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Recruitment Extra Where are we? We are hearing lots of upbeat comments. Is it fact or fiction?
2:38pm Tuesday 15 September 2009 - Recruitment Extra

Nigel is relieved to state that he believes the worst of the GFC is over for most recruitment firms. He says this based on the data received at the RIB Report from over 100 independent recruitment firms. There are some simple yet strong indicators that give confidence about the future. Rod has noticed a change in the nature of conversations from the small and medium business owners. For the last three quarters HHMC has been working with management teams that have been totally internally focussed – cash flows, forecasts, staff productivity, headcount, commission structures, backoffice processes, banking arrangements and rent costs. And we have been fielding calls from companies looking to buy temp and contractor books at distressed prices.



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