Recruitment Agencies based in Cumbria, North West, UK
About Link Recruitment
Link Recruitment is an independent Employment Business based in Carlisle Cumbria We have been helping candidates find work and employers fill vacancies since 2001. We are professional Recruiters and we handle, temporary or permanent vacancies. Over the years we have developed a vast knowledge of most sectors. Employers and candidates alike choose Link Recruitment because they trust us to offer honest help and advice.
Accounting & Finance | Administration | Construction | Call Centre / Customer Service | Driving | Financial Services | Food & Drink | Government / Public Sector | Housebuilding | Personnel / HR
Covers: North Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway | Contract, Part Time, Permanent, Temporary | Salaries £15k - £60k
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Most of Cumbria is rural, and parts of the county are among the most sparsely populated in England. Almost half of the people of the county live in the industrialised towns and cities, and the job market is diverse.
The Cumbrian economy
In the urban areas Manufacturing Jobs have been lost in the recession, but at a rate lower than the national average. Manufacturing is still a major source of employment here, accounting for more than one in six jobs in the area. Across the county unemployment is relatively low.
Specialist Industry in Cumbria
Specialised Industry is strong, and the need for skilled workers means that recruitment agencies frequently seek to fill several vacancies at once.
There are more than 10,000 staff at Europe's biggest nuclear site at Sellafield, close to Whitehaven. This makes up almost half of all the current jobs in Britain's nuclear industry. In Barrow, BAe Systems employs more than 5,000 people in Shipbuilding for military submarines.
Tourism
Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park and to sections of the Yorkshire Dales too. Tourism is a two billion pound industry, and although work tends to be seasonal more than one in four people find employment in the sector. Many temporary and part-time contracts tend to become available in this sector, and employers find that recruitment agencies are an excellent way to fill them.