Jennie’s unstoppable rise

Almost 20 years after walking into a recruitment branch looking for a job with responsibility, Jennie Hallsworth is now running it.
In 2006 she visited Wild Recruitment in Portsmouth and ended up working there – and now manages the branch.

Tony Berry award is presented

Berry Recruitment Group’s Tony Berry Award presented in memory of its late chairman was won by Mohammed Rauf who heads the company’s King’s Cross branch.

Frustrated job seekers flock to fair

Job seekers unable to find work by applying directly to companies swamped a recruitment team at a recent jobs fair in Milton Keynes. Berry Recruitment had to boost its staff at the event to deal with the number of people looking for work.

Fast-growing Dorset business launches graduate scheme

Poole Bay Holdings (PBH), a leading direct and digital marketer of a diverse range of products, has launched a marketing graduate scheme. It is designed to attract the best and brightest commercially-minded university leavers who are eager to embark on a career within the industry.

Berry Recruitment’s East Anglian expansion

A recruitment agency in King’s Lynn has partnered with facilities management organisation EMCOR UK to supply workers across East Anglia. Berry Recruitment anticipates that it will provide many new roles to candidates who will benefit from the relationship.

Southampton recruiter opens hospitality desk

An increasing need for workers in the catering and hospitality sector in and around Southampton has led a recruitment agency to open a new desk. The city’s long-established Berry Recruitment branch covers a number of sectors but the demand for certain roles prompted the new direction.

Oxford job hunters are missing out

An Oxford recruitment business has welcomed back its former manager who says job-hunters often miss out on opportunities because they leave details off their CVs. Kathy Rusher and her growing team at Berry Recruitment interview all candidates rather than rely on written information.

New manager for Birmingham recruiter

Berry Recruitment has appointed a new manager at its busy Birmingham branch, and he says the local economy is doing better than many believe. Chris Cooper has 20 years’ experience in the industry and aims to grow the branch that currently has five staff.