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The Smart Way For Small & Medium Enterprises To Avail Of Recruitment & HR Expertise
Many SME's cannot justify the cost of having a dedicated HR person to provide the recruitment and HR services they need. The smart way to avail of these services at a modest cost is to engage Collins McNicholas to provide these services as needed as part of an agreed "package" .
Collins McNicholas, established in 1990 has a national network of five offices and is one of the few organisations that provide a comprehensive range of Recruitment and HR services. It has an in-house database of over 200,000 people, extensive experience and an excellent knowledge of local and national recruitment and HR practices and procedures. Collins McNicholas is a long standing and active member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) which means we are ideally positioned to offer companies best practice advice when it comes to managing their greatest asset - their people. Download our Brochure here.
HR Outsourcing
Some companies are too small to warrant hiring a full-time HR individual; others just cannot afford the additional headcount expense. Collins McNicholas can, at a fraction of the cost of hiring someone full-time, provide a qualified HR consultant onsite at your organisation for as few or as many days as your organisation needs. This will enable you to ensure that your company is prepared for an inspection of its compliance with employment legislation.
Recruitment & Selection
SME's can at times seek very specialised staff not easily found in the marketplace, even during recessionary periods. Many companies embark on expensive media advertising that is not very cost effective and does not generate the talent the company requires. Collins McNicholas has access to many sources of skilled personnel including its own in-house database of over 200,000 potential candidates from across Ireland and overseas.
Job Specifications
The basis of successful recruitment is an agreed Job Description and Person Specification
setting out the responsibilities, competencies and candidate qualifications required to perform the role. Collins McNicholas can assist in producing these documents to modern proven standards that will enable you attract the right person for the role.
Interview Preparation
The ability to hire the right people is critical. We can advise you on how to successfully select the right individuals for your organisation. You will learn how to ask the right questions to clearly identify competencies, and determine the candidate's fit with your company's values and culture. We also offer behavioural Interviewing training, which uses prepared questions to probe a candidate's past behaviour and likely future behaviour in typical work situations. You will learn questioning techniques that will enable you to arrive at a better understanding of the attributes of each applicant.
Interview Board Administrative Support
Strict adherence to guidelines that promote transparency during the recruitment process is vital as employment legislation becomes more extensive and is more rigorously enforced. Collins McNicholas can act as a third party resource to co-ordinate and manage your entire Interview process. As unbiased and objective observers, we can assist with the co-ordination of assessments, marking of candidates performance at interview and ensuring correct procedures are adhered to when recording assessment results.
Psychometric Testing
Psychometric Tests are used by companies small and large to improve the prospects of getting the right person for the job. Collins McNicholas has proven experience in administering psychometric tests which we use to provide profiles of individuals covering both personality and intellectual ability. Our psychometric testing falls into three main types: ability, aptitude and personality tests.
Salaries and Conditions of Employment
Salary levels and conditions of employment keep changing and, in the current downturn, expectations of job applicants have come down. Collins McNicholas has first hand knowledge of the appropriate salary and conditions for different jobs through its daily job placement activities and periodic surveys. We can advise companies on the appropriate salary & conditions for any job.
Payroll Services
By contracting out your payroll function to Collins McNicholas, we can reduce your staffing and administration costs while maintaining a seamless integration with your business. Our Payroll service is Euro compliant, ISO 9002 and is approved by the Revenue Commissioners For SME's or indeed any size organisation, confidentiality is an important consideration in deciding to outsource this service.
Other HR Consultancy Services for SME's
Our skilled and experienced consultants will work with your organisation to develop and implement HR solutions to support your business.
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Development of Competency Framework
- Preparing Contracts of Employment
- Preparing Company Handbooks
- Provision of HR Consultation Service
Outplacement Services
Due to the current recession companies are facing very difficult decisions to make staff redundant as it may be the only way for the company to survive. More recently many companies have had to close down entire facilities. Good employers want to provide the best guidance to departing staff to help them prepare for the future. Collins McNicholas is in the unique position of being able to offer a combination of outplacement and recruitment services to departing employees. Our Outplacement solution is specifically tailored to offer companies support should they be faced with a redundancy situation, with programmes to suit all companies.
More and more organisations are offering outplacement support because of the growing recognition that it provides tangible benefits to both the employees and to the company itself.
Additional Services
We provide the following services through associates and additional service providers:
- Training Services
- Business Coaching
- Legal Services
- Financial Services
- Reference Checking
- Pension Planning Services
- Arbitration & Mediation Services
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