Contractors who have been used to public sector working will need to learn private sector language if they become victims of the government spending cuts.
The MD of career transition services at recruitment company Hays, Mark Staniland, pointed out that cutting corners is not encouraged in the private sector. However, success is measured on the end product and candidates should bear that in mind and adjust their interview answers accordingly.
Mr Staniland made his comments after the Reed Job Index for February showed demand hit a new high last month. Job demand hit new highs in over 67% of the industry sectors looked at by the index, showing a sustained return to private sector growth.
David Morgan, a partner at Morgan Law, has said that recruiters can play a key role in helping clients from the public sector develop labour strategies and share knowledge.
Data from the New Local Government Network think tank recently showed that using shared services to deal with back office administration might only save local authorities 3.6%.
Morgan explained that knowledge sharing is key to developing the labour strategies of the future. Local authorities need to establish the optimum level of staffing necessary to achieve efficient processing of labour intensive tasks such as the processing of benefits.
They also need to establish who takes responsibility if something goes wrong. Whilst there are cost saving benefits to the call centre approach, these can quickly be diminished when you do not have direct control.
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