Knowsley Works Recruitment Success
22 February 2012
Knowsley Council’s specialist jobs agency has
helped another up and coming company recruit the right staff.
The authority’s Knowsley Works team offers a wide variety of
services aimed at finding work for people who have been jobless for
some time.
It offers employers free recruitment and
selection services and helps to prepare and train possible recruits
before their interview.
Knowsley Works is currently working with the
specialist energy broker Inenco Direct who are looking to recruit
sales and administrative staff for their base in Liverpool.
This latest project with Knowsley Council is
the second in just a couple of months.
Late last year, Knowsley Works carried out a
recruitment process for Inenco right up to the interview stage.
That included advertising the job vacancies
through their own outlets, partners and Jobcentre Plus.
Knowsley Works also set up and staffed a
recruitment hotline and gave candidates a telephone interview to
see if they were suitable for the posts.
They also ran an assessment day to help
candidates brush up on their skills and prepare for any possible
interviews.
From the 19 applicants who attended the
assessment day, five were offered jobs and Inenco said they were
keen to do the same thing with their January recruitment
campaign.
“This is about giving local people as good a
chance as possible to secure what work is out there,” said Cllr
Dave Lonergan, Knowsley’s cabinet member for Regeneration, Economy
and Skills.
“It’s also about giving companies the help
they need to find the right people.
“Knowsley Works has a wealth of experience in
getting people skilled up and ready for the jobs market and we work
with employers to help them find the staff they need.”
For the most recent recruitment campaign,
Inenco were looking for sales people and Knowsley Works again
screened applicants, short listed candidates and helped them
prepare for any possible interviews. Six of these applicants are
starting work with the company next week (21 February).
“Our involvement with Knowsley Works has been
invaluable,” said Alan Kerr, Sales Manager from Inenco.
“They make finding and recruiting the best
local people pain free. We’re keen to give people who’ve not worked
for a while an opportunity and this partnership means we can do
that without compromising on the quality of recruits.”
Knowsley Works are now planning a further
three day event with Job Centre Plus and the Liverpool based
training company Kaplan. The event will work on developing people’s
skills before they begin work.
“The help I got from Knowsley Works got me
this job – no question,” said Emma Harding from Croxteth.
“I’ve been out of work for a while and was
struggling to find a job or even get an interview. The training
with Knowsley Works helped to boost my confidence and gave me the
opportunity to get in front of an employer for an interview.”
“I was offered the job on the same day as the
interview and I’m made up to be starting work!”
If you are a Knowsley resident and want to get
in touch with Knowsley Works you contact an adviser on 443 5953 and
we can arrange to meet you at one of our centres in Stockbridge
Village, Prescot, Huyton, Halewood and Kirkby.