Dial ‘R’ to recruit

The new Head of Training at a large recruitment business believes talking on the phone is becoming a lost art. Victoria Bari from Berry Recruitment Group says those entering the industry often prefer emails and messaging, which are less effective than talking to people.

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.

Wild promotes Danielle to manager

Wild Recruitment in Portsmouth has promoted Danielle McNally to Divisional Manager for Driving – ten years after she called the agency about a tele-sales job.

Wild about meeting people face-to-face

The benefits of face-to-face communication are being undervalued, according to a recruitment leader from Portsmouth – Michelle Merritt of Wild Recruitment

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.