James Caan's Message

The recruitment sector will become polarised, with search and selection being used to fill the minority of high-level roles, but with the vast majority of roles being filled online.

Traditional 'bricks and mortar' companies are being superseded by online technology-driven businesses across all sectors, and in my industry online recruitment is the real hotspot. Using the internet to recruit is a fantastic way to allow businesses to keep costs down without sacrificing quality of service and candidate.

I was particularly taken with the way webrecruit backed up their service with a money-back guarantee - so if a role is not filled, the client is reimbursed in full. I've been in recruitment for 25 years and webrecruit are the first company to put their money where their mouth is. Companies that will thrive during these economic conditions will be those who can adapt their product offering to suit the realities of the market, just as webrecruit have done by offering this guarantee.