As an employer, finding the right talent to join your team is crucial for the success of your business. However, the hiring process can be time-consuming, resource-intensive, and challenging to navigate on your own. That's where a recruitment consultancy can be your invaluable partner in finding the best candidates for your organisation.
In this article, Claire Lee, Managing Director of Rotherham based specialist recruiters, Multitask Personnel, explores the benefits of using a recruitment agency and why outsourcing your recruitment process can be a strategic choice for your business.
One of the primary benefits of using a recruitment consultancy is their access to a vast pool of qualified candidates. Recruitment agencies have extensive databases and networks of potential candidates, including passive job seekers who may not be actively searching for a job but are open to new opportunities.
This means they can connect you with candidates who may not be readily available through traditional job postings or in-house recruitment efforts. This access to a larger talent pool increases your chances of finding highly qualified candidates who are the best fit for your organisation.
At Multitask Personnel we work with job seekers who are looking for roles within construction & property, mechanical & electrical, civil engineering, environmental, and business support.
Recruitment consultancies are experts in candidate screening and vetting. They have the knowledge and experience to thoroughly assess candidates' skills, qualifications, and suitability for a specific role. This includes conducting initial interviews, checking references, and verifying qualifications.
All this saves you time and effort in the hiring process. Recruiters also have access to various tools and technologies that can help assess candidates' cultural fit and personality traits, ensuring that you are presented with top-quality candidates who align with your organisation's values and culture.
It’s no secret that the recruitment process can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. It requires significant investment in advertising, reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and conducting background checks (to name but a few). But when you use a recruitment consultancy, they take care of all these tasks, saving you time and resources.
This allows you to focus on your core business activities and strategic initiatives, while the recruitment agency handles the time-consuming aspects of the hiring process on your behalf, behind the scenes. In addition, using a recruitment agency can help you avoid the costs associated with bad hires, as they are skilled in identifying the best-fit candidates for your organisation, with a high success rate!
Recruiters have a deep understanding of the job market and industry trends. They are well-equipped to provide you with market insights and industry knowledge that can inform your hiring decisions. This includes information on salary benchmarks, talent availability, and competitive hiring practices.
And for recruitment consultancies, such as Multitask Personnel, having specialities in specific industries means they have a comprehensive understanding of the skills and qualifications required for various roles. This industry knowledge allows them to provide valuable guidance on the job market and help you make informed decisions in hiring the right candidates.
When hiring for sensitive positions or replacing key personnel, maintaining confidentiality and discretion is critical. Recruitment agencies understand the importance of confidentiality and can handle sensitive hiring processes with the utmost discretion.
They can protect your company's reputation and ensure that the hiring process remains confidential, especially when dealing with senior-level or executive positions. This allows you to conduct your hiring process discreetly without any potential disruption to your business operations.
Recruitment agencies offer flexible and scalable solutions to meet your specific hiring needs. Whether you need to fill a single position or have ongoing hiring requirements, they can tailor their services to accommodate your needs.
They can quickly adapt to changes in your hiring demands, such as sudden spikes in hiring or changes in your organisation's growth trajectory. This flexibility allows you to efficiently manage your hiring process and ensure that you have the right talent in place to support your business goals at all times.
Using a recruitment consultancy, such as Multitask Personnel, can provide numerous benefits to employers when compared to trying to do the recruitment process in house. So if you’re business is ready to work with a highly successful, local agency, speak to our dedicated team of recruitment experts today on 01709 820102 or enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk
Multitask Personnel has been working with a leading provider of vacant property and people protection, security, and management services, for over 10 years. Our client offers essential services that secure assets and provide peace of mind to employees, playing a significant role in reducing costs associated with vacant and damaged properties and maintaining service continuity.
We has been assisting our client with recruitment throughout the year to cover peak working requirements.
Since February 2023, our client has requested re-let labourers with a driving licence to clear void houses and void house cleaners with a driving licence to clean the houses after they have been cleared of all contents. Multitask Personnel's support services team has a deep understanding of industrial roles and a strong relationship with the client, enabling us to provide suitable workers for the roles. So far, Multitask Personnel has successfully placed 6 workers at one of the client’s 25 locations and is currently working on recruiting for other sites.
When the client provides a detailed job description, Multitask Personnel starts by checking their existing database for relevant candidates or those on standby. We also send out mailshots from the database and place adverts on our own website, social media pages, and relevant job boards to maximize exposure.
