Vertex offers a helping hand to Employers

Leading international recruitment agency Vertex is warning clients to be wary of the effects and commercial consequences which employers need to consider when reducing staff numbers.

They warn that businesses run the risk of leaving themselves seriously short of appropriately qualified staff when economic conditions improve and that clients need to consider their longer term reputation for such time when it needs to hire again.

Having seen a significant upturn in the market the struggle for talent is not that far off and clients need to position themselves to hire the best available talent once this happens.

Keith  Jeffcoat, IT Recruitment Expert at Vertex added, “Employer brand perception is often one of the first things that takes a back seat during a recession but a short sighted approach will not bear fruit in the longer term. It’s the old adage that when people are treated badly they tell many people and tend not to forget and that coupled with the fact that they may one day be in a position to have an effect on your business needs to be taken into account. Coldly dropping the axe has far reaching consequences that will be felt long after your immediate problems have subsided. Instead of planning for one consistent, long, downward spiral with associated layoffs and hiring freezes, organizations will need to prepare for spurts of growth and continuous hiring in some areas freezing others. Some might call these actions “right-sizing” the workforce, but that would imply that organizations are much better at forecasting and workforce planning than most actually are. The effect of long-term hiring freezes is particularly damaging to the recruiting function, because ‘no hiring’ generally means that a majority of recruiters will be laid off. Historically, budgets for recruiting have been cut so low that the function is literally decimated, making it rather difficult for companies to resurrect a decent function when the economy swings up.”

About Vertex

Vertex has been at the forefront of I.T. Recruitment for over 10 years. Our consultant’s knowledge has been developed along with our database since the late 1990’s. Over the past decade we have made it our goal to build up a huge amount of knowledge from customers and consultants around the business issues and development requirements involved when enhancing I.T. systems. Whether it is Microsoft, Oracle, Java, or related B.I. technologies or enhancing business processes. We are corporate members of REC and individual members of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals. We provide Contract and Permanent resources across the EMEA region for the full lifecycle of any project and maintenance thereafter.

 For more information and latest vacancies please visit http://www.vertex-it-solutions.com

Managed Services IT Solutions – The Future of Computing

IT managers in many organizations today have to meet diverse IT requirements of business users, providing in-house managed and premise-based solutions. There are tremendous benefits for organizations to move from such DIY strategies, starting with Managed Services and moving on to virtualizationand before going further into Cloud-based services or fully outsourced IT operations. In a nutshell, Managed Services means tapping into additional external expert resources to complement or supplement existing skill sets, especially for more complex IT implementations.

The last decade will forever remain notable for the economic whirlwind that saw businesses rise and fall with the fluctuations of the stock market and the financial woes that marked every wave and flow of this tide. With this period forming the backdrop, IT managers experienced one of their most testing times. IT was challenged to deliver increased services with reduced resources, and yet show cost efficiencies. The year 2011 and 2012 seems to signal a change in tempo,as markets show signs of recovery in Europe, Americas and Asia.

Shrewd organisations are the ones who are quick to capitalise on this growth, but that’s notgoing to happen if they continue with the belt-tightening policy of yesteryears. Historically, organisations that survive over decades are the ones that adapt to the changing environment, expand and grow with the times. It is only those business activities focussed at promoting growth that deliver real, sustainable impact.

For that, IT managers need to see the value of new business and technology models, and focus on options that will raise productivity, foster collaboration, and facilitate seamless interoffice communications, ultimately to help businesses create value and reach customers more effectively. New approaches such as Managed Services, Virtualisation, and Cloud Computing will help improve IT utilisation and create efficiencies. Though some organisations are genuinely considering CloudComputing strategies, the model nevertheless is still in its infancy. However, Managed Services in particular, though not a new concept is the tried, testedand proven IT optimisation model. Managed Services can also incorporate Virtualisation as a key technology within its offering. Hence it is possible to gain all the benefits of Virtualisation and Managed Services in one fell swoop.The primary aim of seeking managed service offerings is to create business value by using existing resources productively, focusing on core competencies while outsourcing non-core functions.

Ideally, the Managed Services deal requires an identification of the organisation’s core-business processes, outsourcing the non-core processes to the Managed Services provider. Thus in a long-term Managed Services strategy, businesses can manage business outcomes and track performance on service level guarantees and assurances on an on-going basis.Managed Services offer CIOs an opportunity to close skills gaps, particularly in adopting newer technologies that allow for more productive use of IT. At the same time, the ability to draw on skills and technologies, from the managed service provider, that are beyond the organisations current scope, increases its flexibility to deal with variables in the business environment, present and future.

From the traditional tried and tested approaches right through to Virtualisation, Manage Services and Cloud Computing, there is a clear need for robust, scalable and highly available networks. In a recent Productivity Indicator report, it was users of communications technology who see Managed Services as a means to achieve their two highest ranked business priorities, to enhance customer service and increase productivity.

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