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I have worked with Laura on a number of roles over the past few months. She presented me with a number candidates for a variety roles who were talented and fit the brief I provided. I highly recommend anyone to work with her, she works very close with you to find the right candidate and works well with the feedback that you provide.
Dominic Butterell
Laura supported me in finding a new Interim Marketing Director role and was fantastic throughout the process. Calm, considered and professionalism at every stage. Happy to recommend Laura.
Phil Birss
Great people and love working with The Candidate. The team have been dedicated and resolute in providing a quality level of candidates that are well vetted.
Richard Higham
I've worked with The Candidate for many years and always found them to be very professional and really well connected to their industry. Currently working with Elliot Jones and have a great working relationship with him, he really gets our business and only sends us candidates that match our values and culture. He's found some absolute gems for us so highly recommended!
Richard Wright
Laura has been amazing, she has found the perfect candidate for me and my company. I can openly say I am difficult to deal with but Laura has been committed to the very end. My expectations for the role were extremely highly and Laura knew this and managed to find the right person. Laura’s updates, communication and guidance was exactly what I needed to find the right person, thank you Laura.
James Harper, December 2020
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Very good, professional recruiter. Supported all aspects of my job search excellently resulting in permanent placement, highly recommend.
Client Testimonial, February 2019
The Candidate have been absolutely brilliant helping me with my search. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Client Testimonial, February 2019
Very good Agency that provide relevant candidates for the role in a quick and timely manner.
Client Testimonials, February 2019
Fantastic agency to work with - I have used them for recruitment needs for the past 4 years and they have never failed to deliver above and beyond expectations. Staff are all great to work with!
Client Testimonials, February 2019
No matter who you deal with at The Candidate they are always at the top of their game. Having someone who takes an interest in you and is passionate about placing you in the right role really helps takes the stress out of job hunting. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them!
Client Testimonial, February 2019
Expectations were met throughout the process. A great agency.
Client Testimonial, February 2019
Very lovely experience, extremely friendly and approachable!
Client Testimonial, February 2019
The candidate have a fantastic, honest, responsive and highly knowledgeable team that helped me find the prefect placement for the next step in my career.
Client Testimonial, February 2019
The team at The Candidate are outstandingly professional and focused on finding the perfect candidate for our respective vacancy at anytime. They make the tirelessly arduous task of talent search a pleasant one!
Russell Levin, Group Agency Head
We worked with Sophie on a number of digital roles - she was very proactive in finding the best and right candidates for us. We are extremely impressed with the work Sophie put in to our recruitment campaign and we look forward to working with her again in the future.
Will Hayes, Digital and Ecommerce Marketing Manager
Tried a few different recruitment agencies before coming to The Candidate. None of the previous agencies could find someone with all the qualities we were looking for.
I contacted The Candidate and got assigned to Helen who was lovely, I explained what we were looking for and within a matter of days I got sent an application. We had an interview and everything was perfect. Helen helped us with the salary negotiations and we got the ideal candidate.
We are a few months into working with our new colleague and couldn't be more pleased.
Really impressed with the speed and quality, I would definitely recommend.
Jordan Beaumont, Account Manager, Identify Web Design, September 2019
I wouldn't hesitate in recommending Laura as the lead recruiter for any ambitious startup or scaleup, especially in the fintech sector.
Having spent the majority of my career in London working for in house at brands including Amazon and having overseen comms strategies for (then) seed-stage challenger banks that are now a household name, I have worked with my fair share of 'leading' London based recruiters hoping to headhunt the best PRs, marketers and creatives as we have grown out our teams.
None have matched Laura's ability. Wherever she works I would follow, it is as simple as that. There is a certain sense of entitlement with London recruiters, which often makes them overpriced, lazy and frustrating to work with. I can't emphasise how refreshing it is to deal with Laura who is the polar opposite.
Not only is she incredibly capable - she really does do a deep dive on any client she works with to understand the brand, business objectives, existing team, and their motivations and the competitive landscape in order to find the most suitable hires. Her ability to immerse herself in company culture and her unquestionable passion for the task at hand quite frankly wipes the floor with any city execs promising the world and delivering very little.
Laura is well connected having chosen to educate herself on the UK's thriving tech scene and built a knowledge of the verticals that make the UK's startup ecosystem so exciting. Whilst she has a black book of excellent candidates across the UK looking for exciting challenges, her real skills lie in headhunting your dream hire and convincing them that your business is where their future lies. She will go above and beyond to find the right match.
When my co-founder and I launched our fintech business, we made the decision to move out of London and up to Manchester to pilot our brand because the Northern Powerhouse is the most affluent region for the investors that we are looking to attract. We were nervous about attracting the best talent; encouraging Londoners to jump ship and move up to the UK's second city. Laura was my first port of call. She has made a number of key hires for our business and hasn't disappointed. Many of them have worked for major London based companies. When we open a London HQ next year, we will be tapping into Laura's expertise again.