Additionally, Multitask Personnel offers a "recommend a friend" scheme for current workers to refer friends for open roles, incentivised with gift vouchers. All applications are screened by a recruiter, and suitable candidates are invited for face-to-face interviews or video calls to assess their experience and suitability for the role.
Once suitable applicants are identified, we collect right-to-work details, including passport or birth certificates, proof of address, proof of national insurance number, and previous work references if requested.
Temporary workers are also required to complete a full registration pack, which includes a medical questionnaire and criminal record check. The formatted CVs of suitable candidates are then sent to the hiring manager for review. If the client wishes to arrange an interview, Multitask Personnel liaises with the candidate to schedule an interview that suits both parties.
Upon successful selection, candidates are booked in for an induction on site, which includes online training along with physical training for the role. Multitask Personnel maintains regular communication with the candidates, contacting them a few days before their contract starts to ensure their availability and address any questions or queries.
After their first shift, candidates are followed up to check on their experience and their plans to continue. Placed workers are given the contact details of their account manager at Multitask Personnel and are encouraged to reach out with any queries, which are responded to promptly, including evenings and weekends if required. The account manager maintains a strong rapport with the client’s management team and aims to visit sites regularly for client reviews and to address any queries from temporary workers.
Since February 2023, Multitask Personnel has successfully placed 6 workers into the re-let labourer and void house cleaner roles at one of our client’s locations.
We continue to work with them on recruiting for other sites, demonstrating their expertise in providing efficient recruitment solutions for the client’s industrial workforce needs.
Our client specialises in water, hazardous materials, fire safety and associated Health Safety & Environmental services. As Health & Safety regulations evolve, keeping people safe and assuring compliance can be a time-consuming challenge. From inspection and analysis to remediation and ongoing monitoring, you can count on expert guidance and a service that’s tailored.
Since Multitask Personnel have been working with this client, we have offered our permanent recruitment service across the water industry on a nationwide basis, averaging three or four permanent placements per month. We have also aided in their customer service division and have several professional recruiters on hand who deliver a dedicated service.
In addition to this, we thrive on being able to provide an excellent service to each hiring manager by showing exceptional communication skills. We have also included client testimonials on our website to show potential customers where we have excelled when facilitating our customer’s needs.
Each recruiter within Multitask Personnel has specialist knowledge within certain sectors, whether this be Trades & Labour, Mechanical & Electrical, Industrial or Commercial.
When Multitask Personnel is approached with a new position we acquire a detailed job description. This usually outlines the job specifics, qualifications needed, and benefits offered by the company.
These can be either temporary or permanent roles that we are recruiting for, as well as high level managerial roles. We call each customer to qualify the role to ensure we have the maximum amount information needed to sell the position to potential applicants.
By formatting the job specification, it allows us to advertise the role correctly. We have access to the top three job boards and a range of social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, plus over the past 12 years we have created a diverse database including a range of candidates where a bulk text or email can be sent out.
Each applicant that applies is screened by a specialist recruiter in our team who will gain further insight to their experience, qualifications, and expectations. This allows us to short-list candidates for the position.
When shortlisting candidates, we ask them to send over their right to work documents and any qualifications needed by the client so we can send these over with an updated, but formatted, CV.
By having a confidential chat with each candidate, it helps us elaborate to the client more information when sending over their documents as we will gain a better understanding of their current situation and what their expectations or goals are within a new role.
As we have built a strong relationship with each client and advised them on what the market is currently like, we aim to get feedback within 24 hours to inform us if they would like to progress them onto the next stage, usually a first interview. Since the pandemic, we also offer phone or a Microsoft Teams meetings if requested.
After each stage of the interview, we provide feedback as soon as the interview has been completed and should the candidate advanced onto the next stage, which is usually with a contracts or divisional manager, we again would confirm this.
Each candidate is sent over an invitation to the interview along with the job description and company website information so they can gain a good understanding of the company. Furthermore, each applicant receives a phone call the morning of the interview to confirm their attendance and to wish them luck.
With all clients we aim to book in review meetings so we can gain a better insight of the company and the roles we are recruiting for. This will help when recruiting for the company as we gain knowledge on the office environment, plus the benefits of working there (such as parking/ local shops); all things that you wouldn’t gain from a phone call.
Equally this will help us start to build a strong relationship with the client as they will be able to put a face to the name and be able to have a more personal approach with us.
