As we stand food manufacturing recruitment is slowly rising from the slow down of the global recession. During 2008 and 2009 there was a sharp decline in the number of actual food vacancies that recruitment companies were trying to fill for their clients. Since the beginning of 2010 there has been a noticeable change and positive improvements for food management candidates looking for work or looking for the next step on the ladder of their food career.
It is with positive notes that many of the specialist food recruitment companies in the UK are advertising and recruiting vastly improved numbers of food vacancies compared with 2009. There are a number of strategies that job seekers can use to find the next move for their food careers. Finding a recruitment company and consultant that you can build a relationship with is vitally important in terms of access to relevant positions. Trusting a recognised consultant to offer the best food jobs that are on the market is key, you need to be able to trust them to sell you and your skills to future employers.
Researching a recruitment partner is vital, make direct contact with consultants that regularly advertise food vacancies that fit with your discipline and industry sector. Ideally try to meet with them face to face, talk about your requirements and build a lasting relationship. Describe your successes and achievements and back these up in an email, these hard facts could be a high impact addition to your CV thus helping the consultant secure you an interview. Try to make weekly contact with your consultant this keeps you at the forefront of their mind should the ideal vacancy become live.
Whether you’re just starting out in your food career, or you’ve been in food jobs all your life, your next career move is always the most important.
