"Finding the Dark Horse"
- Finding a person about whom little is known, especially one with potential as a competitor.
To ‘keep dark’, meaning to keep a secret is an expression going back at least 400 years, so it is possible that the related dark horse (a racehorse of unknown form but thought to have a good chance) existed in racing slang before it was first recorded in print in Disraeli’s novel The Young Duke (1831). Be that as it may, it soon became a popular metaphor for a person with unknown or hidden qualities.
How to Survive the Credit Crunch 14/10/2008:
Ask Not “How do I survive the credit crunch?”
Ask “How do I capitalise on the credit crunch”
It is what all good businessmen and women are thinking at this very moment.
Whilst your competitors are looking at ways to downsize and downgrade, you should be looking at ways to exploit the current market conditions. Where your competitors are reducing their product range you should be looking to expand yours, directly into the newly created gap. Being aggressive and capitalising on opportunity will pay extra long-term dividends in market conditions such as these.
“How best can I take advantage?”
A primary area of opportunity available right under your nose is that of human resources. Your competitors are likely to be making redundancies and according to The Office of National Statistics* the overall the number of vacancies in the UK has dropped by over fifty-three thousand since this time last year. High levels of redundancies coupled with decreased vacancies gives rise to lower wage expectations meaning that those high-achievers who were previously out of your reach may now be within your grasp.
Keep in touch with who in your industry is releasing staff and scour this fresh talent pool for the very best people to bolster your business.
“Their loss is your gain”
There has not been an opportunity like this for a long time, a wealth of candidates with relevant industry knowledge and experience all arriving in the job market at once. However you will not be the only business looking to take advantage, others will be circling over the redundancy news, ready to swoop down on the choicest talent.
“How do you stay ahead of the others?”
There is however a way to reach potential candidates before they even become available, as they start to get cold feet and worry about their future or even if they are happy in their current role. The question is how?
The answer is to use a proven headhunting consultancy. The answer is to call Miller McKenzie today, before your competitors do the same.
It's simple really... simply Miller McKenzie
*http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
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