RESOURCING FOR GROWTH

February, 2016

#resourcing4growth

SME Sector Recruitment Report

FTSE 250SUPPORT SERVICES LISTED COMPANY

33 COUNTRIES

20AREAS OF SPECIALISM

237 OFFICES

9,023 STAFF

Increased demandWhat is the outlook for SMEs?

Employee optionsAre SMEs equipped to compete?

Challenging timesSolutions for today

WHY WE PRODUCED SME REPORT

Hays in conjunction with ISME surveyed 563 small and medium businesses in Ireland

CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE

Do you feel more confident now about your company’s stability and potential for growth?

OBSTACLES TO BUSINESS GROWTH

What are the biggest obstacles to your business’ growth?

HIRING NEW PEOPLE

How important is hiring new people in your overall business strategy?

HR FUNCTION

Do you have an HR function?

TRAINING AND HIRING CAPABILITIES

Have you ever received training in hiring new staff?

If you needed to hire someone right away, how would you rate between 1 and 5, your company’s current capabilities?

ADVERTISING AND SOURCES OF NEW EMPLOYEES

SMEs vs. MULTINATIONALS

As an SME, do you feel you can compete with multinationals when recruiting skilled staff?

Do SMEs receive fair coverage in the media as employers of choice, when compared to multinationals?

CONCLUSIONS

Outlook is positive - hiring the right people is essential

SMEs lack the resources to compete

Low adoption of new technology

Messaging is poor

Lack of media coverage does not help

RECOMMENDATIONS

Create a free recruitment toolkit as a reference point for advice on SME recruitment

Organise an Ireland roadshow giving workshops on key elements of recruitment like ‘What to look for in a CV’ and ‘How to conduct an interview’

Encourage more take-up of seminars on employment law

Bring together SMEs as one voice and create a PR campaign around why an SME is an employer of choice

Lobby for tax incentives for SMEs when hiring

Lobby for a better work visa system

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