We work with a select number of clients, so we really understand their businesses and who they need in their team. As a result our candidates can expect real opportunities with quick, accurate feedback to interviews. We always treat our candidates with respect.

This is what some people say about us:

“Thanks again for your thoroughly professional approach to the process so far. After spending 3 years with one client, I haven’t had to deal with contract recruiters for a while and my experiences over the last couple of months have been a grim mix of broken promises (I’ll call you in an hour/tomorrow/next week/never!) and staggering ineptitude (phone call as I’m pulling into the car park of a potential client 200 miles away, telling me that they’ve sent me to the wrong office and the guy I’m meeting is 350 miles due north of my current position!)

I’m glad I found you!

Not particularly because you somehow delivered the perfect contract and got me interviewed, hired and started in a week (although that’s pretty damned impressive!) but mostly because you did exactly what you said you’d do. Emails, phonecalls, interviews, paperwork. All exactly as promised.”

(T.F. – Project Manager)

“Good to see your business is going strong, you were definitely the best agency I ever dealt with.”

(Contractor)

“I just want to say how extremely pleased I am with the professional service offered by Big Red Recruitment. Both David and Paul were polite, friendly, professional and honest.

Big Red offer a refreshing approach to recruitment. They had an excellent idea of the position and were truly interested in finding the right candidate. I was kept fully informed, they called when they said they would and I was provided with candid feedback and advice, something that the industry generally lacks. I was left with an impression that this is a company that truly cares. A conscientious approach to the lives and careers of candidates!

Please keep doing what you doing. This company is setting the standards for the industry and set them high they have. A real pleasure to deal with you and I would have no hesitation in recommending your services to both clients or candidates.”

J.M. (Business Analyst)

“I’m extremely grateful for the rare courtesy extended by you and your company by informing me of the unsuccessful application to a role made through your organisation. Thank you very much for the letter I received. I do not recall the last time I was extended such a courtesy.”

(Technical Support Engineer)

“Thank you so very much for your advice and encouragement, it turned me around. Every interview I’ve attended since that advice has resulted in second interviews and I’ve had two offers. No other agency has given me any feedback at all so I have great respect for you for doing so. If ever I am in a position to recruit in the future, I will certainly look up Big Red.”
(M.B. – Service Delivery Manager)

“Thanks for your help and assistance during this process. I am aware it is your job but have to say it is done well and in stark contrast to my experience of other agencies.”

(O.N. -EPOS Support Analyst)

“Once again thanks for the help you gave me yesterday, you have been more help in one hour than any other agency has in the last 6 weeks!? Thanks again for the help; you have given me the confidence to go forward!”
(D.T. – Desktop Support Specialist)

“I just wanted to say thank you for your kind words of support and also for getting me the decision so quickly. One company I had a ‘great’ interview with kept me waiting six weeks to let me know that I had been turned down. So in a way even though it was a negative answer it was a plus to hear so quickly.”
(R. P. – IT Specialist)

“I thought I would drop you a brief note to thank you for all your support and encouragement during my selection interviews. It really was very welcome on my part? It has been a pleasure working with you.”
(G. M. – Operations Director)

“I would like to say how impressed I was with Big Red and will contact you again in the New Year when the Barclays contract finishes. I will also recommend you to my other contracting mates! Thanks again, Jon, and continued success for the future!!”
(R. M. – Visual Basic Contractor)

“In every way you have been exceptionally helpful and supportive, and I have been led to believe by many acquaintances in my position (MBAs currently looking for work) that this is not typical of Recruitment Agencies. Your clients, and those applying for positions with your clients, are lucky to have you as their Recruitment Consultant.”
(R. L. – Bath MBA)

“Many thanks for your help during the recruitment process – from the candidate’s perspective it was refreshing to deal with a human, flexible and friendly recruiting process.”
(N. F. – Warwick MBA)

