Acquirers looking at the Australian recruitment SME market increasingly want highly specialised businesses, but vendors have to ensure they’re offsetting the risks that come with being too niche.
Leadership in Recruitment Industry – Head to Head By Rod Hore and Rob Davidson.
Assessing the “people factors” is not as easy as financial analysis, or at least it is not as clear-cut. How do you gauge the impact of changes on the culture and staff?
Bringing together two groups of people and two different cultures is one of the most fraught aspects of a recruitment company acquisition, says industry M&A specialist Richard Hayward
Recruitment Process Outsourcing Around The World – the definition and use of the term is slightly different in different parts of the world
High staff turnover in the recruitment industry has been driven by structural economic change, rather than high billing expectations placed on consultants, says RCSA president Lincoln Crawley.
Recruitment can mean different things to different people. There is a plethora of different business models within the staffing industry, so I thought it might be a good idea to define what I believe good recruitment is. This will perhaps put into context why I don’t believe that LinkedIn — or for that matter any other web-based product — can ever replace the service we provide.
A glance at any of the recruitment industry media looks depressing, with company after company reporting declining results. While some agencies are thriving, some are in real trouble. We contend the structural changes that are underway are good for the industry and can be embraced.
At HHMC we stress that a business valuation for Recruitment companies needs to reflect the industry’s relevant market circumstances and status. Privately owned recruitment companies derive their value almost entirely from Goodwill and are affected by a range of determinants that impact on pricing at the time of sale. Analysing the factors that determine pricing requires an intimate knowledge of the Recruitment industry and the comparative values achieved around the country.
Government tirade against 457 Visa’s harms the economy.
