Last month's article was a plea to the Fashion Industry to employ and train our graduates. Now the industry has had a noticeable upturn we have had a lot of enquiry for younger candidates with at least two years experience. The reason clients are requesting 2 years experience is so they can employ someone who has skills covering:

Since the beginning of the year our articles have covered such topics as Interviewing, Employment Relations update, job hunting, the value of recruitment company's in a tight market and Office Environment. The hot topic of course all year has been the State of the Economy with differing conjectures flying all over the place.

The National Party's new variation to the Employment Relations Act 2000 provides for a 90 day Trial Period for new employees effective when employed on or after 1st March 2009...

In today's fashion/apparel market we are witnessing cut-throat competition more so now due to our current economic situation. Trends come into existence and vanish even quicker than they appear. Rapid changes in consumers' choices, increases or decreases in their disposable income, globilisation, media exposure, and the influence of global and psychological trends all contribute to this behavior...

Recent visits to clients to discuss their recruitment needs have highlighted mistakes that are sometimes made when interviewing a prospective candidate for a role. It all comes down to the questions that are asked to obtain the information to make and informed decision in employing the right person.