Co Founder and CCO
After a very unsatisfactory experience with a different recruitment business, I was very sceptical as to the successful outcome of recruiting a marketing executive but obviously had to try a new agency.
From our first conversation Christian was understanding, patient, helpful, efficient and (equally important to me) very likeable. He quickly found some relevant CVs, talked thoroughly to the candidates, one withdrew from the process – which is a positive – as it shows that the reality of the role was put to the candidate who subsequently felt it was out of her depth, thus avoiding wasting everyone’s time – and I have just recruited one of the other applicants.
I will need further marketing candidates and can absolutely guarantee that I will not go anywhere other than to Christian. I have recruited many times in my career and he is right up there with the best recruiters – a credit to your business.
Julie Hansen, Director of Distribution, Unity Mutual, June 2019
I’ve worked with Laura on a number of roles across our expanding marketing department. From the initial meeting through to communication throughout the recruitment process, Laura took a great deal of time to understand the requirements of each and every role PLT was looking for and welcomed feedback in ensuring we placed the right candidates. Laura has a fantastic understanding of the marketing industry and I would highly recommend her to any business.
Nicki, Head of Marketing, Fashion Retail, December 2018
Our first time working with The Candidate to help expand our ever-growing marketing team, Dom was an absolute pleasure to work with. From talking through the end results we wanted from a successful creative candidate to our expectations of their attitude and skill, it's safe to say that Dom just got it. Her communication and candidate selection was incredible; clear, concise and incredibly efficient. Without a doubt, I would recommend Dom to any company who is looking to recruit a creative, as well as understand the landscape and needs of a growing business.
Rachel, Marketing Manager, November 2018
Dominique helped us recruit for a new Digital Designer position. She took the time to get a deep understanding of the requirements for the role, so she could get the right person to fit the description. Dominique put forward some strong candidates, who would not only be great at the role but would fit in with the company culture. We have been pleased to offer one of the candidates the position.
She provided us with a fantastic service and kept in regular contact throughout the process.
Carly, Operations Director, May 2018
I really feel like the business has listened to my needs, worked out what I am looking for and have tried to find candidates that fit. It’s because of this that we have 2 new starters in the next month, both sourced by your team. Megan is always bright and enthusiastic when I speak to her and it’s clear she has a real drive to get the best for her clients. She’s made me feel like you have had this situation under control from the first meeting and is one of the main reasons why I will use The Candidate again in the future.
Pete McManus, Regional Sales Director, talkSPORT, November 2017
Sophie & the team at The Candidate provided us with an extremely professional and efficient service. Of the 5 interviews we conducted any of the candidates would have fit the role perfectly, it's a shame we had to narrow it down to 2. Highly recommended. Thanks!
Oliver, Director, Odin Group, November 2017
I'd like to kick off the New Year by thanking Ashleigh for her tireless and intelligent work! I have honestly never worked with somebody so thorough, understanding and dedicated to the task in hand. Since helping me search for roles relevant to both my experience and skills, Ashleigh's professionalism shone through. She is an excellent recruiter and an absolute credit, not only her employer, but her industry. Thank you once again for your time and hard work and I hope 2018 brings you everything you desire!
Jonathan, Client Services Associate, January 2018
Rachel is an absolute pleasure to work with - not only is she dedicated to her role and to clients like myself, she has the utmost patience and puts in her time and effort in finding the most perfect role suitable for you at The Candidate. Rachel has been very helpful since we first connected, thank you and I very much look forward on what is to come!
Rebecca, December 2015
I met with Daisy as scheduled today, and I wanted to provide some positive feedback. I found her very knowledgeable and she's already sent me some great CV's which is brilliant. She's very thorough and I hope to be working with you on many more roles to come.
Anjeli, Marketing Manager
The candidate took a difficult brief for a Marketing Manager role that required industry specific knowledge, strategic planning and operational delivery in one person. They supplied the perfect candidate who was an excellent fit for the role from a skills, attitude and cultural perspective. On that basis I would highly recommend their services!
Gareth, Managing Director, Evoultion
I worked with Laura at The Candidate recently to start building my team at Gumtree. What I really valued from Laura was her understanding in to why this was such an important hire for us. Laura really listened and took on board what I needed from a person not only in terms of skill set but also personal traits, creating a 1st draft of candidates to see that was already virtually a short list - the match was that good. Subsequently my time needed to assess candidates, interview and appoint was swift as Laura only put people in front of me that she knew met all the criteria and not just a tick in a few boxes.
I will certainly be keeping in touch with Laura and the next hire; I'm straight to The Candidate - thanks for your help Laura.
James, Regional Group Head, Gumtree
Feature Media have been very impressed with The Candidate. From the first contact to the end of the process, they were extremely professional and a pleasure to deal with. They communicated regularly, sent us some excellent candidates and had clearly worked very hard on our behalf. I would not hesitate to recommend them and we shall certainly speak to them for future recruitment needs.