In addition to this, we have a weekly meeting booked in with our client due to the volume of live positions we are recruiting for. This helps us to keep the level of communication with them open regarding the progress on certain roles, plus any interview feedback, or how the new starters are getting along.
When a candidate is successful, the client will either call or email us with an offer letter or a brief. We aim to get as much information as possible, such as the start date, salary level, induction details, etc.
By gaining this information we can then relay this to the candidate and ensure they know the highest level of information before the accept the role. The candidate will receive their offer letter from us, as well as from the client, to confirm all the details we have given to them verbally.
Once the candidate has accepted the offer and they have received all the documentation required, we keep in contact with them until their start date to ensure they don’t have any further questions and are ready to start their new employment.
Since partnering with our client, we have primarily been offering our permanent services across the maintenance and engineering division, on average we place up three or four permanent candidates per month.
We offer temporary and permanent positions in roles such as Trainee Water Technicians, Experienced Water Technicians, Remedial Technicians, Plumbers, Legionella Risk Assessors, Asbestos Surveyors, Customer support, and Administrators nationwide.
Multitask Personnel are an independent agency who can offer a tailored service, this can be anything on the flexible payment types to the level of service we offer.
Each client will have a main point of contact at Multitask who will ensure SLAs are being met and that we go out to see the client on a regular basis to ensure we are continuing to build a strong relationship.
If you need support in finding the right candidate for your company, get in touch: enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk or 01709 820102.
It’s a great position to find yourself in when you’ve got multiple job offers to choose from, but how do you weigh up the pros and cons of each role to know which one to accept?
It’s not always as simple as going with the job that offers you the most money, as there are many more incentives that come with job offers.
Where do you start? Keep reading for our top tips!
If you’re not at the point where you’ve been offered a role yet, but your CV has landed you multiple job interviews, don’t put pressure on yourself to attend them all! If there was a role you applied for that you weren’t that excited about, there is no point going in and interviewing for it.
Nine times out of ten, the interview panel will probably get a feel from you that you don’t want the job, so leave it for someone else to interview for. There is nothing wrong with being selective about who you interview with!
As much as someone might want you for their vacant position, as they’ve learnt a lot about you via your CV and job interview, and got a feel for your personality, how much have you learnt about your new potential boss and team?
One of the top reasons for someone looking for a job elsewhere is to seek a better management relationships.[1] You need to do the research into the company culture to know if you will fit in with the team, and that the company values match your own.
A good way of doing this is by reading the companies about me pages on their website and looking up some potential new colleagues on LinkedIn. Do they share a lot about the people they work for, is it positive, do they share company outings, etc. Put your Sherlock Holmes hat on and do some investigating!
It would be naive to assume that one of the main incentives when looking at job offers, is the salary. We are more likely going to consider one job over another because of a higher pay cheque. But don’t get bogged down by the numbers - what other perks are the company offering you?
Do they provide free on-site parking (where another similar role does not and you’re paying out more than the other role would bring in, in parking fees).
Is there a monthly or yearly bonus incentive? Some companies will offer a yearly bonus, regardless of targets, whereas others require you to hit month-to-month hitting targets to bring home a bit of extra cash in your pay slip.
Is there an option for overtime, and if so, how does that pay? Or if you work overtime, do you get to take the time back in lieu instead?
Other things to consider include[2]:
Permanent roles are rather self-explanatory, you are filling a job that has no end date in sight (unless you leave or are asked to leave), and they can be full time or part-time. Whereas a temp role is something that does have an end date, such as seasonal work, or covering someone’s maternity or paternity leave.
And for some, one is more appealing when choosing a job than another. It could be that you are filling a work gap until you start a permanent role in a few months, or before starting university – this would be a temp role. Or you need a full-time permanent role, because you need extra job security. Whichever suits you, these are important things to be looking for when choosing the right job role.
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘hitting the glass ceiling?’ When you’ve gone as far as you can in a role, and there is nowhere else to progress. It’s not always a monitory glass ceiling either, it could be that the role you are in cannot progress into another, higher responsibility role, and you either stick it out and stay where you are because it is easy, comfortable, and what you know, or you take a leap and start looking to a new company for a different job - one where progression opportunities are outlined in the job description.
So, ask yourself this, is progression important to you when choosing a job? If you plan on becoming the CEO of the company you are interviewing for one day, are there roles leading up that point that you could progress into as your experience and dedication to a business grows.
