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It pays to plan ahead

NOBODY wants to wish summer away, but as a leading recruitment agency in Northampton, Impact Recruitment Services see it as their responsibility to make sure all local businesses are already workforce planning for their Christmas peak.

Bev Parekh, Branch Manager at Impact Recruitment Services, Northampton, said: “It’s already widely reported that the job market is experiencing severe skills shortages and this, combined with a huge surge in worker demand, means it’ll be the businesses that plan ahead that get the best workers for their business.”

To make sure your business is Christmas re

NOBODY wants to wish summer away, but as a leading recruitment agency in Northampton, Impact Recruitment Services see it as their responsibility to make sure all local businesses are already workforce planning for their Christmas peak.

Bev Parekh, Branch Manager at Impact Recruitment Services, Northampton, said: “It’s already widely reported that the job market is experiencing severe skills shortages and this, combined with a huge surge in worker demand, means it’ll be the businesses that plan ahead that get the best workers for their business.”

To make sure your business is Christmas ready, here are seven key steps to getting your Christmas recruitment right:

1. Plan – a realistic recruitment timeline will give you the best chance of finding the best people

2. Requirements – create clear job descriptions for the positions you need to fill

3. Qualifications – decide the key qualities the ideal candidates must have

4. Search – a recruitment agency can usually do this more quickly and effectively

5. Assess – use appropriate interview and selection techniques for the role

6. Select – ensure consistent assessment criteria and maintain careful documentation

7. Offer – choose the best candidates and make the job offer.

Impact Recruitment Services specialise in Technical and Engineering, Supply Chain, Commercial and Industrial recruitment, but the team’s experience and professionalism makes them a great place to start whatever your recruitment needs.

Impact pride themselves on their awareness of market trends and successful talent matching and invite all local businesses to get in touch to get the right plan in place for their Christmas workforce on 01604 239555 or email

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