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Managing Director of Site Managed Services.  Site Managed Services (SMS) is an associated specialist division of the right4staff Group which offers bespoke recruitment, staffing and workforce management provided on a client’s own premises, utilising a "Managed Service" delivery model.

MD and founder of Auridian Consulting. Ade has 19 years experience at the sharp end of IT. He has worked with many recruitment companies in a consultancy and training capacity.

Advorto is one of Europe's leading providers of on-demand, eRecruitment Management Solutions in the talent management market. Founded in 1998, Advorto uses a forward-thinking, consultative approach to assist organisations, such as Abbey, Blockbuster and Network Rail, to gain control over their recruitment process, allowing them to reduce time-to-hire and cost-per-hire.

Director at HB RIDA

Andrew is the Managing Director of Aspen Partners International.  Aspen Partners is a leading specialist provider of corporate and RPO recruiting staff around the globe.

Recruitment Trainer & Coach Specialist in Motivation & Confidence Building.  Andy has been involved in Training for the last 9 years, initially with an International Recruitment Group.  He is enthusiastic and passionate about helping people to reach their full potential, focusing on motivational techniques to increase both control and confidence. He focuses on aligning individuals with their inner motivations to progress and develop, and then 'tunes up' the recruitment skills required to do the job well.

Andy Preston is a leading sales expert who specialises in working with recruitment companies to help them win profitable new business. Clients who've got results from working with Andy include Evolution Recruitment, SQ Computer Personnel, Antal International and Selecture Global. You can see more about Andy at www.andy-preston.com  You can also see more about Andy's bite-sized training for small businesses at www.salesbreakfast.net

Managing Director of Gencia Media Ltd who are developers of leading UK email marketing application LiveWireCampaign.co.uk. You can send a campaign to up to 50 recipients per month absolutely free (if you need to send more you can purchase a pay-as-you-go voucher).

Bill Boorman specializes in management development performance management and helping recruitment companies to achieve business growth. He has 22 years recruitment experience, 12 years as Training Director for a large UK recruitment Company. 

Bill Radin is a top-producing recruiter whose innovative books, tapes, CDs and training seminars have helped thousands of recruiting professionals and search consultants achieve peak performance and career satisfaction.

Bob Marshall, CPC, CIPC started in the search business in 1980 and became Western Regional Manager for over 60 Management Recruiters Intl. offices in 1984.  In 1986 he founded The Bob Marshall Group, International, training recruiters across the nation as well as the United Kingdom, Malta, and Cyprus.  In 1996, he returned to working a desk full time and continues to train recruiters.

CEO of Cheltenham-based Oriel Group which is a specialist provider of outsourced financial solutions and business services to recruitment agencies and SME's.

Brian Whitfield has owned two IT staffing firms over the last 14 years after beginning his career as a computer programmer. He sold his first firm during the previous boom and still ‘works a desk’ in addition to managing his company.

Bryan Edwards is Managing Director of ABC Training Solutions Ltd. He delivers a wide range of interpersonal /managerial/customer care workshops and designs tailored training materials for organisations.

Bullhorn is the global leader in on demand recruitment software, providing the only completely integrated front office solution for recruiting companies. Bullhorn's clients (1,400 companies and 14,000 users across the globe) achieve the highest placement rates in the industry. Delivered through software as a service, Bullhorn continually meets the evolving business needs of its clients.

Caitrin O'Sullivan is the Public Relations Coordinator at iCIMS, the third-largest provider of applicant tracking/talent acquisition solutions.  To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organisation, view a free online demo of the iCIMS Talent Platform.

Having been steeped in the TMT sector for over 20 years, Caroline has established a significant track record for senior appointments across the industry. Latterly, Caroline has used her wealth of experience to successfully recruit in the SME sector for clients ranging from £1m to £100m turnover. Well known throughout the industry for her excellent reputation and commitment to deliver, Caroline is extremely experienced in selecting suitable candidates and will handle your executive search personally.