Or perhaps that does not appeal to you, and you are happy working your hours, and doing what is asked of you, and leaving work at 5pm on a Friday and not having to worry about it until 9am on a Monday.
Whichever is your preference, these are all important pros and cons to be considering when choosing a job.
Go back 3 or 4 years ago, not many of us would have heard the word hybrid, never mind thinking that hybrid working could be something on offer in a new job role. But now, for some, the opportunity to have a hybrid working pattern or even working remotely is a serious job perk!
Of course, it is not for everyone, and there are certain jobs where this is just not an option, but for some people when choosing between one role and another, having remote or hybrid working on the table is the tipping point between accepting a job and declining it. It’s all down to personal preference.
At Multitask Personnel, our experienced recruiters have been placing job seekers in their perfect roles since 2010.
Our dedicated team work with key employers across many different areas of the job market, placing candidates into temporary, contract, and permanent positions, ideal to their skill set, experience, and personality, throughout the UK.
We put the time and effort in with all our candidates, ensuring we get to know you as a person and understand your employment needs.
We can help you answer all the difficult questions about which job would be most suitable for you to choose, because we get to know you, and only put you forward for vacancies once we’re confident it is the right fit for you, not only for the role itself, but also the company.
If you want to speak to a recruiter that works for you, contact the team at Multitask Personnel on 01709 820102 or enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk
[1] Indeed, July 2022
[2] Indeed, November 2022
Our client operates a variety of food outlets, restaurants, and coffee shops within airports and train stations nationwide. We were approached by them to support with a mass recruitment drive for team members in several locations following the travel industry opening back up again after Covid-19.
It was important to our client that they maintained the great working environment they’ve built up over the years when recruiting for new staff. This meant we had to ensure that we were reiterating to candidates what was on offer to them, such as full training and an excellent starting salary.
It was essential that we screened candidates to ensure they had the correct attitude, customer service skills, and present themselves well, as well as checking they could work the hours required of them. Once this was all in place, we could then book them in for a client interview.
To further strengthen the relationship with our client, we would arrange for a weekly team meeting to discuss any candidates in the process, and review how things were going with the recruitment drive. We maintain a great working relationship with the client because of this.
With all new positions, we advertise and search for potential candidates, talk to them about the company, the opportunity, and benefits, ensuring they meet the criteria before organising a video interview and then sending them for a face-to-face interview with the client.
For this client specifically, we supported the recruitment process for both permanent, and temp to perm. We have also managed their own direct recruitment campaign, overseeing the whole process for them by acting as their outsourced recruitment team.
Once candidates have attended a client interview and are successful, we organise for them to attend an induction to obtain all the paperwork they need to take along over to them, plus explain what’s needed for the security pass. We keep in touch with the candidates before they’re due to start right through to their start date.
Since working with our client, we have filled in excess of 100 positions between March 2022 and September 2022, all over the country. Offering temporary and permanent positions in roles such as: Fast Food Assistants, Chef, Front of House, Supervisors, Bar Staff, Baristas, Hosts and Kitchen Assistants.
"We have been working with Claire and the Multitask team for a number of years and we love their ingenuity. They have helped us find management roles, casual roles and managed a recruitment campaign for us as we did not have the resource to do in house, all of which have been a great success. No matter how challenging the recruitment sourcing is the Multitask team will always think outside of the box and try new ideas, and if something isn’t working or can work better they are always the first to suggest a new approach to ensure they achieve our recruitment needs. It’s a pleasure to work with all of the team."
Head of Human Resources, Hospitality - London
Not only are we delivering candidates for both temp to perm and permanent positions, we have also put resources in place to support our client in managing their own direct recruitment campaign which involves working closely with their HR and management teams, and utilising their own recruitment system to track this.
If you need support in finding the right candidate for your company, get in touch on enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk or 01709 820102
Our client is a turnkey interior fit out and refurbishment specialist company, working across the public and private sector. Multitask Personnel supply Temporary and Permanent recruitment services to this large main contractor in the Construction industry.
With any new client, we aim to have several discussions on the phone, and in person. By visiting our client's offices in the South West and meeting some of the Senior Management team, it allows us to understand out client and build a strong working relationship with them.
