Our new website coming soon...

We're all very excited here at Solutions, as our new updated website is launching soon! We will seeing a new look newsletter too so keep your eyes peeled!

You'll be able to sign up to our monthly newsletter, join our Solutions 4 Recruitment community, search for your perfect job using our new search facility plus lot lots more!

We hope to be launching in May so keep an eye out and let us know what you think, its always good to get feedback!

This Thursday - Enterprise '09 Event

If you havent heard already, the team here are busy getting ready for the Enterprise '09 event that is taking place this week on Thursday 23rd April 2009. It is a new event designed to create a 'one stop shop' for business advice and information for local business leaders. We are going to be sponsoring one of the seminar rooms so if you are booked to go then make sure you come over for a chat.

It's set to be a great day with over 700 people booked to attend already!

Here's the link if you are interested in finding out more information on the event http://www.enterprise09.co.uk/

Hope to see you there!

Naomi House Raffle now OPEN!

The long awaited Naomi House Online Raffle online raffle is finally open!!

We have had some fantastic prizes donated from brands including Sunsail, Fatface, Marwell Zoo, Sainsburys, Fitness First... all proceeds will go to the remarkable charity Naomi House.

To see a full list of prizes go to our online raffle page

Its easy to get involved too; to buy your tickets all you need to do is email amanda@solutions4recruitment.com with the number of tickets you would like to buy and then pay the corresponding amount through the paypal link on our website or send a cheque made payable to Naomi House to the Solutions office.

Tickets are £1 each and the raffle is open until 17:30 on Friday 24th April 2009!

Good Luck!

The Solutions 4 Recruitment address is:

Solutions 4 Recruitment
1st Floor Brook House
Brook Street
Bishops Waltham
SO32 1GQ

Relocation Relocation

This month’s topic focuses on relocation and advice on what employers should be doing in terms of relocation packages etc. As the market has become tougher, more and more people are looking further a field for their next role and therefore businesses may need to start thinking about how they can accommodate new employees that are on the move due to work. You may already have a relocation policy or be looking at ways to attract top-level talent that may live further a field so we have put together a few points that you need to consider when thinking about relocation.

Policy reflecting company culture
When a company considers developing or revising a relocation policy, one thing to consider is whether the policy reflects the company culture and environment, as well as, what relocation means to the new employee. A company’s relocation policy should be viewed as a statement about its culture. If the company is supportive of its people, and strives to create an environment where their people can be successful and have a positive attitude, then the relocation policy should reflect that accordingly.

Policies don’t have to be pricey
Relocation policies aren’t just for large corporates and they don’t have to be costly. Many professionals locating need local help and support with aspects such as housing and schools etc so being there to offer advice on subjects such as places to live, desirable schools and local knowledge can be invaluable.

A tool you can use
Relocation is becoming more of a recruiting and retention tool and there are many different levels of support you can give a relocating employee, from offering helpful local knowledge to covering the complete costs for the employee and their family. As we said above, the relocation package offered should be a reflection of your company’s culture and so if you’re a small, friendly agency then giving advice and time for a employee to settle in can often be more than offering financial support.

Grow those Sunflowers

To get spring off to a great start we decided to send some of our clients a cute pot along with sunflower seeds to grow their own plant. We are hoping that they all arrived in one piece and that the seeds have already been potted and being lovingly nurtured! We have even kept one for ourselves to see how big ours can get.

To add a smidgen of competitive spirit we are offering a prize for the best-grown sunflower – (no cheating by buying a ready grown one!) so keep an eye on our blog for photos being posted and to see who can grow the best sunflower…

Solutions keeping it local

For those of you that have visited the Solutions 4 Recruitment offices you will have seen that we are situated in the beautiful rural village of Bishops Waltham. The team are all very local and our recruitment consultant Ana can even see our office from her flat! We all love the county way of life and staying true to our roots Solutions are sponsoring a local charity horse, pony and dog show on the 3rd May 2009. The show is being held at Hensting Farm near Southampton and all the profit from the show will be going to the British Horse Society welfare programme.

Online Raffle for Naomi House

The excitement has begun today with the first email being sent out to our clients and candidates about our online raffle we are holding for our charity of the year ‘Naomi House’. The raffle will open next Tuesday 14th April and people will be able to buy tickets until Friday 24th April when the raffle will close. Tickets are £1 each and we have the potential to raise lots of money! Local businesses have donated some fantastic prizes including a £250 Sunsail voucher - www.sunsail.co.uk !

To find out more about Naomi house visit their website www.naomihouse.org.uk.

Find out more about the online raffle on our website in the About Us section.

Solutions charitable donations – once again

If you read our blogs regularly you may remember last year we sponsored a local businesswomen Jacky Gregory to complete a 10-day challenge ride across India. Well it didn’t put her off last time and she is doing it again in September, this time in Shekhawati, which is a semi desert region in Northern Rajasthan. The team at Solutions will all be wishing her the best of luck to raise as much money as she can along with our contribution for the terrific charity ‘The British Horse Society’. To find out more information visit their website http://www.bhs.org.uk/content/wfr-home.asp

Enterprise ’09 Event

Solutions aren’t just busy recruiting for fantastic roles, we are also planning and sponsoring lots of events and fundraisers for 2009. The next event we will be co sponsoring is the Enterprise ’09 event on Thursday 23rd April 2009.The event is being held by Business Link in Lakeside, North Harbour. If you haven’t heard of this event yet it is a new and innovative event designed to create a ‘one stop shop’ for business advice and information for local business leaders. The event will feature the best in business support, inspirational speakers, and great opportunities to network, collaborate and promote business – it is a must for all local business leaders in 2009. If you would like more information or are interested in attending then visit their website on http://www.enterprise09.co.uk/