CM Murray LLP is a City-focused specialist employment and partnership law boutique. Our core areas of work are in the financial services, recruitment and legal sectors.  We act for employers and senior executives, particularly in relation to Executive exits and appointments, Team moves & High value discrimination claims.  The common thread through all of our work is the high-value, complex nature of the matters on which we are instructed and the strategic and highly personalised level of support provided to our clients.

Dave is responsible for Alexander Mann Solution's global people strategy, positioning the company for future global expansion and ensuring the success of the company's international client relationships.  David joined AMS in February 2007 having spent 10 years with IBM in a variety of roles, including HR Director for the UK, Ireland and South Africa.

Barracuda Digital is a search marketing consultancy based in central London. We can help you make your website more search engine friendly and attract qualified visitors from all the leading search engines.

David Steel is Research Director at Exacta Research, a recruitment research company who provide a candidate research service to help clients find the best possible candidates across all sectors and levels.

Denise Walker FREC is a business professional, with 23 years’ experience of business, sales, people management and process management, gained in the Recruitment Industry. Through her manaDenise Walker has 23 years' experience in the recruitment industry, as a recruitment consultant, manager, owner, MD, business consultant and trainer.  She helps business owner/managers to maximise sales, profitability and performance through bespoke business consultancy, training services and interim management.  She also runs occasional development events for REC and Cranfield University.  Previous experience includes setting up RITE for REC and running her own recruitment business for 12 years before selling it in an MBO.

A recruitment professional with over 10 years experience across a diverse range of industries. Currently the Talent Acquisition Director of a company operating in construction across 16 countries, he is responsible for recruitment process and employer branding. He has previously worked in-house for multi-national corporations, and before that was an agency recruiter for several years.

As international training and performance development specialists to the professional recruitment sector, Lander Associates is perfectly placed to work with you and your team to achieve the best results to put you above your competitors.

Gareth is a highly successful recruitment professional with a background in new start ups across a variety of sectors. Gareth heads up the Permanent division of Top Gear Recruitment Ltd, one of the norths premier supply chain recruiters. Gareth and his team currently place senior and board level candidates across a wide variety of Logistics, Retail, FMCG and Industrial Clients. Gareth and the Top Gear are the recruiters of choice across many blue chip clients as boasting a portfolio of solutions aimed at offering the same services on a shoe-string budget for their loyal and growing SME customers.

Gary Burnes is a VAT Senior Manager at Saffery Champness Chartered Accountants. He has a specialist interest in all VAT issues impacting on recruitment companies and the particular issues arising from withdrawal of the VAT staff hire concession for employment businesses. Senior VAT Manager within the VAT Team at Saffery Champness

General Manager of Recruitment Counsellors a specialist homeworking organisation who provide a franchise opportunity for experience recruitment consultants offering autonomy and a genuine opportunity to retain between 70 – 90% of fee income

Set your next conference or AGM alight with sales author and motivational speaker Gavin Ingham. To find out more about how we can help you to boost sales motivation and results with cutting-edge sales products and programmes visit www.gaviningham.com now. Go to GavinIngham.com now to read our motivational blog, view free sales training videos and join our Sales Success newsletter absolutely free. Gavin Ingham is a sales author & speaker and you can get his free Sales Success newsletter at www.gaviningham.net.

Managing Director of The Recruitment Training Company, has over 18 years recruitment experience, gained in both Australia and the UK.

Head of Interim Management Practice

Enhance Media are a specialist online recruitment research, strategy, training and advertising agency. We conduct the largest piece of online recruitment research in Europe and combine the results with our other research (including RIO delivered in conjunction with the REC) to deliver specialist online recruitment strategy and advice to clients. In addition, Enhance are the only company in the UK accredited to deliver online recruitment training to a standard such that Enhance Media training provides each delegate with a national BTEC Level 2 qualification in online recruitment. Enhance also deliver highly targeted online recruitment advertising to job boards, search engines and social media.

