Job Centre Plus
Job Centre Plus is a service offered by the government to match employers with potential employees. It displays employers' vacancies and refers potential recruits
Advantages
- offers advice on local labour market and best way to fill a vacancy, good practice, retention, training and career development
- provides a large pool of job-ready candidates
- can sometimes arrange a work trial
- wide publicity: JobCentre Plus website and touchscreen JobPoints are used by 1.5million people a week
- provides extra services, for example the use of interview rooms, help with sifting applications, job fairs
- can also offer help with redundancies
Disadvantages
Many specialist workers do not use Job Centre Plus.
Cost
- no direct cost to employers
- may provide financial support for employers taking on staff
Length of the process
Jobs are posted on the Job Centre Plus website within two hours. There is a large pool of job-ready candidates.
Potential for discrimination
Job Centre Plus's Disability Service Team can help address the specific requirements of attracting disabled people.
Conclusions
Using Job Centre Plus keeps the costs of recruitment down and provides access to a large pool of candidates, but may not be effective in recruiting specialist staff.
