Facilities Management

Finding the best recruitment agency

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Recruitment

Finding the best recruitment agency for you. The most prolific agents aren’t always the best! The employment market is full of recruitment consultancies making all sorts of claims, and when it comes to selecting the best option for you, the choice can sometimes seem a little opaque. Do you opt for the big agencies with […]

Dealing With the Skills Gap – Qualifications over Experience

Posted in Candidate, Comments, Facilities Management, Facilities News, In-house, Maxwell Stephens, News & PR, Outsourcing, Recruitment, Uncategorized

There is a definate skills gap in Facilities Management – Is the answer to go for qualifications over experience? Peter Forshaw from Maxwell Stephens argues the case. Skills gaps do exist when there are fewer experienced candidates on the market to deal with the recruitment needs of the employer. These exist within many industries such […]

Three Types of Recruitment

Posted in Facilities Management, Maxwell Stephens

Three Types of Recruitment   There are Three Types of Recruitment according to Peter Forshaw from Maxwell Stephens   The Types of Recruitment are namely Just in Time, Candidate Pipeline and the Long Play of Building an Employer Brand Facilities Recruitment can be a complicated process and it is important to get it right, otherwise it […]

5 Personality traits for FM’s

Posted in Candidate, Comments, Facilities Management, Facilities News, In-house, Maxwell Stephens, News & PR, Outsourcing, Recruitment, Uncategorized

I attended the BIFM London region event on behalf of Maxwell Stephens – “Question Time” at Somerset House at the end of September last year where one of the speakers made a comment which I thought was quite funny. When asked about the type of people he recruits, he said “we like anyone who is […]

The Value of an Effective Candidate Briefing

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Recruitment

The Value of an Effective Candidate Briefing When a candidate walks into an interview they are often stepping into the unknown. What more can be done, by recruitment consultancies such as Maxwell Stephens, to ensure that the candidate is entering the room fully briefed to talk about a role for which they are ideally suited? […]

Do clients and candidates still need agencies in the Facilities Management Industry?

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Recruitment

Facilities Management Briefing – Recruitment – Do clients and candidates still need agencies? Clients – As with any outsourced service, the question will inevitably be asked whether the end user can undertake this service themselves and if they have the in-house expertise capable of running an effective recruitment campaign. The growth of the internet has further […]