Founder of Talent Revolt, the UK focused split fee exchange which allows recruiters to work together on difficult searches.

Managing Director - Travis Research Europe Ltd who formed Travis Research in 1992 which operates from offices in Tring, Hertfordshire.  Travis Research has a team of 7 Researchers and business is gained through recommendation, many of their clients have used their research capabilities since the company began.  Due to the demand from our existing clients requiring research training, Ms Travis now undertakes training programs on a regular basis.  She is also joint Chairman for the Executive Research Association. 

Heather Townsend is the founder and driving force behind The Efficiency Coach. The Efficiency Coach offers coaching and consultancy to SME's, Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Startup Businesses. Heather's blog - The Thoughts And Ideas Of The Efficiency Coach is highly regarded and much read. Follow Heather on twitter for regular efficiency tips.

If you'd like to know how a life coach can help a candidate build their confidence at interviews then please email me with your query.

Hugo Pickering runs a corporate communications consultancy specialising in online recruitment communications and owns Online Recruiter, providing web services to recruitment businesses. He specialises in search engine optimisation services. His wider business interests are aimed at supporting the marketing efforts of businesses in a number of industries and markets.

Inspira UK provides intelligent HR solutions to a cross-section of human capital and brand related issues. For more information please visit www.inspira-uk.com.  For media information please contact Jacinta Francis at Miranda Leslau public relations & consultancy on 020 7263 5618/0797 793 9116 or via email at prconsultancy@mirandaleslau.com

The IT Job Board works with the UK and Europe's leading businesses and IT recruitment agencies to offer thousands and thousands of live permanent and contract IT jobs throughout the UK and Europe everyday!

James Osborne is the founding director of Innergy Ltd
(www.innergy.co.uk), an award-winning consultancy and training
organisation.  James has over 14 years recruitment and HR experience at
senior level and currently works with some of the UK's leading
recruitment agencies enabling them to "improve performance, increase
profitability and embrace positive change".

Beyond Interactive is the first and only specialist full-service online recruitment advertising agency outside of London. Pioneers from our very inception, we look upon digital advertising somewhat differently to others and it’s our transparency that really sets us apart. To our clients, online recruitment holds no mysteries and we advise them to make clear and confident decisions about their recruitment strategy.

James Whitelock is a seasoned online recruitment expert, working for Vedior, Randstad and now as Digital Strategy Manager for Empresaria Group plc.  At Empresaria, James is responsible for designing and deploying an online strategy for the Group and act as a point of contact for the operating companies on all online, digital and eBusiness matters.  Empresaria Group is an international staffing group with specialist temporary and permanent recruitment, training and process outsourcing operations worldwide. The company has achieved rapid growth through investing in existing businesses, new start ups and management led acquisitions.

John Toppin MA FCA shapes and delivers financial stability with commercial agility for owner managed people businesses ranging from £1m to £25m in turnover.  "John provides financial direction and commercial advice. He gives extremely clear cross-business advice, engaging not just leadership but delivery teams, setting new processes and measures for success. Working with John is enlightening and translates into day-to-day actions across the board." -Client testimonial.  View his credentials at:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/johntoppin John Toppin has been involved with professional services and creative businesses for over 25 years and was formerly Finance Director at Saatchi & Saatchi and FT Knowledge. He now runs Nomizon Associates and advises the owner managers of SME professional services businesses, on enhancing the value of their companies.

Jonathan has an extensive background in the Search Industry and founded Recruitment Store in August 2005. He delivers Recruitment Training Solutions across the UK, EU & Middle East and has facilitated the application of learnt skills for 100’s of Recruitment Consultants & Managers to enable them to achieve their goals.

Julie used to manage the Psychological Testing Centre at the British Psychological Society and was responsible for setting and maintaining standards in Psychological Testing. She now manages the Consultingtools partnerships with academic institutions, trains and advises in the use of psychometrics and regularly writes about the psychology of fame, celebrity, entrepreneurship and personality for magazine, journal and blog articles.

