Dear Colleague
This is a circular communication and to those existing clients who have already communicated their Autumn 2008 requirements I thank you. The response has been fantastic and it has been good to hear that so many businesses continue to do well in these difficult times.
Much to my surprise Acorn enjoyed a record month in July and our new service Skills Provision has been well received. Acorn is undoubtedly having to explore different techniques to satisfy customer requirements but at the end of the day you only get out of life what you put into it.
With the continued weakness of the £ we are only able to secure the right people by paying the going rate and this is painful for certain sectors operating on narrow margins.
However we would argue that the premiums involved are
highly cost effective and would cite the recent experience
of one of our clients.
Feeling unable to afford higher rates and the difficulty of continuity of supply at the rate on offer they reverted to UK recruitment based on cost and availability. |
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Within a month they reverted to our model that is, on the top line more expensive,
but when weighed against...
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Productivity
• Willingness to work overtime at flat rate
...they realised the premiums were more than self financing.
If there are any more potential clients holding back worrying about the effects of the recession but knowing that extra staff are likely to be required please email me. I will call you back and have a chat without any form of commitment. We will judge between us whether it would be appropriate to include your likely needs in our national advertising campaign.
From my last visit I fulfilled all but two jobs where I had specific orders but it is undoubtedly taking longer to get the right people. That is why this reminder is being sent. I am also being asked by other agencies to help them source labour but I much prefer direct customer contact and attempting to build business together over the medium term.
Acorn prides itself in trying to get the right people in the right places and the key is getting the job description right. I am happy to receive job descriptions in any shape or form but without one it isn’t practical to try and find people.
As it is the holiday period I appreciate a number of you will be away but hope that colleagues may access your email in your absence and direct it to the correct decision maker.
Just to keep you in the picture the latest list of VIP candidates is available here.
I’m afraid it is very much a first come, first served approach and many candidates never make the list as they are snapped up by existing clients. So it is very important to register your interest to receive regular up dates. To do so please use the contact details below.
I am on holiday from the 9th -16th August.
Contact Acorn: 07977 131 389 | Email | Web
Regards,
Chris
Chris Slay
Director
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