With all new positions, we will obtain a detailed job specification from our client. These roles can be temporary, or contract hires for various roles across the public and private sectors, such as Site Managers, Labourers, Project Managers, and Health & Safety experts.
Our client will issue us with a schedule of works with all upcoming projects, and it is then our job to identify suitably experienced Site Managers from our database. Once we have done this, we will then talk to them about the type of project they will be working on and the duration of the contract.
By having these conversations it ensures that they are a good fit for that project and allows us to check that they are available to work the days required. We will then send the schedule back to the client to confirm which Site Managers we have allocated to which project.
Where possible, we try to use managers who have worked for our client before and where the feedback was positive. If this is not possible, we will search for new Site Managers within the local region, and if we have not worked with them before, we will obtain qualifications, carry out both a telephone and video interview, and ask for two relevant references.
We call our client to ensure we are clear on the requirement and expectations needed, to ensure we have the maximum amount of information to hand to find the right potential applicants for the roles.
We have access to the top three job boards and a range of social media platforms, plus with our diverse and expansive database, we can carry out CV searches. We also utilise LinkedIn to identify candidates to approach about the role.
Once we have potential candidates of interest, we would do an initial interview that would include an in-depth conversation about the company, their business growth plan, the role, the opportunity for progression, and benefits.
We then go into the candidate’s work history and ensure they are a good fit for the client from both an experience and cultural point of view. Following this stage being positive, we would send over the CV and notes to the client to review, we would also generally back this up with a quick call to explain more about why we have put the candidate in front of them.
Once the client has confirmed they wish to arrange an interview, we would organise this and send out confirmations on email to both the client and candidate. Each stage of the interview process is followed up with both the client and candidate with feedback given at all stages of the process.
When a candidate is successful the client will either call or email us with an offer letter or a brief where we aim to get as much information as possible. This will include the start date, salary level, induction details etc. When filling Project Manager roles, a call is organised to talk them through the project, and we will issue a job pack to them. We would then send them a full confirmation email with the site details, agreed rates and dates.
In addition to Site Managers we, on an ad hock basis, also supply Project Managers for short term assignments and labourers within the local area to the sites.
Once we have all the information we need, we can then relay this to the candidate and ensure they know the highest level of information before they accept the role. The candidate will receive the offer letter from us as well as the client to confirm all the details we have given them, verbally.
Once the candidate has accepted and they have received all the documentation required, we keep in contact with them until the start date to ensure they don’t have any further questions and are ready to start their new employment.
To maintain a good level of service and the quality of candidates provided, we carry out a formal candidate review/reference with each Project manager within a week of any new site managers starting, we also carry our quarterly service reviews with the Senior management team to review the service provided and any improvement areas moving forward.
Since working with this client, we have been offering temporary and contract hire roles for Site Managers, Labourers, Project Managers, and Health & Safety experts.
“We have recently moved our resourcing of temporary and permanent team members to Multitask Personnel, what a difference! Claire and the team have been fantastic. A true extension on our internal team always making us feel that our roles are the most important and more importantly going the extra mile to find candidates that are a good fit for our business. Awesome service thank-you”
Joint Managing Director, Construction
“Fantastic service, great people. Claire was incredibly supportive and driven when working with me to secure an interview and placement with a company. Her follow up was always on time and her accuracy in putting me forward for the right position was spot on”
Permanent candidate, Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
“Staff always polite and supportive. Always came back with responses even when there was no positions open in the market. Got a placement pretty quickly, the whole process was very transparent and hassle free. Hats off to Claire for her support with my transition from overseas, back to the UK market.
Highly recommenced if your searching for a change in your career”
Temp/Contract candidate, Project Manager
Multitask Personnel are an independent agency who can offer a tailored service, this can be anything on the flexible payment types to the level of service we offer. Each contract will have a main point of contact at Multitask who will monitor the SLAs are being meet and that we go out to see the clients roughly every month to ensure we are continuing to build a strong relationship.
If you need support in finding the right construction & property candidate for your company, get in touch: enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk or 01709 820102
Our client provides specialist property management services to a wide range of clients throughout the UK, prominently in Education, Healthcare, Retail and Leisure sectors.
Since early 2017, they have on-boarded new companies from around the UK which have enabled them to broaden their client base and delivery services within the technical sectors. These services are delivered through their four business divisions, each linking to support their customers work, software services, workplace and compliance, technical and real estate and maintenance and engineering.