“This is just a quick note to thank you for your time and effort over the past few months. It has been a pleasure to deal with both you and the company, and I have found your constant feedback and speedy responses have created a very professional and efficient image for both Big Red and your client.”
(J.P. – Director)

“How refreshing to deal with an agency that treats you as an individual and is actually interested in your career path rather than merely viewing you as the next pay cheque. I really felt valued by Big Red Recruitment and felt that they totally understood my background and my ambitions prior to putting me forward for a position. They really offer a service with a true feel good factor. I felt that they totally understood their clients’ requirements and therefore were able to match my skills and experience perfectly with that of their client.”
(K.F. – Senior Project Manager)

“It was lovely to deal with an agency where they actually kept their promises, phoned when they said they would – honesty and service like that is a very rare commodity in their business sector. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Big Red Recruitment to anybody – they are excellent”
(K. F. – Senior Project Manager)

“I must let you know that you and your company have treated me in a way that no other company has treated me with RESPECT. This I have found in very short supply with some agencies, an example of this is your prompt and courteous phone calls. If I have to look for another job in the future you will be my first port of call.”
(P. B. – IT Specialist)

“It has been very refreshing to deal with a company like Big Red. Trust me there are some really poor recruitment companies out there. I owe you a drink sometime…”
(T. H. – Infrastructure Consultant)

“It’s nice to hear from the nicest recruiter I had to deal with over the last 12 months”
(P.G. – General Manager)

“It has been a pleasure to deal with an agency and an individual that has actually kept me informed as to the progress of my application when they said they would from the beginning through to my successful job offer. Having dealt with numerous, large name agencies that either don’t reply to emails or after a positive first telephone discussion never ring again, your professionalism is a breath of fresh air. I’m just glad that my new employer only uses Big Red so if I need to recruit in the future I know the calibre of the candidates will be high (obviously!) and the way they are treated will reflect on us as employers.”
(M.R. – Service Delivery Manager )

“Your help was invaluable. I have already been offered a job. I can not thank you enough.”
(J.G.)

“I have been very impressed with the service I have received from yourself and Big Red Recruitment. It has been refreshing actually speaking to someone that actually has an interest in the vacancies and finding the candidate with the right skills to fill the position. Not only was I kept up to date with the status of the job I applied for, but also with prompt feedback from the interview. I have also been treated as person, not just another name to possibly fill a vacancy. I guess what was also quite impressive was that you have returned all of my calls, even on your day off!! So a big thank-you for all you have done. I hope in the future that I work through you again.”

“With regards to other agencies they could certainly learn a lot from Big Red Recruitment, a company that actually appear to care about their candidates. I am sick to the back teeth of agencies that advertise false jobs, never call back, never give any feedback or even bother to let the candidate know they weren’t successful, and generally give the impression they are doing you a favour by putting your CV forward, even though we are the one’s with skills and they get a nice cut of our wages if we get the job anyway! – Not that I’m bitter or anything!?!”
(Contractor)

“Many thanks for the news. I just want to add that I really appreciated the professional way you handled my application for the position at Liberata. You clearly understood the requirement of Liberata and were very objective in your assessment of my suitability. I t was most helpful to receive constructive feedback after our first meeting and the tips you provided following my first interview with Jeff.”
(J.P. – Project Manager)

“Key words that I feel relate to Big Red (and yourself as a recruiter) would be: professional, concise, knowledgeable, friendly and informative.

I feel the process was clear, detailed and well scheduled. Throughout all stages of the process, I feel I was kept up to date with the status of my application.

Felt you aided my preparation for all interviews, set clear expectations and generally aided me with my preparations for all interviews. Due to this, I think the interviews went very well and I felt comfortable with all aspects of the interviews.”

(S.D. Implementation Consultant)

“Just a quick email to say, thank you so much for your help through the recruitment process. You were more than helpful and I made my interviewer aware of this on my second interview. I can’t thank you enough for your help and advice. I have been in communication with many recruitment companies and none have given the standard of service that you have. You guys at Big Red are of very professional approach whilst still being approachable. You kept me regularly updated with any feedback you had received, and were always available to answer any questions I had. Nothing was too much trouble and above all Big Red genuinely cared.”

