Sectors We Work In
Sales – Customer Service - IT - Multilingual - Recruitment 2 Recruitment – Contract and Commercial – Management
Advancing People was launched in 2009 as a National Sales Recruitment Specialist and from these foundations we have grown rapidly. This forms the heart of what we do with the launch of other divisions that now extend to Commercial, Temporary and Management Sectors.
With our truly pro-active approach we have revolutionised the local Bedford marketplace when it comes to delivering a top notch professional approach to recruiting the very best candidates available for non-sales roles, whilst delivering true value for money as a long term recruitment partner.
Sales
The original foundation of Advancing People as a business, it is a huge strength in our portfolio and we can offer clients across the UK the ability to source the very best sales people who are often “selectively looking” for a new role. We have well practiced techniques to pro-actively find people that will not be applying to adverts or will be on typical job boards. We understand what makes a good sales person and as a client you want people with longevity, consistency in their sales performance and the right personality fit for your company.
Advancing People deal with all types of sales roles Nationwide on a daily basis including: Field Sales, Internal Sales, Sales Managers, Telesales, Account Managers and Specialist Technical Sales Roles.
Customer Service
The customer service division has grown rapidly for Advancing People - we provide clients with a timely recruitment process sourcing single and multiple roles with a true quality approach to what we do. Typically office based roles in either a small division or a large call centre, we have been part of recruitment projects running up to 6 months delivering 100+ candidates as necessary.
IT
This specialist division was created to deal with demand from clients across the UK that were finding it hard to attract they very best IT professionals available. We have a dedicated team of IT Recruitment Consultants that search pro-actively for hard to find IT candidates, using a variety of techniques from head-hunting, networking, referrals and online and offline advertising as well as using our established IT database. We have the ability to recruit for Contract or Permanent IT Candidates from 1st Line Support up to IT Director level, across the UK.
As a result of the growth we have experienced across all our divisions a separate company Advancing People Multilingual was created in 2014. We understand that when clients are looking for Multilingual candidates, speaking specific languages is essential but also personality and company fit is key to their success. Having the ability to recruit both locally and Nationally we have successfully recruited the following native speakers: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Finnish, Portuguese, Turkish, Slovak, Italian, Danish, French, Romanian and Mandarin. Please note that this list is not restrictive and we have the ability to source any native speakers in the world. Click here for our dedicated website: www.advancingpeoplemultilingual.co.uk
Recruitment 2 Recruitment
We are also very strong across the UK when it comes to sourcing the best recruitment people available and have recruited successfully for Independent, Regional, National and International recruitment firms who work in sectors such as IT, Education, Accountancy, Construction, Sales, HR, Supply Chain, FMCG, Engineering and Commercial.
As a guide but not to be restricted to we have experience and industry knowledge of sales roles within the following sectors across the UK:
IT – Services, Software and Hardware - Automotive - Engineering - Recruitment 2 Recruitment - Property - Construction - Business Services
Leisure and Tourism -Media / Events - Insurance - Financial Services - Technical - Pharma - Logistics / Supply Chain - Hospitality
Contract and Commercial
This is a very busy part of our business and encompasses most roles within a company that are non – sales. We offer a National service but are clearly very strong in the home counties being based in Bedford as we have excellent access to Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Northamptonshire , Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
Fast moving and fluid, we are both pro-active and re-active depending on our clients’ demands and volumes of candidates required or equally the specialist skills they must have. Advancing People have the ability to find candidates for any kind of role in any sector and can work to most clients’ timescales but still delivering high standards and value for money.
We have the ability to provide permanent and contract staff who are fully vetted and referenced as you would expect.
Roles within Contract and Commercial often include the following sectors:
PA - Receptionist - Multilingual - Customer Service - Marketing Executive - Data Entry Clerk - Office Manager - Legal - Supply Chain / Logistics
Accounts Assistant - Catering staff - IT Support - CAD Designer - Internal Recruitment - Engineers - Warehouse / Industrial - HR Manager
Management
Quite possibly the fastest growing part of Advancing People – we are often dealing with candidates who become the clients we deal with tomorrow. This is where our professional and ethical approach is particularly relevant and we come into our own.
We deal with all the sectors mentioned in our Sales section at all management levels – across the UK. Confidentiality is assured and we are also able to offer strategic advice regarding structures of sales teams, interviewing templates and techniques and the ability to interview on our premises if the recruitment is likely to be sensitive and is not in the public domain.
Getting the right manager to help grow your company is essential – we can be trusted to follow a full and in-depth recruitment process to provide the very best managers available with a proven track record of delivering the goods coupled with longevity.
Recent management roles we have filled include:
- Internal Sales Team Manager – Automotive - £35k Basic £50k OTE
- Commercial Director – Interior Products - £75k Basic £100k OTE
- National Sales Manager – Automotive - £55k Basic £75k OTE
- Marketing Manager – Automotive - £45k Basic Plus Package
- Lettings Manager – Property - £35k Basic Plus package
- HR Manager – IT - £45k Basic Plus package
- Internal Sales Manager – IT - £35k Basic Plus £55k OTE
- Branch Manager – Recruitment - £40k Basic Plus £65k OTE