Our client approached us due to the specialist knowledge Multitask Personnel holds within property and facilities management; we have several professional recruiters on hand who deliver a dedicated service. In addition to this, we thrive on being able to provide an excellent service to each hiring manager by showing exceptional communication skills which helps aid the recruitment journey.
Each recruiter within Multitask has specialist knowledge within certain sectors whether this be Trades & Labour, Mechanical & Electrical, Industrial or Commercial.
Whenever we are approached with a new position, we acquire a detailed job description from our client. These roles can be either temporary or permanent roles, such as Maintenance Operatives, Gas Engineers, Electricians as well as Administration and Customer Service Agents. We also work to higher level roles such as Contracts Managers, Estimators and Project Managers.
We call each customer to qualify the role to ensure we have the maximum amount of information needed to sell the position to potential applicants.
We have access to the top three job boards and a range of social media platforms, plus over the past 12 years, Multitask has created a diverse database including a range on candidates where a bulk text / email can be sent out meaning we are able to find the right person for the job quickly.
Each applicant that applies is screened by a specialist recruiter who will gain a further insight to their experience, their qualification, and expectations, this then allows us to shortlist candidates for the position. When shortlisting candidates, we ask them to send over all the correct documents requested by the client so we can send these over with an updated but formatted CV in one go.
By having a confidential chat with each candidate, it helps us communicate more information to the client when sending over their documents, as we will gain a better understanding of their current situation and what their expectations/ goals are within a new role.
As we have built a strong relationship with each client and advised them on what the market is currently like, we aim to get feedback within 24 hours to inform us if they would like to progress them onto the next stage – this is usually a 1st interview. Multitask will confirm each stage of the interview and provide feedback as soon as the interview has been completed. Should they advance to the next stage, which is usually with a contracts or divisional manager, we again would confirm this.
Each candidate is sent over an invitation to the interview along with the job description and company website so they can gain a good understanding of the company. Furthermore, each application receives a phone call the morning of the interview to confirm their attended and to wish them luck.
With any client, we aim to book in a review meeting so we can gain a better insight of the company and the roles we are recruiting for. This allows us to gain knowledge on the office environment, and the benefits of working there such as parking / local shops; things that you might not necessarily gain from a phone call. Equally this helps to build a strong relationship with the client and have a more personal approach.
When a candidate is successful the client with either call or email us with an offer letter or a brief where we aim to get as much information as possible. This will include the start date, salary level, induction details etc. By gaining this information we can then relay this to the candidate and ensure they know the highest level of information before the accept the role. The candidate will receive the offer letter from us as well as the client to confirm all the details we have given them verbally.
Once the candidate has accepted and they have received all the documentation required, we keep in contact with them until the start date to ensure they don’t have any further questions and are ready to start their new employment.
Since we have partnered with this client, we have primarily been offering our permanent services across the maintenance and engineering division and on average we place between three and eight permanent candidates a month.
Multitask Personnel are an independent agency who can offer a tailored service, this can be anything on the flexible payment types to the level of service we offer. Each contract will have a main point of contact at Multitask who will monitor the SLAs are being meet and that we go out to see the clients roughly every month to ensure we are continuing to build a strong relationship.
If you need support in finding the right candidate for your company, get in touch: enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk or 01709 820102
Tuesday 8th March 2022 is International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme of #BreakTheBias campaigning for a gender equal world, free of bias stereotypes and discrimination.
At Multitask Personnel, we’re proud to not only be an equal opportunities employer, but also an inspiring place to learn, work and prosper in a largely female led environment.
Our Managing Director, Claire Lee, takes a look at how developing a successful business from the ground up can empower others to do the same.
Claire tells us more about her journey: “I had worked in recruitment for around 10 years prior to setting up Multitask Personnel, mainly in account management for the environmental, business services, hospitality and industrial sectors. This gave me the grounding and knowledge needed to build up my own business after deciding the more corporate business model was not the direction I wanted to go.
“When I set up Multitask Personnel, it was just me working out of my dining room with a laptop and a phone, but I had a clear direction of where I wanted to take my business. In a largely male dominated industry at the time, it was important for me to break down the stereotype of women in recruitment and lead from the front.
“Business quickly took off, and our first recruits came on board as we started to break into new industries, such as construction, building services, trades and M&E. Again, largely male dominated industries, our team of female recruiters grew the business with confidence, determination, and a lot of hard work.
