Recruitment always seems to be a popular subject in the discussion pages.

It’s always difficult to find the right person for any given role, and it should come as no surprise that the customer service and call centre recruitment industry is buoyant. With an ever-increasing proportion of the workforce being connected in some way with call centres, there is potentially a lot of movement and as a result there are many firms mining the recruitment seam with success.

Many recruitment firms frankly charge far too much for what they offer. One (unnamed) UK recruiter charges upwards of one hundred pounds per position for a listing on their website. This seems somewhat extortionate. What is surprising is the number of companies that appear to be prepared to pay this premium.

If you’ve been following the main discussions, you’ll probably know that we’re planning on introducing a sensibly priced, dedicated job mart for advertising call centre positions. Initially this will be UK only, but we’ll introduce it on a more worldwide basis shortly after launch.

However, this is only half the battle. Organisational and departmental politics can shape the particular recruitment strategies that are followed, and quite often it’s a case of plumping for preferred suppliers or ‘the first ad that looked good in the trade magazine’. Often at great expense.

We want to tell you all that there’s absolutely no need to go to all of that expense. CallCentreJobs.net, our forthcoming sister site, will offer all that the established online recruitment sites offer, but at a fraction of the price. We’ll cover our costs, naturally, but above and beyond that there’s no need to ‘fleece’ employers.

We see it as taking a high quality, high value-for-money approach to the whole messy business of finding the right people. With a high standard of readership and an excellent established brand, we hope that you’ll choose us to help you fill those posts, and bring down the costs of finding the best people.

We’re aiming to launch in early March, so there is much to be done. We’re terribly keen to hear your ideas and suggestions, so please talk to us and we’ll build you the recruitment site you really want.

John