Reasons for getting into recruitment

It's something we all ask all people looking to get in the recruitment industry. After all, it's important that people are motivated by the right things and have the right sort of personality. However:

"So, why do you want to get into recruitment?"

"Because it's easy and I'm Spanish."

I see.

Record Results announced

The end of the Aston Taylor financial year is in October, so we’ve just finished counting up all the pennies to see how much we’ve taken in over the last twelve months. The good news is we’ve exceeded all expectations. Again.

Firstly, the company as a whole managed its finest year, increasing overall revenue by 23% and setting a record for the best individual month – up by 38% on the previous year. There was also a 16% improvement on our best-ever quarter during 2006-07.

Our top biller set records left, right and centre. As well as increasing the record set for the highest-ever individual fee (a record they already held) by 16%, they improved on the previous best year for a consultant by 33%. The record for best quarter was smashed by a whopping 88% - all these records coming from the efforts of one person.

Prizes were given, champagne was drunk (as previously mentioned), and the first company share options were handed out to staff on a night of great celebration for all.

End-of-year celebrations

Last night was the official party to celebrate the end of the Aston Taylor financial year. The entire company sipped champagne, dined at an expensive restaurant and partied long into the night to mark our most successful year to date.

In a fun-filled night, the end-of-year results were announced, including record levels for our highest individual biller for the month, quarter and year, as well as our highest average fees and overall income generated.

This means everyone’s feeling a little delicate today, so if you’re calling us, please try not to shout!

Joke of the week (apparently)

OK, here goes. If they're all as bad this one, maybe we won't make this a regular feature...

How many recruitment consultants does it take to change a light bulb?
1) That's difficult to answer, first we need to see if you really need the light in that area
2) Discover historically why the light went out
3) Analysis to determine whether it's the right light bulb
4) Then maybe we can recommend appropriate action - although we may need to do additional studies to determine the light sensitivity of employees visiting the area
5) After that develop RFPs and RFQs
6) Evaluate the abilities of various maintenance workers to perform the task
7) Recommend personnel selection
8) Supervise the activity

Hmmm.

Job-hopping

CVs are crucial things. They are your personal manifesto, the ultimate appraisal of your skills and achievements to date, and are also your one chance to get a foot in the door with prospective employers. When your application is one of sometimes hundreds an employer has to wade through, having had a number of roles in a short space of time is something many people are afraid of. Does it always mean you’re unreliable or unable? Or is there a positive side too?

Looking from a negative perspective, the historical view is that a steady career progression, perhaps with just one company, is the best way to indicate loyalty and consistency. Yet others would say that in the modern job market the opposite could be true – particularly in highly competitive fields like IT.

Send us your CV and we’ll be able to give you the best advice out there.

Celebrating deals

They’re the reason we’re all here. No recruitment company (or any sales company for that matter) would survive without a regular supply of deals. The consultants who make them happen put in the hours and get rewarded with the commission accordingly. But how do you mark the successful completion of a placement?

We know of some companies that ring a bell or blow a whistle and others that operate a reverse psychology approach by listing those who have not done deals on a ‘wall of shame’. At Aston Taylor we all celebrate every deal together; the successful consultant is obviously the focal point of the celebrations, but it’s very much a team effort.

Find out more about our culture and successes.

So, what is your name is exactly?

Obviously you can’t please all the people all of the time. Like any diligent company we do our best, but sometimes confusion does occur. It could be something simple like having a person’s title or job role wrong on our database, or contacting the wrong person at a company. We all make mistakes.

But we didn’t expect to get a broadside from Person A when we sent them a CV for a prospective candidate. We were told, in no uncertain terms, that we had incorrectly used Person B’s name and email address and should have sent the information straight to Person A. Furthermore we were told that Person B didn’t even work there anymore.

Fair enough, you might think, but when the angry email from Person A came from Person B’s email address (and used their name as well), it left us a little at a loss as to what the true identity of the person really was…

Contact us and let us know your most up-to-date information.