The Power of Partnership
We excel in the recruitment of skilled, talented professionals. We understand your recruitment challenges, provide a transparent process and cost effective solution.
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Recruitment Service
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Stay in charge, not over charged
Fees agreed before we start working for you. No expensive retainers. No placement = no fee.
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Passive Job Seekers
Pre-screen and shortlist quality passive and active job seekers. Skilled people you can’t find on your own.
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Brand Ambassador
Engage job seekers with your company story and share the benefits of working in your business.
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Candidate Care
New employees are more productive if they have a positive recruitment experience. We focus on exceptional candidate care and get to know the person behind the CV.
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Process Management
We guide you through the recruitment process. And take care of screening, compliance checks and offer management.
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TMM Guarantee
There are certain standards we never compromise.
Our Process
Your business will benefit from working with a recruitment partner that provides a gateway to great recruitment.
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Conversation
We like to meet to learn more about your business and company culture. We’ll listen to your requirements, expectations and the attributes you need. We'll discuss recruitment challenges, share market knowledge and guidance on rates of pay.
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Job Description & Personal Specification
So often employers get these wrong and it means you don’t attract the best applicants. We’ll focus on role responsibilities and the required skills and attributes.
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Advertising & Skills Matching
Through our resourcing channels we target active job seekers and engage with passive talent, people who are not actively searching but are ready to talk with a recruiter they trust. If you opt for a branded campaign we’ll design that for you too.
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Screening & Shortlisting
Our process includes an interview to discuss experience and expectations. Skills matching, qualification checks and “Right to Work in the UK” compliance. Our CVs include a constructive appraisal of every professional we shortlist for you.
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Interview & Assessment
We schedule the interviews and can propose effective questioning strategies if you’d like guidance on conducting a really effective interview. We offer a complimentary panel member service to employers who use us on an exclusive basis.
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Assess & Select
At second interview, for certain roles, we recommend psychometric assessment to support the best hiring decision. Once you’ve identified the successful applicant we confirm the job offer and take references. We also feedback to the unsuccessful applicants.
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Post-placement Promise
Your offer of employment has been accepted. We’re pleased and won’t cut and run, staying in touch throughout temporary assignments (managing payroll, pension and AWR requirements) and for the first 12 weeks of a permanent appointment.
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Always Improving
We know there's always room for improvement, so we’ll ask for your opinion on our service. You can also email at any time or call 01224 327 000 and ask to speak with our Associate Director, Steve McCulloch.
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Replacement Guarantee
In exceptional circumstances, if a placed candidate leaves within 12 weeks’ of their start date we guarantee to seek an equivalent replacement at no extra cost to you.
Your Questions Answered
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Who handles my recruitment?
Someone who really understands the discipline you are recruiting for. Our recruiters work in specialist teams which means you benefit from depth of knowledge and breadth of network.
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Do you work in my sector?
We focus on recruitment for specific professions and that means we can work across all sectors. That’s of great benefit to employers who are seeking transferrable skills from out with their industry.
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Is my business too small for you to work with?
No business is too small to benefit from great recruitment. We work with businesses from single person start-ups to international corporations.
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What is the process of finding staff for my business?
The first step is to contact us. From there we’ll talk you through the process (see above) which you’ll discover is straight forward and effective, there’s an overview of what we do here.
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How much will it cost?
No placement = no fee. For permanent appointments the fee is based on an agreed % of the annual starting salary. For temporary assignments it is calculated as a % of the hourly/daily costs relating to the agency worker. These will be explained by your recruitment consultant, as will the implications of Agency Worker Regulations (AWR).
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I’m looking for a temp, can you help?
Absolutely! We provide temporary, contract and permanent recruitment services, and have around 200 professionals currently working on temporary assignments through us.
Trusted Recruitment Partner
Trusted by hundreds of employers like these.
As a compliant business you can have confidence that we work to the highest standards of best practice in recruitment.
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