009 BLT, Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1HP Tel: 020 7419 0909 Fax: 020 7405 3310 www.blt.co.uk
  • 2. 2
  • 3. Recession 3 • 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
  • 4. 4
  • 5. 5
  • 6. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 6 How to cope if you’re out of work a) Admit it b) Keep to a routine c) Network
  • 7. 7
  • 8. Facts & Figures 8 How many agencies in the UK? c17,000 Number of firms by size 12000 10000 Number of firms 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 0-4 5-19 20-99 100-249 250+ Employees
  • 9. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 9 Getting On The Radar
  • 10. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 10 Similarities – The employer is the client (not you) – The employer pays (not you) Differences – You find the agency – Headhunter finds you
  • 11. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 11 Salary Coverage – Agency: up to £150,000 – Headhunter: from £100,000
  • 12. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 12 UK Bodies – REC: www.rec.uk.com – APSCO: www.atsco.org (sic!)
  • 13. Recruitment Agencies & Headhunters 13 Working with a Headhunter – Get Introduced – Message + Messenger
  • 14. Places to look for jobs 14 • Internship/Placement
  • 15. Places to look for jobs 15 • Friends, neighbours and alumni • Print ads • Websites
  • 16. 16
  • 17. 17
  • 19. 19
  • 20. 20
  • 21. 21
  • 22. 22 Good Luck! Any Questions? Any Comments? Verbal Abuse? dfl@blt.co.uk 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