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21 Sep 2007
REC and CIPD join forces to launch new research
This ground-breaking project will seek to identify good practice that will help employers and recruitment agencies to work together more effectively.
The research will result in two new Guides and web-based Toolkits that will help employers appoint and evaluate their recruitment partners in a more informed and consistent way.
Roger Tweedy, the REC’s Director of Research, says: “This is an exciting opportunity for agencies to communicate more effectively and strategically with their clients. It could herald a new era in the way agencies and employers work together.
“Recent research from the REC’s Industry Research Unit (Recruitment 2020 and Debunking the Myths) has aimed to stimulate and inform debate about the future of recruitment. This latest research is designed to provide a road map that will help support recruiters down an increasingly professional path towards the future.”
Nicola Monson, CIPD Research Associate, adds: “Our latest Recruitment, retention and turnover survey finds that over seven in 10 organisations used high street recruitment agencies in some way during 2006. But historically, relationships between HR managers and those working in the recruitment industry have not always been good – with potential for mistrust on both sides. This new research will explore the relationship between HR and recruitment agencies, and investigate ways in which this can be improved.”
The research will be carried out with recruitment agencies, HR and procurement professionals and line managers between September 2007 and April 2008.