(F.K. Field Service Engineer)

“My experience with Big Red Recruitment left me feeling like a valued professional. My first interview was with a BR consultant who had a good understanding of the role and environment of the job for which I was applying. Once I had accepted the role, any queries I had were dealt with quickly and satisfactorily. In fact, the experience was so good that I had my partner forward his CV on to them!”

(C.R. Implementation Consultant)

“Big Red Recruitment contacted me and matched me to the most ideal job. They made the interview process seem very easy & friendly (even though it was only my 2nd interview after 14 years in one company). The process was very fast and they kept me updated all the time and gave me constant feedback. I can’t thank them enough. Now I have got the job and am looking forward to starting very soon. I would recommend them to everyone.”

(S.L. Business Objects Developer)

“Thank you very much for giving feedback. It distinguishes your organization from other agencies out there.”
(Candidate)

“On the recruitment side, I do find your courteous and responsive approach refreshing. In that you take time to communicate with your clients, not a lot of agencies do that. This gives me a favourable impression of Big Red, and makes me want to work through you at some point. Please keep me in mind for future similar contract roles; or permanent positions further up North!”
(Candidate)

“Just to let you know that Im really happy in Northgate and am thankful to you in finding me a job that fits so well hope they feel the same way! In the future if I start looking again, Ill definitely contact you first.”
(Candidate)

“May I say ‘thank you’ for the courtesy of letting me know, and for responding on the day you said you would. There aren’t many like you in the recruitment business and I appreciate it.”
(Candidate)

“Just wanted to drop you a note to thank your for giving me the chance to go for the job at Liberata, I started last week, and am getting me teeth stuck into the servers, thoroughly enjoying it so far, and the team are great too, thanks once again.”
(Server Specialist)

“Just a quick note to say thank you very much for the effort you put in to help me into the position. I don’t think I’ve had so much help and encouragement from a recruitment firm before, and it is very much appreciated. Things are going well so far.”
(Solutions Architect)

“Many thanks for all your help in finding the position for me of Service Delivery Co-ordinator in Sheffield. The position is even more than I’d hoped for and looks a real challenge.”
(Candidate)

” Thank you very much for your reply. Even though the outcome was not positive, it is still very much appreciated that you have taken the time to:

A)     Initially acknowledge my application.

B)      Rapidly notified me of your client’s decisions regarding my application

I understand that many of your communication processes may be automated, but, unlike most companies, yours has the decency to at least use resources to respond to applicants. For that, I’m very grateful – regardless of the outcome. The majority of companies do not have the common courtesy to respond to applicants who aren’t deemed as ideally suited to a specific role on the face value of a CV.

Since submitting my application, I have been accepted for an IT position, so won’t be needing your services. However, I’d like to thank you for sending rapid updates, that in other circumstances i.e.  the majority of recruitment organisations, would’ve meant myself and other applicants spending several weeks anxiously awaiting for an email, letter, or a phone call – that in all probability would never arrive.”

(C.P. Contractor)

“Hayley placed me in an engagement at Wincor Nixdorf, and I found her to be very professional and highly capable, with an excellent understanding of the requirements of my role. She was approachable and responsive when I contacted her with follow-up questions, and took the time to contact me after the contract ended to review my experiences and discuss future opportunities.”

(Paul Ahearne Conroy - Contractor)

“Excellent help in setting up the contract at very short notice. Liaised with the customer to get me going … highly recommended”

(Pyers Symon – Contractor)

“Many thanks Helen, I really appreciate all of yours and John’s support during the process. I have had dealings with a number of consultants and agencies over the past few months and I can sincerely say that the experience with Big Red has far excelled any of the others. Again many thanks for your help and support.”

(Roger Harper, Senior Service Delivery Manager)

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