Ian, Director, Feature Media
Our business is very much based on delivering tangible business results for our clients. To that end the talent that we look to recruit needs to reflect those traits and it is vital that our recruitment partners understand that need. Laura has shown a deep understanding of our complex recruitment needs and has consistently delivered quantity and quality. She consistently goes over and above the brief to ensure that she exceeds expectations and takes the pain out of the recruitment process.
Liam, All Response Media
Laura went to great lengths to find us the right candidate. She
was presented with the task of recruiting us a new BDM without
spamming us with CVs and poor quality candidates.
Laura took her time to seek the right level of candidate before
presenting their CV to us. She then followed the whole process
through with the highest level of professionalism and was very
attentive to both ours and the candidate's needs, ensuring a
perfect match for Harlequin.
I would recommend Laura and the candidate to any business looking
to recruit.
Liam, Director & Head of Digital Services, Harlequin Digital
We approached The Candidate in April 2014 for an Ecommerce and
Social Media Executive to join the rapidly expanding digital team
at The Workplace Depot.
We were very impressed at how smooth the process was of handing
over the job specifications to our contact at The Candidate and how
quickly the details appeared on the website and on LinkedIn. Within
a few days they provided us with a number of good candidates having
screened their CVs and also had pre-interview phone calls with
them. We selected three candidates for interview and within a week
had met all three and decided to call two of them back for second
interviews.
During the whole recruitment process the communications between
ourselves and the interviewees was made quick and easy by the
professional expertise of our recruitment representative.
Considering we had failed miserably in the preceding couple of
months trying to find someone via local media, it was breathtaking
just how efficient the whole process was when we employed The
Candidate to help us.
In the end we couldn't decide which of the final two candidates to
recruit as they were both of an equally high standard - so we
decided to employ both of them! They have now settled into our busy
little team and we would be only to delighted to recommend The
Candidate to other businesses looking to recruit Digital, Media and
Marketing professionals.
Matt, Head of Digital, Central Source Ltd
Using recruitment agencies in the past has always been hit and miss but I have to say that the experience when using The Candidate has been excellent from start to finish. Their website first led me to them, which was easy to navigate and gave me lots of information. After an initial telephone conversation I was pleasantly surprised by they way they understood the type of role I was looking for with out the normal recruitment sales spiel. A one to one consultation to identify the ideal person to fill the job role was undertaken in a very professional and very precise way. Thus resulted in a number of high calibre CV's coming my way and after a series of interviews I have employed one of their clients. The input throughout the process has been very polite, friendly and efficient. If your looking for an agency to recruit staff then I would highly recommend The Candidate.
Antony, Swell UK
The Candidate really took time to understand my business and sourced two perfect team members. Brian was a pleasure to deal with and was very proactive. It's been the best experience I've had with a recruitment agency, they are a specialist in their industry and really know their stuff. I'll definitely use them again.
Graham, Webtise
We've worked closely with The Candidate this year to fill a number of important roles at theEword, the team have been great at delivering talented candidates to help build our agency. Normally recruitment is pretty tough, but they made it really easy and efficient. Not only did they understand our business, culture, and our requirements for the roles, they were really lovely people to deal with! They are now our trusted partner and we would highly recommend them to other people.
Natalie, theEword
“The Candidate have provided Regital with a fantastic service across our on-going recruitment drive. They have displayed a great understanding of our exact requirements, ensuring they stick to the brief at all times.
The strong quality of potential candidates they've sent through our door has actually made the hiring process consistently a tough decision to make. This is a nice and refreshing problem to have.”
Ian, Director, Regital
Throughout 2013 I've been working closely with The Candidate to
help recruit for a number of positions at MediaCom. They have made
a real effort to understand both the company and the type of people
we are looking for which means the candidates we get through are
generally a very close match to what we are looking for.
As well as doing a first class job as recruiters, the team have
fantastic personalities and are easy to get along with. They're the
sort of people you're more than happy to have a chat on the phone
with and go out for a cheeky pint with too.
Ed, SEO Group Head, MediaCom
From the
initial briefing to finding the right person, I found The Candidate
extremely professional and efficient. Most importantly, they
understood the brief and what our company was looking for. Our
recruitment manager was always on hand and keen to work with me in
order to clearly understand the exact person we were looking for in
terms of experience and how they'd fit in to the role. I would
definitely work with The Candidate again and would highly recommend
them to others.
Lisa, Head of Marketing, Retail.
The fastest and the easiest recruitment this company has carried out. We needed someone to fill a role as quickly as possible and The Candidate found the perfect person who could start within a few weeks. The Candidate made sure the people who came for interview were well prepped and aware of what the role included which made it much easier for us to assess what skills they had and what they could bring to the business.
Sian, MediaCom
Lee, Exact Abacus
Simon, PushON
Adam, Carat Manchester
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