Company Profile for 'Watershed Consulting'
Company Profile
We are constantly looking for talented, qualified and experienced individuals who wish to be employed by dynamic companies in South Africa.
Having the best candidates on our database is a critical component to our success. We would be honoured to have your CV registered with Watershed Consulting.
We also offer a career planning programme, for scholars, students and career-climbers.
OUR FOCUS
Every organisation wants to attract a workforce made up of
the top talent available, however, in a competitive
environment like ours, this is virtually impossible without
innovative and effective HR strategies in place.
Many enterprises are ‘production focused’ and perceive staff
as a costly resource and staff retention as an expensive
exercise requiring higher salaries. Watershed Consulting can
provide solutions that will improve productivity and
retention. We can also assist you to link your compensation
strategy more directly to performance and productivity and
therefore improve your bottom line.
Our specific focus
1. Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) – SMEs are
the backbone of SA economy and we have a desire to
assist SMEs unlock the latent potential of their
human capital as a critical business resource and thus
grow into successful sustainable businesses.
2. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) –
The management of ICT human resources requires an
inimitable strategy in the globalised labour market.
We leverage our collective ICT HR experience to offer
solutions that cater for your ICT Resources. Whilst
most employers in this industry are grappling with
staff shortages as the market demand outweighs
supply, our one stop shop approach ensures that we
handle this critical aspect for you whilst you focus on
other core business areas.
Our portfolio of services falls under three distinct areas viz;
• Resourcing Solutions
• HR Consulting & Advisory Services
• ICT HR Solutions
RESOURCING SOLUTIONS
TALENT SOLUTIONS – for permanent placements
This resourcing solution sources talent for the positions you have identified as essential for your business to run. We have access to large online and in house databases with candidates in all fields, but our areas of expertise are:
• Accounting and Auditing
• Banking
• Call Centre
• Engineering
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Insurance
• IT
• Legal
• Marketing and communications
• Office support
What you can expect from us
• Professional CVs of suitable candidates who have been interviewed and fit the
minimum requirements of the position.
• Candidates who fit your company culture and have the personality traits and
correct attitude to ensure success in the position.
• Honest candidate evaluations.
• Candidates that are attending interviews will be briefed regarding your company and the position.
• Timeous response to requests and constant updates of progress and obstacles.
• Proactive recruitment and referral of candidates who will assist your company to
meet current and future strategic objectives.
EMPLOYEE LEASING – contracting and temporary solutions
Some staffing needs are based on business cycles, project requirements, work overload and extended absence of permanent staff. In these cases Watershed Consulting will lease staff on a short term basis until your problem is solved.
TASK OUTSOURCING
Watershed has a team of experienced office support staff who are available to assist with any office administration and secretarial tasks including but not limited to:
• Document enhancements
• Debt collections
• Invoicing and quotations
• Telesales
• Event management
• Powerpoint presentations
• Web research
• Message taking and call answering
• Customer service and query management
• Data capturing
• General secretarial and administrative duties
• Appointment reminders
• Travel arrangements
• Gift sourcing and ordering for all occasions
• Meeting coordination
• Email handling
• Online networking
END-TO-END RESOURCING SOLUTION
Recruitment and employee induction is an administrative and time intensive process that needs to be run professionally and effectively. An employee begins to form an opinion of your company from the first time they are called regarding an interview. A badly managed process can have negative consequences on your bottom line, reputation and brand.
RESPONSE HANDLING
When you launch a recruitment advertising campaign, the volume of responses is often daunting, and it is vital that each application is screened by an experienced recruiter in order to ensure that you receive maximum value from you advert and that every applicant is handled in a professional manner in order to protect your reputation as an employer of choice. Watershed can provide the following services:
1. Advertising – production of recruitment advert, media selection and coordination of publication.
2. Response – receipt and acknowledgement of telephonic, fax and email
responses.
3. Applications – processing of applications, selecting applicants who meet your
requirements and provision of a shortlist and candidate summary report
according to your brief to us.
4. Interview co-ordination – coordination of interview arrangements as required.
5. CV recording – recording of CVs that are not suitable for the advertised
positions, but have potential for future vacancies in your company, as this will
make your next recruitment experience easier.
DISABLED RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS
The Employment Equity Act makes provision for and encourages the employment of disabled people. This is a highly specialized area of
recruitment that requires detailed workplace and candidate assessments, as well as follow-up and feedback sessions to ease the candidate’s integration into the workplace and to ensure maximum productivity.
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Identifying and recruiting the right staff on an executive level is crucial to build thriving, high performance leadership teams. Our collaborative approach includes an in-depth analysis of strategic, financial and operational issues that will be faced by the executive and client company in order to allow us to identify the best talent available for the position.
OUR UNCONVENTIONAL VALUE-ADDS
1. Employment Checks
2. Placement Guarantee
3. Candidate Management Programme
4. Client Advisory Service
5. Global Talent Sourcing and Relocation Assistance
HR CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES
Aimed at companies who do not have the in-house expertise required by our global economy that demands more innovation and intelligent talent management solutions and for companies who are looking for new and fresh ideas to increase their competitiveness in the war for talent.
• Staff Retention Schemes and Strategies
• Human Resources Planning
• Job Evaluation
• Human Resources Policies and Procedures
• Job Descriptions
• Work Design
• Organisational Surveys
• Psychological / Psychometric Assessment
• Employee Wellness
• Human Resource Administration
• Project Management Office (PMO)
ICT HR SOLUTIONS
Due to the worldwide shift from a product focused to a service focused economy, there has been a fundamental shift in the primary responsbility of the executive team from the maximisation of profit to the attraction, management and retention of talent.
Globalisation and technology have increased competition and lowered barriers to entry in most sectors of the economy, especially IT. Skilled staff have the option of contracting their individual skills at a premium instead of participating in the traditional labour market. Businesses find it hard to attract and retain these employees.
The ICT sector has been hardest hit by the new employment paradigm and faces unique HR challenges, these are best handled by specialists with an in-depth understanding of and experience on a strategic level in this area. Our team of ICT HR experts will develop customer specific strategies to access and retain IT talent.
Some of the services we offer:
• Employee involvement
• Compensation strategies
• Learning and development
Map & Directions
263 (265) Kent Avenue
Ferndale
Randburg
Johannesburg
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