“Multitask Personnel is now 12 years old with a team of over 15 wonderful people (of which 11 are female), all striving to better themselves and reach their potential. Recruitment can be a cut-throat industry, so it’s vital to have a team of self-motivated and driven people who can take a negative and turn it into a positive. It’s that determination that helps you succeed, and our team have that in abundance.
“None of what we have achieved would have been possible with the support of my fantastic team at Multitask, with three members of the team having worked with us since the beginning, and a further three recently surpassing 5 years’ service of their own. Our success is theirs to celebrate as well.”
Dawn Wilson-Crumbie, PA at Multitask Personnel adds: “As a woman in business, working for Multitask Personnel is empowering. Developing strong female leaders within the business helps us stand out in what has typically been a male dominated sector, but it also creates an environment where young women can learn and develop a new career, and reach the top.
“There’s no glass ceiling here, and with the right guidance and strategic development plans from the senior management team anyone can achieve anything, regardless of age, race, background or gender.”
Behind every great business, is a great team. Read more about our fantastic team here!
Multitask Personnel, the Rotherham based specialist recruitment consultancy, have promoted Clive Bateman to Branch Manager within the Construction and Mechanical & Electrical teams.
Clive, who has close to 30 years’ experience at various levels within the recruitment sector, joined Multitask as Managing Consultant last year, and has built a successful career providing recruitment services throughout the UK, predominantly within the Construction and Interior Fit Out industries.
Clive comments: “After joining Multitask in the Spring of 2021 as a Managing Consultant, it fills me with great pride to have been offered this promotion to Branch Manager. I have a wealth of experience in recruitment, in particular within the sectors that we work in at Multitask Personnel and coming from a managerial background provides me with the knowledge I need to make a success of my new role.”
Claire Lee, Managing Director at Multitask Personnel comments: “It brings me great pleasure in offering Clive the role as Branch Manager for the Construction and Mechanical & Electrical teams. Clive will be responsible for both the temporary and permanent 360 recruitment teams and will be leading from the front, bringing on new business, and assisting me to achieve business growth plans.
“Clive offers great support and motivation for the team and has achieved so much already in his time at Multitask, and I am delighted to see his progress and commitment with this promotion. With Clive taking on this role, it will allow me to be more hands on with the Managed Services team as we look to the future of filling more roles and taking on new contracts.
“I feel very excited about the new structure for Multitask Personnel, and I know Clive will do a fantastic job in his new position.”
The positive demand for recruitment consultancy work has allowed Multitask Personnel to expand on their own team over the past 18 months, with their total head count now standing at 15 members of staff.
Clive, and the team can be contacted on 01709 820102 or enquiries@multitaskpersonnel.co.uk
Multitask Personnel, the Rotherham based specialist recruitment consultancy, have developed a new website as they continue to reaffirm their brand as a dedicated and experienced recruitment partner.
Led by Managing Director, Claire Lee, the new website highlights the company’s position as a ‘go to’ recruitment specialist for job seekers and hiring managers in the Construction, Mechanical & Electrical, Civil Engineering, Industrial, Environmental Services, and Business Support sectors.
Claire comments: “Though based in South Yorkshire, we work on a national scale to support clients across our specialist sectors. We’re experiencing an increasing demand for our services as the recruitment market grows in confidence and felt the need to update our website to highlight our specialisms and streamline the candidate journey.
“In doing this, we have ensured our website is easier to navigate around and is more user friendly to those looking for work. Our existing website did a great job in supporting businesses looking to hire staff, but we have been able to adapt this more for the candidate market.
“By adapting our new website, we have strategically aligned our focus, and our staff, to provide a quicker response and simpler process for those looking for work. Our new website also offers an easier means for businesses looking for employees too, and with the addition of our chat box for candidates or clients, we’ve made it even simpler for users to speak directly with a member of the recruitment team.
“Our new website still has the same core values but takes us to the next level of customer service – it is well-structured, easy to use, and visually pleasing, and ensures we portray ourselves as leading experts in what we do.
“It’s been an exciting project to work on; we are a team of people who all have pride in the same goals when it comes to recruitment, and it was really important that we went into the website rebuild with that same level of commitment. Having a website in place that has more streamlined processes in place to make looking for work more efficient is something we are all very passionate about, and we are delighted with the results.”
The new Multitask Personnel website can be accessed at www.multitaskpersonnel.co.uk