[b][SUFFOLK, 2/5/2018][/b] - Recruitment remains one of the major challenges facing HR professionals, reveals a new survey by Forde HR Cloud. Results show that 36% of HR professionals see recruitment is their biggest hurdle, up from 23% in 2010. A&S Recruitment, a recruitment agency based in Felixstowe, develops successful strategies to tackle common issues with recruitment.

[b]The Three Biggest Challenges in Recruitment[/b]

According to the survey by Forde HR Cloud, lack of experience (44%), lack of applicants (23%) and salary expectations (16%) are cited as the top issues facing recruitment officers.

Lack of experienced staff is a result of companies preferring to hire skilled and experienced applicants, and not being willing to invest in training new hires. This narrows down the potential pool of suitable candidates.

An outright shortage of applicants ranks second in the survey ‒ especially SMEs because of their limited advertising resources and unestablished brand names.

Salary expectations have been a recruitment problem for decades. Experts recommend focusing on benefits around lifestyle and development, which are increasingly important in the modern workforce.

[b]A Strategy to Overcome Hiring Challenges[/b]

Only 16% of the survey respondents enlisted the help of a third-party for their recruitment efforts. However, experts claim that companies with an advertising budget for vacancies benefit from the expertise of recruitment agencies, especially for specialised and niche industries.

A&S Recruitment, one of the leading recruitment agencies operating in Ipswich and Felixstowe, works to fully understand the ever-expanding needs of their clients and address the ever-present challenges within their niches.

“With superior industry experience and a reputation for unwavering excellence, we’re confident we can find the right people for the right job, and vice versa”, A&S Recruitment writes.

[b]About A&S Recruitment[/b]

A&S Recruitment is a Felixstowe-based company offering tailor-made recruitment services for the commercial, road haulage, shipping and industrial sectors. The agency works with the largest container terminal in the UK and one of the principal ports in Europe. Since its formation, A&S Recruitment has gained wide industry knowledge and built strong working partnerships with both applicants and employers.

For more information about A&S Recruitment, visit [b]http://www.aandsrecruitment.co.uk/[/b].