http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com News, views and comments from The Interim Channel Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:49:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Capita Interim Management has achieved the highest rating in a recent poll carried out by LinkedIn member group, Interim Management Jobs.net. The survey asked over 400 interim managers to rate the interim recruiters that they had previously dealt with based on a scale of one - to - five. Capita Interim ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=72 The state of the economy is evident in many ways in the interim job market, but a small, and worrying trend is the concept of ‘more for less’.  That is, that recruiters are demanding more skills, more experience, more hours – in fact more of everything, but want it for ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=69 Despite research and general opinion suggesting that the interim market remains relatively healthy, it seems that some interims are becoming increasingly anxious about the security of their contracts or indeed where their next contract is coming from.  At Capita Interim Management we are certainly noticing that interims some working for ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=63   1. Don’t try and fit a square peg in a round hole. Our clients often have specific requirements and will make the most of the fact that there are candidates available to meet them. NHS clients like NHS experienced interims. Blue-chip clients like those from a similar culture. Central Government departments ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=61 Having experienced the ups and downs of the recruitment market for nearly a decade, I try to explore the opportunities that market conditions create, rather than eliminate. Some organisations are undoubtedly going to need the expertise of procurement interims in 2009 - after all, no organisation can go through a ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=58   2009 is going to be a challenging year in many ways and whilst the requirement for procurement interims is still likely to continue, it is going to be a competitive market and for the first time in a long time, organisations will have much more choice available to them.   Recruitment trends ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=56 2008 has definitely been the best year yet for us all at Capita Interim Management.  We have seen a lot of changes both within the markets we operate in and within our own business, but I am pleased to say that we have definitely ended the year in good shape.  Although ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=54 At a time when interim opportunities in some parts of the private sector have reduced, the desire to work within the public sector has never been greater. The perception that our government organisations are ‘recession proof’ has led many interims to actively seek roles away from commercial organisations. This coupled ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=46 In this first posting I want to welcome you to what I hope will become a useful port of call for any Interim Manager who wants to keep an eye on what’s happening in the industry. Recruiting for the Interim market is incredibly challenging, interesting and even frustrating at times, but ... http://www.theinterimchannelblog.com/?p=8