Further Growth at The Candidate as it rises to 22 staff

The Candidate Marketing Recruitment Agency based in Manchester has grown it’s team to 22 people, the largest since their launch in 2012. The agency continues to excel in providing the most tailored digital, creative and marketing professionals for its clients that range from start-ups through to major blue chip companies. One of the secrets of their success has been the careful curation of an informed team of consultants that come from both the marketing industry and recruitment industries. In the current quarter alone it has attracted 5 new consultants, the most recent being Christian Bloor as Senior Brand & Offline Recruitment Consultant, who comes with 6 years’ experience in recruitment. With him he brings recruitment experience across a varied, rich spectrum from graduates, to finance and is passionate about connecting excellent candidates with valued clients. We asked Christian for his thoughts on joining The Candidate and his insight into the recruitment industry in the Northwest of England.

What attracted you to The Candidate as a business?
Ultimately The Candidate’s reputation as a business really caught my interest. In addition, a number of experienced Consultants that I had worked with previously had joined the business and gave a glowing image of how the business operates, as well as the office culture. The development and recognition of the company are clear and after just starting I can see why. 

What are your first impressions?
At the interview, I was impressed with the converted city centre offices and lively atmosphere within the main office space. The process was refreshingly reciprocal, focussed on what we were both looking for in a transparent discussion, rather than an interviewer, interviewee approach. Since starting I have noticed a really positive balance of professionalism and social. The focus certainly seems to be united, rather than a selfish approach that can come with recruitment offices. In addition, there has been a focus on candidate and client experience, a genuine care and relationship in the process for each role.

What was important to you in your new career search and how does this opportunity fulfil it?
A key feature was to join a company where I would feel valued, in essence, this reverts to my perspective above on the interview process. In conjunction with the above I wanted to join an open and honest company, internally and externally that operates with integrity. I have felt very welcome since joining the company across all teams, which although separate interact a lot together. Again from the company’s reputation, it is clear their clients and candidates value the Consultants integrity.

What are your observations and commentary on the industry or market at present?
Recruitment as an industry has developed significantly in recent years, more and more agencies are appearing and some becoming complacent. I believe relationships are therefore crucial, importantly with both clients and candidates; to ensure you are thorough in your representation of the role as well as the business, and for the latter, ensuring you are using information correctly and briefing transparently. This filters into GDPR which has impacted the industry. Importantly recruitment companies need to be systematic in a sense to ultimately ensure clients and candidates are protected. I have lived in Manchester for the past ten years, recruiting in the region for over six years and the economy is growing significantly, meaning more jobs and more people that are attracted to the city.

Christian will be specialising in Brand and Offline roles and working under the management of Laura Walters who has built this department for The Candidate from its infancy and is now, since their, matching marketing experts and offline marketers to clients who have a requirement for skilled professionals in this field.

If you would like to discuss roles or your current requirements please get in touch with our Brand and Offline marketing team today. You can call us on 0161 833 1044.