Facilities Management

5 Critical factors to consider before making a job offer in Facilities Management

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Maxwell Stephens, Recruitment

The final stage of the facilities management recruitment process, the ‘offer’, is the most important part of a usually extensive recruitment process; the decision of whom you will offer the facilities management job to is the conclusion of much effort and hard work from HR teams, facilities management recruitment consultants, Hiring Managers, and candidates. But […]

Change of Perception Needed for FM Job Hunting

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Facilities News, Maxwell Stephens, Recruitment

“There needs to be a Change of Perception Needed for FM Job Hunting” says Peter Forshaw from Maxwell Stephens The economic downturn in 2012 took its toll on job volumes throughout the UK, and as a result many companies are only focused on recruiting employees for key business positions. Despite this, Maxwell Stephens have experienced […]

Benefits of using a thorough process in Facilities Recruitment

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Maxwell Stephens, Recruitment

Facilities Recruitment The unemployment rate in the UK has recently risen to its highest level for nearly two decades which means there are more candidates applying for roles. Unfortunately in desperation people are applying for roles in FM that they do not have the necessary requirements for, and some are applying for roles that they […]

Britain is not on the brink of a full blown facilities jobs crisis

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Facilities News, Maxwell Stephens, Recruitment

The value of a good recruiter for Facilities Jobs in the UK. Britain is in on the brink of a “full blown jobs crisis” however the facilities management sector is still recruiting; albeit more cautiously than the last few years; which is making the contingent focused facilities management recruitment agencies graft harder than before. The […]

The Mood of Caution in Facilities Management

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Recruitment

Maxwell Stephens – Interim Facilities Executive Recruitment If you have read any of the broadsheet newspapers recently you will have seen the message is quite cautionary. This mood of caution is reflected in the dramatic increasing tendency Maxwell Stephens have seen to hire non-permanent staff on fixed term contracts. These interim candidates can on most […]

Psychometric tests: To be or not to be, that is the question.

Posted in Candidate, Facilities Management, Maxwell Stephens, News & PR, Recruitment

Psychometric tests were initially designed to test a person’s intelligence. However, nowadays they are more commonly known for being used to test whether a person will be suited to a specific job during the recruitment process when recruiting in Facilities Management. Psychometric tests grew in popularity at the beginning of the 21st century, however, not […]