Kelly Magowan has been specialising in the arena of Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Career Counselling for close to 12 years. In 2008 Kelly launched Six Figures, the premium job site for $100K+ jobs, a site created to provide job seekers with a trusted online source to find six figure opportunities across all industries and professions.

Snow Valley is the UK's leading provider of e-commerce services. We work with top retailers like LK Bennett, Clarks Shoes, Majestic Wine and Liverpool FC, delivering integrated e-commerce solutions through e-commerce consultancy, design, hosting, online marketing and recruitment services. Snow Valley Resourcing is an e-commerce specialist recruitment service available to online retailers who are adding talent to their teams.

Louise Fernandes is the Professional Support Lawyer in the Employment Department at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

Managing Director of UK Recruiter.  UK Recruiter is the information resource for the UK Recruitment community.

Managing Director of S.A.L.T. (Europe) Ltd, London’s First Licensed Sandler Sales Institute.  Marcus is a seller who trains not a trainer who teaches selling. 20 years in sales, 10 in recruitment, he’s made almost every mistake possible. He helps recruiters who are frustrated by downward fee-pressures, prospects who won’t commit, refuse to pay retainers or take too long making hiring decisions.

CEO of Calverton Factors Limited an independent Invoice Finance company.

Mark Whitby is a coach, consultant and trainer who helps UK recruiters to maximise their performance.

Director of Natural Training, a company that focuses purely on providing fresh, relevant and highly practical sales and communication skills training with an emphasis on developing your brilliant natural potential. Natural Training runs open workshops and company specific in-house training across the UK.

AIRS is a market leading provider of recruitment training and technology, focussed on Candidate Sourcing. Having been established for over 10 years in the US, we have recently opened a UK office and have successfully adapted our solutions for the UK market. 

Co-owner of TechTrak, a telephone names sourcing firm based in the U.S. Maureen has been telephone names sourcing since 1996, having stumbled into this arcane business after twenty plus years of selling small businesses. She couldn’t be more pleased and considers herself to be one of the most fortunate people on the planet.

Head of Resourcing for 2bhr Ltd. Specialising in headhunting at mid to senior level in Retail & FMCG. Mel's background is pure search (headhunting), with some time spent in an advertising agency focussing on assessment and selection before joining 2bhr to set up the Resourcing division.

Merlin Ward is a copywriter and you can find out more about him by visiting www.merlinward.com

Managing Director of Glover Daniels. Glover Daniels is established as one of the leading recruitment to recruitment executive specialists, offering a totally confidential and consultative approach to senior recruitment within the sector

The product Quick-Recruit uses .Net technology and is delivered as SaaS; moving forward i-BR want to offer the complete "solution" to recruitment companies, a "one stop shop".   Also we are continuing to provide free technical and market information sheets written for all via our newsletter and website.

Mike is Managing Director of Web-Based Recruitment.

Mike Walmsley is well known as an international recruitment trainer and presenter of the world’s largest range of recruitment-specific videos.

Managing Director of The Internet Group Ltd (TIG). TIG is an award winning managed service provider (MSP) and a Microsoft Gold Partner. The company offers professional and reliable IT services that reduce costs, dramatically improve efficiency and boost profitability for businesses of all sizes.

Nido Marketing are a B2B Telemarketing Company who help their clients grow through intelligent, targeted telemarketing to key decision makers.

Osborne Brook have been creating sites that communicate well for the last twelve years.  Well written content and standards-compliance are their biggest priority.

Director of Optima Corporate Finance

At Adira, a great looking website is just the start. Adira deliver results by setting measurable objectives and developing a strategy to achieve them. This sets Adira apart from the average web designer and makes a solution from Adira a very powerful tool in the arsenal of any company.

Director at UK Recruiter.  UK Recruiter is the information resource for recruiters and recruitment in the UK.

Manager of the Internal Recruitment Division at Parker Bridge, the finance, banking and office support recruiter.

Partner at Saffery Champness and a member of its Professional & Consultancy Services Group, a group specialising in advising recruitment businesses.

Richard Smith is a director of RKH Consulting, an independent recruitment consultancy specialising in the appointment of Sales, Marketing, New Media and Administration professionals.  Away from RKH Consulting, Richard is a Social Media enthusiast, budding entrepreneur and online marketing strategist with experience in web design, sales training and coaching after being trained by some of the world's experts.

Pilat's unique fusion of consultancy and technology sharpens our clients' competitive edge by delivering excellent HR practice. Uniquely, Pilat not only advises on how best to run HRM processes, but also provides the feedback and technology solutions to turn theory into practice.

Chemistry Recruitment are changing the way people experience recruitment. Pioneering a recruitment process with the CIPD and BPS proven to be over 75% accurate at predicting future performance of candidates, chemistry believe recruitment businesses should be paid on performance and as a result put their fees at risk dependent on a 6 month review after placement.

Managing Director of Recruitment Juice

Director of SJ Beale HR Consultant

Set up xpanse in 2007 in response to what she saw as a need for more bespoke recruitment training. Sarah has over 20 years industry experience and has trained, coached and developed staff in many recruitment and blue chip companies up and down the UK.

Sarah Callery is Managing Director of Intuition Global. Sarah has over 12 years experience in the recruitment industry both in the UK and internationally. She has a broad understanding of the complete recruitment lifecycle predominately employer branding, applicant tracking systems and pre-selection assessments. She works closely with a number of ATS providers in EMEA and APAC integrating assessments helping organisations streamline their recruitment processes and reduce recruitment costs.

Simon is the Founder and Managing Director of Heywood and has worked within the recruitment sector for more than 14 years. In addition to his work at Heywood, Simon was a co-founder of Supporta Plc (SOR), a support service business that successfully listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in February 2001.  Simon regularly attends and contributes to the REC's Recruitment to Recruitment Sector Group.

Simon Meth is a Corporate Recruiter & Career Counselor at San Diego Corporate Recruiter. 

Sital Ruparelia works with six-figure professionals who want to be more effective and achieve their career goals. This can involve help in earning more money, transition or promotion, working less or changing to find a more meaningful and enjoyable career.

Stephen O’Donnell FREC, has been in the recruitment industry for 21 years. Having run 2 fast growing recruitment agencies, in 2000 he founded AlljobsUK.com as a comprehensive portal to every recruitment resource for candidates in the UK. In 2001 AlljobsUK.com devised, and continue to host, the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs).

Described by the US National Association of Personnel Services as possessing "the most in-depth knowledge of search and recruitment in industry history", lecturer/trainer on five continents, Steven Finkel is the producer of many excellent training products (www.stevefinkel.com).  He is also the author of acclaimed hardbound book "Breakthrough!", considered to be the definitive work for experienced recruitment consultants.  Available and reviewed on AmazonUS or through his website, and highly recommended.  Contact directly (preferred) at (US) 314-991-3177.

Lisa Scales is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Talent on View, a technology business providing video, social collaboration and community software to recruitment businesses so they can connect to and capitalise on the intellectual and creative content of employee and customer conversations. Lisa has over 15 years experience working in the recruitment industry in a variety of senior roles and also has client side experience of working for a large law firm in the city in a HR role.

Tom Atkinson is the Managing Director of Cash Simply

BlueSky is a marketing and PR consultancy that specialises in the recruitment, HR, business education and professional services sectors.  We offer a wide range of marketing communications services depending on the requirements of individual clients, from PR support on specific projects to acting as an outsourced marketing department, providing advice or input at any time.

Principal of Warren Kemp's Recruitment Matters. Warren's experience in recent years in a management consultancy, training, coaching and hands-on capacity has meant working with recruiters in a variety of arenas.

William Buist is founder of the Societal Web and runs a consultancy specialising in helping businesses to utilize social media to deliver business results through cooperation and collaboration.